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Posted on 08/01/2008 12:17:04 PM PDT by nwctwx

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
Critical Threats: Blank When None
Pentagon Makes Fighting Extremism Top Priority

Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Pentagon on Thursday officially named "the long war" against global extremism as its top priority and pledged to avert any conventional military threat from China or Russia through dialogue.

The Defense Department, in a new national defense strategy, also emphasized the need to subordinate military operations to "soft power" initiatives to undermine Islamist militancy by promoting economic, political and social development in vulnerable corners of the world.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped the change would help establish permanent institutional support for counterinsurgency skills acquired in Iraq and Afghanistan within a defense community heavily skewed in favor of expensive conventional and strategic modernization programs. Read More


Threat Matrix:
August 2008
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
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To: Cindy

Thanks for #1017.

~And a groan~

“Unfortunately, there were hardly any. No one had photographed the men. No one had written down the licence plate. All they had was a credit card number, with no idea where it could lead - and no sense, really where this strange tale leads at all, if anywhere.”


1,021 posted on 09/02/2008 8:29:15 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: fanfan

You’re welcome fanfan.


1,022 posted on 09/02/2008 8:52:33 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Godzilla

They did.
Here’s another snippet that I didn’t post:

“As the stories poured into the small lodge office, Doug Howell began to wonder what this had been all about: could there be any connection to the G8? One of his staff warned him to beware of “racial profiling” and he decided to let it go. But when he couldn’t sleep for wondering, he finally contacted the local detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, who immediately called the RCMP, who were very interested in the details.”


1,023 posted on 09/02/2008 8:54:07 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Velveeta

The credit card might prove helpful — maybe.


1,024 posted on 09/02/2008 8:55:00 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

#

RECAP:

BLOG:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/9540.htm

“Iranian Deputy FM: 4,000 Centrifuges Operating At Natanz; Despite Sanctions, Iran’s Industrial Output Increased Tenfold”
Source: IRNA, Iran, August 29, 2008

Posted at: 2008-08-29

#

RECAP:

http://www.thememriblog.org/iran/blog_personal/en/9534.htm

“Iran to Complete Missile Shield in 2009”

Source: Fars, Iran, August 29, 2008

Posted at: 2008-08-29


1,025 posted on 09/02/2008 9:06:26 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

http://www.infolive.tv

#

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/itic_e0808.pdf

September 1, 2008

Intelligence and Terrorism
Information Center
Israel Intelligence Heritage
and Commemoration Center

“Monthly list of Information Bulletins
issued by the Intelligence and
Terrorism Information Center
at the IICC, August 2008”

#

More details...

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ct_e005.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
August 31, 2008

“Terrorism and Internet: Charges have recently been filed against an Israeli Bedouin, suspected of forming contact with Al-Qaeda through the Internet. The suspect was planning to perpetrate terrorist attacks in Israel, mainly a suicide bombing attack at the Beersheba central bus station.”


1,026 posted on 09/02/2008 9:10:41 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Let’s hope.


1,027 posted on 09/02/2008 9:37:46 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

Yep.


1,028 posted on 09/02/2008 3:10:14 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

Note: Photos included.

http://www.foxnews.com/images/429480/0_22_killion_gregory.jpg
http://www.foxnews.com/images/429480/0_61_filskov_daniel.jpg

#

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,415282,00.html

“Police Discover Bomb-Making Materials in Car of Shoplifting Suspects”
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
By Sara Bonisteel

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers found CO2 cartridges, about a pound of gunpowder and a gas can rigged with gunpowder Monday after stopping two men on suspicion of shoplifting a local Target, Lt. Jeff Duhamell told FOXNews.com”


1,029 posted on 09/02/2008 3:13:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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bttt


1,030 posted on 09/02/2008 4:03:46 PM PDT by Unrepentant VN Vet (Dealing with a situation with a speech or voting "Present" just doesn't hack it.)
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To: Unrepentant VN Vet

Thank you Unrepentant VN Vet.


