Threat Matrix: 2009

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[Velveeta]

Cheney warns of new attacks

Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that there is a “high probability” that terrorists will attempt a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack in coming years, and said he fears the Obama administration’s policies will make it more likely the attempt will succeed.

In an interview Tuesday with Politico, Cheney unyieldingly defended the Bush administration’s support for the Guantanamo Bay prison and coercive interrogation of terrorism suspects.

And he asserted that President Obama will either backtrack on his stated intentions to end those policies or put the country at risk in ways more severe than most Americans — and, he charged, many members of Obama’s own team — understand.

“When we get people who are more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States against people who are absolutely committed to do anything they can to kill Americans, then I worry,” Cheney said.

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"No matter where you live in the world, this is a message that bears repeating: Your assistance is needed to prevent terrorist acts." From TM'er and Freeper ~appalachian_dweller~
Submit Information Online: FBI Tips & Public Leads
CDC ::::: CIA ::::: DHS ::::: DOJ ::::: DOD ::::: FBI ::::: NSA
Government Web Sites			Homeland Security Weekly		Nuclear Threat Initiative
	Most Wanted Terrorists		Terror-Alert.com		NCI: Nuclear Terrorism
	FBI: Seeking Information		Global Crisis Watch		IR and Security Network
	Are you Ready?: Ready.Gov		SOFIR		World Policy Institute
	CDC: Preparedness/Response		Little Green Footballs	Threat Matrix Related
	Defense Dept. War on Terror		Terror Base UK		Terrorism Knowledge Base
	U.S. Immigration & Customs		The Blotter		Terror Information Bank
	DOJ: Combating Terrorism		Middle East Live Daily Thread		South Asia Terrorism Portal
	US-Cert: Current Activity	Think Tanks			Terrorist Scorecard
News & Information			The Terrorism Research Center		Iraq Pipeline Watch
	IPN - Fire & Police Paging		The Jamestown Foundation		National Security Archive
	MEMRI | MEMRI TV		The Brookings Institution		Islamic Dictionary
	The Counterterrorism Blog		Council on Foreign Relations		IACSP Terrorism/Antiterrorism
	Jihad Watch		SITE Institute	Maps
	GlobalTerrorAlert.com		CSIS		Terrorist Network in U.S. Map
	LauraMansfield.com		RAND Corporation		Recent Disasters: Worldwide
	Internet Haganah		International Crisis Group		Nuclear Weapon Effects Calc.
	Topix.net: Terrorism News		The Heritage Foundation		Nuclear Terrorism: Blast Maps
	Faith Freedom International		Foreign Policy Institute		FEMA Nuclear Fallout Map
	TrackingTerrorism.com		Center for Defense Information		U.S. Nuclear Targets Map
	DEBKAfile		The Cato Institute		Global Incident Map
	TerroristWarning.com		Hudson Institute	Pay Sites
	HomelandSecurityUS.net		Homeland Security Institute		Strategic Forecasting
New Links in Italics

"America Supports You" spotlights what Americans are doing in support of the military all across the land, encourages others to thank the troops and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.

Being prepared is a good thing, no matter where one lives; no matter what alert level we are on.
From TM'er and Freeper ~Cindy~

Intelligence is the best weapon against terrorism.
National Commission on Terrorism: 1999

Ian Livingston

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"No matter where you live in the world, this is a message that bears repeating: Your assistance is needed to prevent terrorist acts." From TM'er and Freeper ~appalachian_dweller~
Submit Information Online: FBI Tips & Public Leads
CDC ::::: CIA ::::: DHS ::::: DOJ ::::: DOD ::::: FBI ::::: NSA
Government Web Sites			Homeland Security Weekly		Nuclear Threat Initiative
	Most Wanted Terrorists		Terror-Alert.com		NCI: Nuclear Terrorism
	FBI: Seeking Information		Global Crisis Watch		IR and Security Network
	Are you Ready?: Ready.Gov		SOFIR		World Policy Institute
	CDC: Preparedness/Response		Little Green Footballs	Threat Matrix Related
	Defense Dept. War on Terror		Terror Base UK		Terrorism Knowledge Base
	U.S. Immigration & Customs		The Blotter		Terror Information Bank
	DOJ: Combating Terrorism		Middle East Live Daily Thread		South Asia Terrorism Portal
	US-Cert: Current Activity	Think Tanks			Terrorist Scorecard
News & Information			The Terrorism Research Center		Iraq Pipeline Watch
	IPN - Fire & Police Paging		The Jamestown Foundation		National Security Archive
	MEMRI | MEMRI TV		The Brookings Institution		Islamic Dictionary
	The Counterterrorism Blog		Council on Foreign Relations		IACSP Terrorism/Antiterrorism
	Jihad Watch		SITE Institute	Maps
	GlobalTerrorAlert.com		CSIS		Terrorist Network in U.S. Map
	LauraMansfield.com		RAND Corporation		Recent Disasters: Worldwide
	Internet Haganah		International Crisis Group		Nuclear Weapon Effects Calc.
	Topix.net: Terrorism News		The Heritage Foundation		Nuclear Terrorism: Blast Maps
	Faith Freedom International		Foreign Policy Institute		FEMA Nuclear Fallout Map
	TrackingTerrorism.com		Center for Defense Information		U.S. Nuclear Targets Map
	DEBKAfile		The Cato Institute		Global Incident Map
	TerroristWarning.com		Hudson Institute	Pay Sites
	HomelandSecurityUS.net		Homeland Security Institute		Strategic Forecasting
New Links in Italics

