Threat Matrix: July 2008

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Al-Qaeda Draws New Recruits Via Internet

Al-Qaeda is using the Internet to recruit vulnerable young people to its terrorist network, according to a programme aired on Saudi Arabian TV late on Tuesday.

Umm Osama, the founder of al-Qaeda's first women-only website, al-Khansa, joined several others on the programme to discuss how they renounced jihadist ideology.

Among those who sought a response to this question was an imam from the Medina mosque, Saleh Ibn Awad al-Mudamsi, and the father of a young al-Qaeda suspect held in an Iraqi prison. Read More

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[Cindy]

ADDING to post no. 1071:

Let’s recap.

We looked at an article about underwear (specifically it’s underpants and briefs) bombs; but remember there are bra bombs, too.

Here’s a video with female suicider detonating her bra bomb in an office complex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9dA5Ksw7d8

[Cindy]

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

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BLOG:

Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/8864.htm

Hamas: Intensify Jihad Operations In West Bank, Jerusalem

In a communiqué marking the israa wal-mi’araj, the night the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven from Jerusalem, Hamas called on the armed Palestinian factions to intensify jihad operations in the West Bank and Jerusalem, in order to “save Al-Aqsa Mosque” and teach the enemy a painful lesson.

Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, July 31, 2008

Posted at: 2008-07-31

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1969529/posts

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QUOTE:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1969529/posts?page=433#433

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/html/search.asp?isSearch=yes&isT8=yes&searchText=T104&pid=167&sid=13&preview=

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BLOG

Note: The following blog entry is a quote:

http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/8859.htm

Article In IRGC Weekly To Israel: Don’t Touch Hizbullah Leaders

A columnist in the IRGC weekly Sobh-e Sadeq wrote that Hizbullah had not yet avenged the assassination of Imad Mughniya, and warned Israel against assassinating senior Hizbullah officials, saying that “such an unconsidered step will make the situation worse.”

Source: Sobh-e Sadeq, Iran, July 28, 2008

Posted at: 2008-07-31

433 posted on August 1, 2008 1:23:02 AM PDT by Cindy

[Cindy]

EVENT:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054750/posts

[Cindy]

http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/jag/jagpage.htm

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=south+american+theft+groups&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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Note: Video included.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/17048595/detail.html

“Video: Jewelry Thefts Across Nation Could Be Connected:
Mariza Reyes Reports”

“Jewelry Heists May Have National Connection”
By Mariza Reyes
POSTED: 8:14 am CDT July 31, 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “HOUSTON — A string of jewelry thefts in Houston may be connected to others across the United States, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Thieves made off with $500,000 in jewelry in Arkansas on Tuesday. Agents said that robbery, which matched two others in June in Pine Bluff, Ark., and Nashville, Tenn., shares similarities with a string of thefts in Houston.”

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Stepping back in time...

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/may07/jewelry051807.htm

“BLING RINGS
Targeting International Jewel Thieves”

05/18/07

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=8D285E6E-3433-4E20-B6CF-599CFD1F1E7B

“Inside the CIA’s Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture”
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, August 01, 2008

INTERVIEW SNIPPET: “The CIA has proven virulently resistant to reform and I believe it should be broken up and the parts assigned to organizations that already have clear missions and defined chains of command. CIA offices and personnel operating within the United States should be transferred to the FBI. The CIA was never intended to be a domestic spy agency. The FBI is measured and held accountable by its ability to catch criminals, and this accountability provides the motivation for the FBI to perform. CIA embassy activities overseas should be assigned to the US Department of State. The State Department is designed to handle diplomacy. Much of what the CIA now does in its embassies involves diplomacy, such as handling relationships with liaison services.

Overseas human intelligence collection programs should be given to the US military. The fundamental motivation of the American military—to win wars and to protect the lives of its soldiers—will give the motivation to ensure that its case officers provide the necessary intelligence and do not become distracted by soft targets or by designing programs meant to look busy and spend money. The US military already has a large corps of trained case officers, graduates of the CIA’s own training course.

FP: Ishmael Jones, thank you for joining Frontpage Interview.

Jones: Thank you very much.”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/france
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/germany
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/youths

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=7E34D79C-D2A7-4709-B7BE-1CDD528A9B1F

“Germany’s Intifada”
By Stephen Brown
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, August 01, 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “First it was France, and now Germany.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “But what is even more disturbing to law enforcement officials is the increase in violent crime among minors, especially those with a foreign background.”

[Cindy]

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

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UPDATE:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022032.php

JIHAD WATCH.org: “SAN FRANCISCO MUSLIM WHO RAN PEOPLE DOWN IN SUV RULED INSANE, WON’T GO TO PRISON” (August 1, 2008)

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Previously...

http://jihadwatch.org/archives/012933.php
(SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE)

August 30, 2006
“SF hit-and-run killer suffering from stress from arranged marriage”

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Previously..

http://www.ktvu.com/video/9758766/index.html

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[Cindy]

http://interested-participant.blogspot.com/2008/08/dismembered-girlfriend-in-brazil.html

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boyfriend-confesses-after-girls-torso-found-in-brazil-882602.html

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http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gGXwY5z0obK-xy7GWQgmid64YWMg

“Man admits murder of British teenager in Brazil”
17 hours ago

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “BRASILIA (AFP) — The boyfriend of a 17-year-old British girl whose dismembered body was discovered in a suitcase in central Brazil has admitted murdering her, authorities said.

Brazilian national Mohamed D’Ali Carvalho dos Santos, 20, murdered Cara Marie Burke to prevent her telling his family, who lived in London, that he used drugs.”

ARTICLE SNIPEPT: “The mobile telephone of the boyfriend allegedly contained images of the girl when she arrived in Brazil by plane, and then later pictures of her cut-up body. One image showed Burke’s body with her decapitated head placed on top, Oliveira Silva said.”

