Threat Matrix: September 2008

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How The West Was Won

The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police.

Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit.

From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi dispatched suicide bombers to murder hundreds of Shiites in Baghdad. So fearsome were the al-Qaida leaders in Iraq that by 2005 they had taken control or intimidated Sunni resistance cells 10 times their size. Read More

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[MamaDearest]

Thank you all4one - VERY interesting and certainly nothing we would have seen in “the news” as the MSM would choose to report.

[MamaDearest]

Suspicious device in Pullman is still suspicious

Pullman Police still aren't sure what this device is that a group of teens discovered under the Spring Street Bridge in Pullman Tuesday night.Right now they still don't know.

Explosives stolen from Truckee magazine

Federal and local investigators are searching for a large amount of explosives stolen from an explosives magazine in Truckee.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible, or for the recovery of the materials.

The explosives, taken from a location near Interstate 80, could have been stolen within the past 10 days, according to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.

White powder in shipment from China puts local authorities on alert

The discovery of white powder in an overseas shipment at a Pulaski County manufacturing company led to an eight-hour quarantine for 18 people Wednesday.

Employees of Crain Enterprises, which makes measuring tools and geomatics equipment for use in construction, reported they found several bags of white powder in box that came from a company in China.  Once they made the discovery officials called in haz-mat teams from the county and Marion, who were unable to determine the safety of the powder through local tests.

Bombmakers could be identified using fingerprint analysis technique

The state-of-the-art forensic method that can identify fingerprints on bullets could now be used on bombs. The new techniques can pick up fingerprints on metal even after they have been wiped off.

[Cindy]

Thanks MamaDearest for the article.

Here’s another with photos — by a blogger.
It was an engineering project.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63901

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Here’s also another link:

http://www.dnews.com/breaking-news/606/

[Cindy]

I’m going to link to the Truckee incident, MamaDearest.
I’m noting you posted there is a $10,000 reward.
Good.

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Adding a detail:

http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=47870

“Explosive Fertilizer, Blasting Caps Stolen in Nevada County”
Posted By: C. Johnson George Warren 2 hrs ago
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: “FLORISTON (NEVADA COUNTY), CA - News10 has learned the theft of explosives from a mountainside bunker east of Truckee involved hundreds of pounds of high-yield fertilizer and blasting caps.

The remote location ten miles west of the Nevada state line offered the thieves privacy while allowing the crime to go undetected for up to a week and a half.

The thieves removed the doors from the two steel vaults by sawing through the hinges. The heavy doors still lay on the ground in front of the vaults covered with fingerprint powder.

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Department and ATF declined to discuss the type of explosives taken, saying only that they belonged to a licensed contractor who owned and stored them legally.”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/russia
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/venezuela

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085653/posts

“Russia ratchets up US tensions with arms sales to Iran and Venezuela”
The Times ^ | 9/19/2008 | Tony Halpin in Moscow and Alexi Mostrous in Washington
Posted on September 18, 2008 11:23:46 PM PDT by bruinbirdman

[nw_arizona_granny]

reported they found several bags of white powder in box that came from a company in China.<<<

Could this be melamine?

Thanks for the ping.

[Cindy]

NOTE: If you are under age 18, you are on the honor system to pass these articles and links up. Do not read them. Thank you.

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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=74B44F43-5450-48EA-A639-949239EA0357

“Sex in the Islamic City”
By Jamie Glazov
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, September 19, 2008

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stepping back in time...

http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/001254.html
(”Ruthie Blum, THE JERUSALEM POST Jun. 28, 2007”)

June 28, 2007
“ONE ON ONE WITH ANAT BERKO: WHAT MAKES HUMAN BOMBS TICK?”

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http://www.google.com/search?&rls=en&q=jihad+%2B+sexual+frustration&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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[Cindy]

http://www.internet-haganah.com
http://www.jihadica.com
http://www.lauramansfield.com

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http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2374415
(TERRORISM FOCUS)

“Watching the Watchers: A Jihadi View of Terrorism Analysis Websites”
By Abdul Hameed Bakier

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Once in a while jihadi internet forums draw their members’ attention to Western tracking of such websites by posting messages analyzing terrorism monitoring agencies, often with comments on some of the better-known terrorism analysts. A recent posting entitled “Know your enemy from monitoring and analysis websites” probes and categorizes some of these agencies (al-ekhlaas, September 5).”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “1) Translation Websites:”...• LauraMansfield.com...”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “2) Investigative Websites

