Threat Matrix: June 2008

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The Hunt for American al Qaeda

The United States is turning up the heat in the hunt for the California boy turned al Qaeda operative, Adam Gadahn, who has been charged with treason and is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. If caught and convicted, Gadahn could face the death penalty.

The State Department along with the Department of Diplomatic Security announced the beginning of a publicity campaign in Afghanistan urging locals to provide any information on Gadahn's whereabouts, with a reward if the information leads to his capture.

Radio advertisements with information concerning the $1 million reward have already begun airing. Additionally, printed materials including matchbooks, handbills and posters will be distributed throughout the region in the coming weeks in attempts to elicit cooperation from members of the Afghan community. Read More

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[Cindy]

PROPAGANDA On The Internet:

www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=PPPIIIGH

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/zimbabwe

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Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080628-1.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 28, 2008

Statement by the President

On Friday, the Mugabe regime held a sham election that ignored the will of the people of Zimbabwe. The international community has condemned the Mugabe regime’s ruthless campaign of politically-motivated violence and intimidation with a strong and unified voice that makes clear that yesterday’s election was in no way free and fair. Any legitimate government of Zimbabwe must represent the interests of all its citizens and the outcome of the March 29 elections.

Given the Mugabe regime’s blatant disregard for the Zimbabwean people’s democratic will and human rights, I am instructing the Secretaries of State and Treasury to develop sanctions against this illegitimate Government of Zimbabwe and those who support it. We will press for strong action by the United Nations, including an arms embargo on Zimbabwe and travel ban on regime officials. We will continue to work closely with the African Union, Southern African Development Community, and other world leaders to resolve this crisis.

The United States stands ready to support a legitimate government through a robust package of development assistance, debt relief, and normalization with international financial institutions. In the meantime, we will continue to support the people of Zimbabwe by providing food assistance to more than one million people and AIDS treatment to more than 40,000 people.

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[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/zimbabwe

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Thanks to Clive for the ping to this thread.

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037943/posts

Robert Mugabe’s Thugs Shout: ‘Let’s Kill The Baby’
timesonline.co.uk ^ | June 29, 2008 | Christina Lamb
Posted on June 28, 2008 4:43:14 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

A baby boy had both legs broken by supporters of President Robert Mugabe to punish his father for being an opposition councillor in Zimbabwe.

Blessing Mabhena, aged 11 months, was seized from a bed and flung down with force as his mother, Agnes, hid from the thugs, convinced that they were about to murder her.

She heard one of them say, “Let’s kill the baby”, before Blessing was hurled on to a bare concrete floor.

Blessing, who may never be able to walk properly, was one of the youngest victims of atrocities against the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change in the run-up to last Friday’s sham presidential election.

As Mugabe, 84, the only candidate in the election, prepared to be sworn in as president today, it emerged that his forces of terror plan to pulverise opponents to prevent them from ever threatening his leading Zanu-PF again.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarshprison
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarh

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/abuhamza

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http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1030161/Americas-fury-Hamza-smuggles-hate-messages-Bin-Ladens-No-2—From-UK-jail-cell.html?ITO=1490

“America’s fury as Hamza smuggles hate messages to Bin Laden’s No 2... From UK jail cell”
By JASON LEWIS
Last updated at 10:35 PM on 28th June 2008

PHOTOCAPTION:”Jail mail: Hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza sent emails from Belmarsh prison”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “American counter-terrorism chiefs are demanding a full explanation from Britain of how radical cleric Abu Hamza was able to smuggle murderous messages from his UK prison cell to Al Qaeda’s deputy leader.

The major diplomatic row comes in the wake of a long-running battle by US prosecutors to extradite the former imam of London’s Finsbury Park mosque to stand trial in America.

Hook-handed Hamza was jailed for seven years in Britain in 2006 for inciting murder and racial hatred and is held at Belmarsh prison, South-East London, supposedly one of Britain’s most secure jails.

But according to senior American intelligence sources, Hamza evaded the extensive security measures surrounding him to send a series of questions to Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man.”

[Cindy]

Let’s fix that keyword spelling:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarsh

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021562.php
(Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 28)

June 28, 2008
MOSCOW

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RECAP:

http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006339.html

21 June 2008
“NOTE FROM YOUR JIHADI TRAVEL AGENT”

[Oorang]

Interesting. Just how did Hamza evade secuity to such an extensive degree. Hmmmm. Thanks Cindy.

[Oorang]

Eighth person admits role in unearned commercial driver licenses scheme
Jun 27, 2008

SPRINGFIELD, MO -- The former superintendent of a trucking school in West Plains pleaded guilty on Thursday for his role in a scheme to help immigrants get unearned commercial drivers licenses. Dean Proffitt ran the South Central Career Center, which closed after a federal investigation found citizens of Bosnia and Somalia were given passing grades without completing their driving exams. Proffitt is the eighth person to plead guilty in the case.