[Cindy]

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/470239

Airport border staff get sensitivity training

Jul 31, 2008 04:30 AM
Comments on this story (53)
ALLAN WOODS
OTTAWA BUREAU

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “OTTAWA–The federal government is putting border officials at Pearson airport through sensitivity training so they can more appropriately deal with Arab and Muslim passengers.”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/taliban
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/taleban

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http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/193477.php

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http://www.topnews.in/pak-taliban-warn-women-wear-hijab-else-face-acid-burns-255672
(ANI)

“Pak Taliban warn women to wear ‘hijab’, else face acid burns”
Posted July 31st, 2008 by Mohit JoshiLahore Pakistan

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Lahore, July 31: The Pakistan unit of the Taliban – the Tehreek-e-Islami Taliban Pakistan (TIP) has reportedly threatened the owners of CDs shops, Internet cafes and cable service providers to close down their activities, and warned the women to wear ‘hijab’ to ensure safety, else their face would be disfigured by acid.

The Taliban gave a 15-day notice to several “un-Islamic” businesses like video parlours and CD shops, in Kot Addu to shut down or face dire consequences, reported the Daily Times.

The computer typed letter had Baitullah Mehsud’s photograph on it along with two gunmen, and there were also Quranic verses about Jihad around the picture, said Kot Addu Police Station House Officer (SHO) Irfan Khosa.”

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21548&Itemid=128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080731-02
July 31, 2008

MND-B Soldiers detain suspected IED, EFP manufacturer, discover cache Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers detained a suspected criminal and discovered a small weapons cache July 29 – 30 in the Rashid district of southern Baghdad.

At approximately 11:45 p.m. July 29 in the Shurta community, Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division detained a suspected explosive device manufacturer. The patrol returned to a Coalition forces base with the individual for questioning.

Acting on a citizen tip, Soldiers from the 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., discovered three rocket propelled grenade boosters and assorted RPG stabilization fins at approximately 11:30 a.m. July 30 in the Zubaida community. An explosives ordnance disposal unit disposed of the munitions.

“The 1st Brigade continues to pressure the enemy,” said Maj. Dave Olson, 1st BCT Spokesman, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B. “Our Soldiers are outside the wire every day partnered with Iraqi Security Forces providing a safe environment for Iraqi citizens.”

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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21551&Itemid=128

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080801-01
August 1, 2008

ISF detain suspected AQI financier, 7 others in Diyala province

Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BALAD, Iraq – Iraq Security Forces detained a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq financier and seven others in separate operations in central Iraq July 29-30.

The 5th Iraqi Army Division detained a suspected AQI financier in as-Sadiyah, approximately 116 km northeast of Baghdad, July 30. The suspect is believed to be an AQI financier and facilitator in the Lake Hamrin region. Reports indicate local business owners gave the suspect large sums of protection money each month to ensure their immunity from criminal attacks. The money is said to fund terrorist operations. The man is also said to be involved in attacks against Iraqi Security and Coalition forces. Three other suspected terrorists were detained during the operation.

In another operation, Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained four suspected AQI cell members in Tahwila, approximately 55 km northwest of Baghdad, July 29. One of the detainees is believed to be part of a cell responsible for coordinating the movement of weapons and people between the Diyala and Udaim River Valleys.

These operations were conducted to reduce AQI’s influence in the Diyala area where intimidation tactics have allowed AQI to enjoy relative freedom of movement. Reports indicate many of the AQI leaders are fleeing Diyala province as a result of recent ISF operations in the area.

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[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21553&Itemid=128

Press Release A080801a-267
August 1, 2008

Coalition operations target AQI leadership

BAGHDAD – Coalition forces captured four wanted men and 17 additional suspects during operations Friday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders in Baghdad and Mosul.

Fifteen suspected terrorists, including two wanted men, are in Coalition custody after an operation in a village southwest of Mosul. One man is reportedly a liaison between AQI leaders in Mosul and the foreign terrorist network in northwest Iraq. The other wanted man is allegedly a leader in that foreign terrorist network and is suspected of moving suicide bombers into Iraq for attacks.

Coalition forces captured an alleged close associate of a senior AQI leader in Mosul who oversees the terrorist network’s finances. Three additional suspects were detained.

In Baghdad, Coalition forces captured an alleged associate of a senior AQI leader in the area, as well as one additional suspected terrorist.

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[Cindy]

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

[Cindy]

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

“Worldwide Caution”
July 16, 2008

SNIPPET: “This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world.”

[fanfan]

Man Charged in Greyhound Bus Killing

CFRA News Staff
Friday, August 1, 2008

The RCMP have laid charges in the horrific killing of a passenger on board a Greyhound bus in Manitoba.

Foty-year-old Vince Weiguang Li, has been charged with second-degree murder. Li, who is from Edmonton, will appear in a provincial court on Friday.

Friends are identifying the victim of the attack as 22-year-old Tim McLean.

He is described as an easygoing carnival worker from Winnipeg.

Passengers report the man was stabbed 40 to 50 times and then decapitated.

RCMP have revealed very little about the attack, but do say they have no idea what triggered it.

Link

[Rushmore Rocks]

Just heard Rush mention that Zawahiri might have been killed. Any news?

[LucyT]

RR, this just arrived in FRmail:

“Limbaugh has said that, yet unconfirmed, the US military may have killed the #2 leader of al-Qaeda, al-Zawahiri. For all intents and purposes he is or was their maximum leader, as he is, or was, a highly educated physician from Egypt, unlike Osama bin Laden, who is more a spiritual leader.”

[Rushmore Rocks]

Thanks Lucy.

Rush said the report came from Stratfor. Hope it’s correct.