These websites monitor and translate every detail of information found in the jihadi sites. Zamjari believes these websites are two-edged sword; besides their negative aspects, they also offer service to non-Arabic speaking Muslims in the West by translating useful Islamic literature. In this category, Zamjari mentions mostly Israeli or Zionist Websites such as Sionisme.xooit.com; a Zionist forum based in France, internet-haganah.com; dedicated to monitoring certain jihadi members (especially those who post material on weapons of mass destruction) and Jihadica.com, deemed the most dangerous by Zamjari.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Jihadis typically consider journalists and analysts specializing in terrorism to be infidels, calling on members to kill them at the first chance.”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/globaljihad
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/internet

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http://www.jihadica.com/how-online-recruitment-works/

“How Online Recruitment Works”
September 18th, 2008 | Indoctrination, Recruitment, propaganda, training

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/022738.php
(NIS NEWS.nl)

September 17, 2008
“Netherlands: Muslim policeman was spying for Morocco”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “THE HAGUE, 17/09/08 - A policeman in the Rotterdam police corps has been unmasked as a spy for the Moroccan intelligence service. He led a project that was training immigrant youngsters as airport workers.

TV current affairs programme NOVA discovered that the man of Moroccan origin had already been sacked last spring. Although the police confirmed that the man was dismissed for “serious dereliction of duty,” the Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM) decided not to prosecute him. The case has been hushed up by criminal investigation authorities and politicians, according to NOVA.

The officer, Re Lemhaouli, had a leading post. He was the initiator of Project Maxima, named after Princess Maxima. The project trained 57 Moroccan problem youngsters as ground personnel for Rotterdam Airport.”

[Cindy]

Note: The following text is a quote:

https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=90658

YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report
Warden Message: Yemen Authorized Departure
CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS
Middle East / N. Africa - Yemen
18 Sep 2008

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U.S. Embassy Sana’a issued the following Warden Message on September 18, 2008:

Following the September 17 terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, the Department of State has authorized the departure of non-essential American personnel and dependents for a period of 30 days, which may be extended, depending on circumstances. U.S. Embassy employees have been advised to exercise caution when choosing restaurants, hotels or visiting tourist areas in Sanaa in order to avoid large gatherings of foreigners and expatriates. In addition, unofficial travel outside of the capital is not authorized at this time.

The U.S. Embassy is located at Dhahr Himyar Zone, Sheraton Hotel District, P.O. Box 22347. The telephone number of the Consular Section is (967) (1) 755-2000, extension 2153 or 2266. The fax number is (967) (1) 303-175. The after hours emergency number is (967) (1) 755-2000 (press zero for extension) or (967) 733213509. From time to time the Embassy may temporarily close or suspend public services for security reasons. Emergency assistance to U.S. citizens during non-business hours (or when public access is restricted) is available through Embassy duty personnel.

Current information on travel and security in Yemen may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States and Canada or, from outside the United States and Canada, 1-202-501-4444. U.S. citizens should consult the Country Specific Information for Yemen and the Worldwide Caution on the Department’s Internet site at http://travel.state.gov. Up-to-date information on security conditions can also be addressed at http://usembassy.state.gov/yemen/citizen_services.html.

[Cindy]

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

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http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2008/s08090126.htm

Thursday, September 18, 2008

“Violence Spreads to Five More States in India”

By Jeremy Reynalds
Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “NEW DELHI, INDIA (ANS) — A policeman was killed yesterday, the body of another victim of Hindu extremist violence was discovered and more houses and churches burned in Orissa state’s Kandhamal district even as anti-Christian violence spread to at least five more states across India over the weekend.”

[all4one]

Thanks Cindy for the update and the re-post. Have a great week-end!

[all4one]

You’re welcome MD....nope, nothing in the MSM...pretty much everything is being overshadowed by the current financial news. Not that it would matter, MSM only does “clean” version of Muslim news.

[Godzilla]

“Explosive Fertilizer, Blasting Caps Stolen in Nevada County”

Very closely aware of this story, particularly since I have been doing field work in the Truckee area this summer and will continue through this fall/winter. This is big time ELF territory, as just a few years ago ELF burned down facilities at Northstar Ski resort and other homes in the area. Fertilizer is relatively easy to come by - blasting caps are not. It is initially thought that these eco-terrorists or possible criminal elements did this, though the blasting caps make it possible that terrorists could be involved as they are a crucial component of a fertilizer bomb like the one used at the Murrah fed bldg.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

bttt

[Cindy]

You’re very welcome all4one.

A good weekend to you, too.

[Cindy]

I’m glad you mentioned that Godzilla.

ELF came to mind as well as other groups.

[Godzilla]

We require the drillers to inspect their equipment prior to the start of the day’s work for unusual boxes, wires, and vandalism because of their activeness.

[Cindy]

That’s a very good idea Godzilla and I’m glad you do that.