Edited news release from the U.S. attorney’s office:
“These defendants shirked their responsibility to help safeguard the public and protect national security through their roles in the licensing process,” said John Wood, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. “This scheme provided commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals who did not meet minimum training requirements.”

Dean Proffitt, 73, of West Plains, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge James England this morning to the charge contained in a federal indictment on Sept. 20, 2006. Proffitt admitted that, from Nov. 1, 2003, to Feb. 6, 2006, he counseled and encouraged co-defendant Orbin May, 64, of West Plains, and others to defraud the West Plains School District. Proffitt was the superintendent of South Central Career Center (SCCC) truck driving school in West Plains. SCCC, which is no longer in operation, was part of the West Plains School District, which had a contract with Missouri to be a “third party tester” of persons seeking to take the driving portion of the Missouri Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) test. May was one of the persons whom Proffitt supervised at SCCC to administer the CDL driving test.

May had an agreement with co-defendant Ernest White, also known as Mustafa, 50, of Kansas City, Mo., who operated Muslim Brothers and Sisters (MBS), a trucking company that operated a truck driving training school in Kansas City, for May to give preferential treatment to students of White’s truck driving school. White had an agreement with May to permit White’s students to take CDL driving tests on Saturdays or Sundays, contrary to the CDL testing contract between SCCC and the Missouri Department of Revenue or state regulations.

Excerpted

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/22056004.html

[MamaDearest]

Eighth person admits role in unearned commercial driver licenses scheme

Seems like this has been done before and the feds would be totally aware of EACH and EVERY license applicant by now.

Pentagon asked to block Christian broadcast

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has raised objections to 20 minutes of the two-hour broadcast of "Carman's Red, White and Blue Spectacular," saying the program may violate a prohibition against uniformed officers endorsing a particular religion.

Mikey Weinstein, president of the foundation, said the military's involvement in the program "maliciously defiles and lays waste" to regulations. He wrote Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Monday seeking a full investigation.

America's fury as Hamza smugles hate messages to Bin Laden's No 2 - from UK jail cell

American counter-terrorism chiefs are demanding a full explanation from Britain of how radical cleric Abu Hamza was able to smuggle murderous messages from his UK prison cell to Al Qaeda's deputy leader.

[Cindy]

OPINION-SPECULATION:

HMMMM...One could speculate and maybe even be right. One wouldn’t want to make the jihadis paranoid, though. Better they just chit chat, chit chat until someone locates them.

[Cindy]

Eighth person...

I wish they would toss these jerks in the pokey and throw away the keys.

[Cindy]

Pentagon asked to block this broadcast — that is outrageous.
I hope the Pentagon does the right thing and NOT block this special broadcast.

P.S. Carman is great.

[Cindy]

ADDING 1 link to post no. 915:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2024913/posts?page=915#915

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Thanks to F15 Eagle for the ping to this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038018/posts

“Palestinians fire shells as Israel decides to open Gaza crossings”
jpost.com ^ | Jun 28, 2008 15:20 | Updated Jun 29, 2008 1:55 | jpost.com
Posted on June 28, 2008 8:53:49 PM PDT by F15Eagle

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/china

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038034/posts

“Girl’s death sparks rioting in China: reports (violent riot: video and photos)”
Reuters ^ | 06/28/08 | Chris Buckley
Posted on June 28, 2008 9:55:15 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

[Cindy]

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062703781_pf.html

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037834/posts

“About the Washington Post Hit Piece on Free Republic Today”
Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Kristinn
Posted on June 28, 2008 10:36:43 AM PDT by kristinn

[Cindy]

http://www.eyewitnessnewstv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8537060

“R.I. lawmakers vote to criminalize cyberstalking”
Updated: June 22, 2008 06:07 AM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Harassing people on the Internet could soon become a crime carrying prison time in Rhode Island.

The General Assembly approved a bill yesterday making it a misdemeanor to use a computer to knowingly harass another person. To be prosecuted, an offender must inflict severe emotional distress or put the victim in fear of bodily harm.

A first offense would be punishable by a maximum $500 fine and a year in prison. Additional convictions could result in a maximum $6,000 fine and a two-year prison term.”

[Cindy]

PERSECUTION.ORG
http://www.persecution.org

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html

“Worldwide Caution”
January 17, 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. American citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness.”

[Godzilla]

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[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fitna
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/wilders
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/geertwilders

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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/021570.php

June 29, 2008
“Geert Wilders fears arrest if he travels abroad”