"America Supports You" spotlights what Americans are doing in support of the military all across the land, encourages others to thank the troops and allows all to tell their stories by giving voice and visibility to their efforts.

Being prepared is a good thing, no matter where one lives; no matter what alert level we are on.
From TM'er and Freeper ~Cindy~

Intelligence is the best weapon against terrorism.
National Commission on Terrorism: 1999

Ian Livingston

[Velveeta]

New Bid to Find Missing Ex-F.B.I. Agent

Two years after a former agent for the F.B.I. disappeared while on a trip to Iran, American diplomats and investigators are intensifying their efforts to resolve his case.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/world/middleeast/12levinson.html?ref=politics

[Godzilla]

Thanks Vel for the ping. Interesting

[Velveeta]

You’re both quite welcome. ;-)

MORE TERRORISTS LINKED TO BOMB PLOT (UK)

DETECTIVES believe more than 30 people were involved in an alleged Al Qaeda plot to bring carnage to the centre of Manchester. Senior officers say 11 suspects they are questioning were at the heart of a terror cell as it prepared for a huge Easter holiday bombing campaign.

However, they believe other “key players” are still at large – and could provide the key to the group’s bomb making capabilities.

Police were yesterday given more time to interrogate the 11 suspects – all Pakistanis except one UK national – who remain in custody after an 18-year-old suspect was handed over to immigration officials....

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/94636/More-terrorists-linked-to-bomb-plot

[Velveeta]

Are passenger cars on Staten Island ferryboats a safety risk? (NY)

It used to be that drivers could pull up to the dock at the Staten Island Ferry terminal, pay $3, and drive right onto the fleet’s car boats, for a quick sail to and from Manhattan.

It beat the killer traffic, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge toll, and represented the only direct connection for drivers to get back and forth while bypassing Brooklyn.

But passenger cars have been banned since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, after the city determined allowing them would be too great a security threat.

Meanwhile, some of the largest ferry fleets in the country continue to accept vehicles, and have worked out a screening system to ensure safety for ferry passengers.

Restoring passenger car service is an idea favored by Borough President James Molinaro, who along with others had suggested the city take another look at the issue in 2007, when traffic was crippled by construction on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

The Staten Island Ferry’s three newest boats were built with room for 30 cars each, designed before 9/11. The fleet’s oldest boat, the John F. Kennedy, can carry about 40 cars.....

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/are_passenger_cars_on_staten_i.html

[Velveeta]

Arab leaders embrace criminal el-Bashir
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/11/INB116UGKO.DTL

[Velveeta]

He is risen!

Blessed Easter wishes to all.

[Velveeta]

Another Sea-Tac flight struck by laser

SEATAC, Wash. - Another plane was targeted with a laser beam Saturday night while heading into Sea-Tac Airport for a landing, according to airport officials.

The pilot of Alaska Airlines Flight 469 reported the laser targeted the aircraft at 8:24 p.m. The plane was able to land safely.

There have been nearly two dozen laser incidents this year. Six of them took place in March - five on the same night.

About a dozen planes were targeted in February.....
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/42874427.html

[Velveeta]

Saudi judge refuses to annul 8-year-old’s marriage

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/12/saudi.child.marriage/index.html

[LucyT]

Black Market Nukes and OBL.

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/595.html

[FARS]

Let’s move to the independent Republic of Texas? View video

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2009/04/texas-preparing-for-independence.html

[1035rep]

“Let’s move to the independent Republic of Texas?”

I’m ready!

[FARS]

Did you all see this? I missed it.

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2009/04/sleaze-runs-in-family.html

[Grimmy]

Notice how it’s all blamed on capitalism. Anyone being mindlessly greedy, breaking every law possible, as long as cash is transferred, it’s all just capitalism doing its thing.

Idiots.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

They’re not really idiots, they just play that spin to the folks actually dumb enough to buy it, then vote for them.

Next trick is to keep enough producers here to pay for this clown act.

I’m already halfway gone.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[milford421]

Thanks Velveeta. I posted ths.

[Velveeta]

Fascinating and terrifying video.

[Velveeta]

My pleasure.

[Velveeta]

Thanks to jersey117 for the following:

3 Held Over Radioactive Material
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228975/posts