1,031 posted on 09/02/2008 4:23:45 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; backhoe; nwctwx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ2GuiZr7kI
“Abullah Azzam in NYC”

Video Description Quote:

September 01, 2008 (Less info)
This is a video on Abdullah Azzam in New York City.
Category: People & Blogs
Tags:
Abdullah Azzam Islam Muslims Jihad Mujahideen Yunus Sanchez r1o Khilafah Islamic Resistance NYC New York City USA America


1,032 posted on 09/02/2008 4:26:35 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

September 2, 2008

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/September/08-nsd-765.html

Aafia Siddiqui Indicted for Attempting to Kill United States Nationals in Afghanistan and Six Additional Charges

Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the indictment of Aafia Siddiqui on charges related to her attempted murder and assault of United States nationals and officers and employees. Siddiqui is scheduled to be arraigned on the Indictment on Thursday, September 4, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. by United States District Judge Richard M. Berman in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. According to the Indictment filed in Manhattan federal court:

On July 18, 2008, a team of United States servicemen and law enforcement officers, and others assisting them, attempted to interview Aafia Siddiqui in Ghazni, Afghanistan, where she had been detained by local police the day before. The United States interview team included, among others: three officers and employees of the United States Army; two officers and employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and two United States Army contract interpreters.

The interview of Siddiqui was to take place at an Afghan police compound in Ghazni. In a second-floor meeting room at the compound — where Siddiqui was being held, unbeknownst to the United States interview team, unsecured, behind a curtain — Siddiqui obtained one of the United States Army officer’s M-4 rifle and attempted to fire it, and did fire it, at another United States Army officer and other members of United States interview team. Siddiqui repeatedly stated her intent and desire to kill Americans.

Siddiqui then assaulted one of the United States Army interpreters, as he attempted to obtain the M-4 rifle from her. Siddiqui subsequently assaulted one of the FBI agents and one of the United States Army officers, as they attempted to subdue her.

On the previous day, July 17, 2008, when Siddiqui was detained by Afghan authorities, a number of items were in her possession, including handwritten notes that referred to a “mass casualty attack” and that listed various locations in the United States, including Plum Island, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Other notes in Siddiqui’s possession referred to the construction of “dirty bombs,” and discussed various ways to attack “enemies,” including by destroying reconnaissance drones, using underwater bombs, and using gliders. Siddiqui also possessed a computer thumb drive that contained correspondence referring to specific “cells,” “attacks” by certain “cells,” and “enemies.” Other documents on the thumb drive discussed recruitment and training.

Siddiqui, a 36-year-old Pakistani woman, resided in the United States from in or about 1991 until June 2002, and obtained degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University. Siddiqui returned to the United States on December 25, 2002, and departed on January 2, 2003.

Siddiqui is charged in the Indictment with: (1) one count of attempting to kill United States nationals outside the United States; (2) one count of attempting to kill United States officers and employees; (3) one count of armed assault of United States officers and employees; (4) one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; and (5) three counts of assault of United States officers and employees.

If convicted, Siddqiui faces a maximum sentence of: 20 years in prison on each of the attempted murder and armed assault charges; life in prison on the firearm charge; and eight years in prison on each of the remaining assault charges.

Mr. Garcia praised the investigative work of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and New York City Police Department. He also expressed his gratitude to the United States Department of State for their assistance in the case.

Mr. Garcia said that the investigation is continuing.

Assistant United States Attorney Christopher L. Lavigne is in charge of the prosecution.

The charges and allegations contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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08-765


1,033 posted on 09/02/2008 4:33:57 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All
Previously...

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "GOOD NEWS: PAKISTAN PARLIAMENT UNIFIED IN CONSPIRACY THEORY; DEMANDS RELEASE OF AL-QAEDA OPERATIVE" (BLOG ENTRY SNIPPET: "How big is this? The first point of order a Ministry of Foreign Affairs press briefing today was not about Musharraf's resignation or about the dramatic rise in Taliban terror attacks, it was about what steps Pakistan was taking in securing the release of Aafia Siddiqui. The thought never crossed their minds that maybe the reason that Aafia Siddiqui and her children have been missing these long years was because she didn't want to be found? She was, after all, fingered by none other than 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shiekh Mohammad as having some role in the al Qaeda network.") (August 21, 2008)
MOFA.gov.pk: "RECORD OF THE PRESS BRIEFING ON 21 AUGUST 2008" (August 21, 2008)

ABC NEWS.go.com - BLOTTER: "ALLEGED MATA HARI OF AL QAEDA COULD PROVIDE 'TREASURE TROVE' OF INTELLIGENCE" by Richard Esposito and Brian Ross (August 12, 2008)

US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: New York - "AAFIA SIDDIQUI ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL UNITED STATES OFFICERS IN AFGHANISTAN" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "On July 17, 2008, officers of the Ghazni Province Afghanistan National Police ("ANP") observed Siddiqui outside the Ghazni governor's compound. ANP officers questioned Siddiqui, regarded her as suspicious, and searched her handbag. In it, they found numerous documents describing the creation of explosives, as well as excerpts from the Anarchist's Arsenal. Siddiqui's papers included descriptions of various landmarks in the United States, including in New York City. Siddiqui was also in possession of substances that were sealed in bottles and glass jars.") (August 4, 2008)
Complaint - Link

Link

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "And So the Lies About Aafia Siddiqui Begin..." (August 5, 2008)

Link

Link

Link

Link

1,034 posted on 09/02/2008 4:34:59 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

INDICTMENT

http://counterterrorismblog.org/upload/2008/09/aafia_siddiqui_indicted_in_us/Siddiqui_Indictment%5B1%5D.pdf


1,035 posted on 09/02/2008 4:37:56 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy; All

Just wanted to let you know that I’m not at home at the moment, which is why the thread hasn’t been replaced with a new one. I will be tomorrow, so look for it then!


1,036 posted on 09/02/2008 4:41:55 PM PDT by nwctwx
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To: nwctwx

Ok and no rush nw.
You take care of yourself have have a safe trip.


1,037 posted on 09/02/2008 4:57:54 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alarian
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/samialarian

#

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022511.php
(AP)

September 2, 2008
“Al-Arian is free!”

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http://jihadwatch.org/archives/011074.php
(ORLANDO SENTINEL)

April 18, 2006
“Al-Arian admits ties to jihad group”

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=EB2B7443-7B37-48AE-921D-2D8A6A87439E

“Al-Arian: Terrorist Professor and His Campus Allies”
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, February 26, 2003

#

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=3668E15B-ECC2-4571-BCBA-FFD18D9507F9

“University Terror Network Busted”
By MSNBC.com
MSNBC.com | Friday, February 21, 2003

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “In a sweeping 50-count indictment, federal authorities in Florida on Thursday charged eight men — including a college professor and three other U.S. residents — with supporting and financing a violent Palestinian terrorist group blamed for the deaths of more than 100 people in Israel and the occupied territories. “Our message to them and to others like them is clear: We make no distinction between those who carry out terrorist attacks and those who knowingly finance, manage or supervise terrorist organizations,” Attorney General John Ashcroft said.

The incident, returned by a federal grand jury in Tampa, Fla., was unsealed after the arrests of the four defendants living in the United States — three in Tampa and a fourth in suburban Chicago. The other four men, living overseas, remain at large, Ashcroft said.

It charges that the men are members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, designated by the United States as a terrorist organization. Among them are a Palestinian professor at the University of South Florida, Sami Amin Al-Arian, who is described as the group’s U.S. leader and secretary of its worldwide council. “


1,038 posted on 09/02/2008 5:04:11 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/cartoonjihad
http://www.truthusa.com/MoreThanCartoons.html

#

Note: The following text is a quote:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022512.php

September 2, 2008

India: Cartoon Rage rioters stone newspaper office, destroy 4 buses; police file charges against...newspaper

Which is the outrage?

More Motoon Madness, this time in India: “Police detained agitators angered by Prophet Mohammed’s cartoon,” from ANI, September 2 (thanks to Raj Dave):

Vellore, Sept 2 (ANI): Police in Tamil Nadu detained 200 agitators of the Muslim community protesting against a local daily that published a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad. Dinamalar a leading daily in the state published the cartoon on September 2.

The cartoon angered Muslim community, who first stoned the office of the newspaper and later destroyed 4 state run buses. Police has reportedly filed a case against the newspaper and is investigating the issue further.

Posted by Robert at September 2, 2008 7:08 PM


1,039 posted on 09/02/2008 5:15:22 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073375/posts

#

http://www.covertradioshow.com/podcast.cfm?pid=47

“Covert Radio Show: 9208 Bill Roggio from LWJ”

DESCRIPTION: “Today we talk about Russia and Georgia. The EU has bailed out on Russian sanctions, under oil pressure. Russia vows to help Iran, and Bill Roggio on the latest fight against Al Qaeda in Somalia and Pakistan, plus your emails! Running Time: 60 Minutes”
(September 2, 2008)


1,040 posted on 09/02/2008 5:22:11 PM PDT by Cindy
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