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Threat Matrix: 2010
Freerepublic.com ^ | 12/31/2009 | Freeper TMers

Posted on 12/31/2009 10:06:46 AM PST by Velveeta

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Al Qaeda’s Yemen Connection, America and the Global Islamic Jihad

December 30, 2009 — The attempt to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253 en route from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day underscores the growing ambition of al Qaeda's Yemen franchise, which has grown from a largely Yemeni agenda to become a player in the global Islamic jihad in the last year. Since merging with the al Qaeda franchise in Saudi Arabia last January and renaming itself Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), it has stepped up operations in Yemen itself, struck into Saudi Arabia, and now operates on the global stage. The weak Yemeni government of President Ali Abdallah Salih, which has never fully controlled the country and now faces a host of growing problems, will need significant American support to defeat AQAP.

Al Qaeda has long been active in Yemen, the original homeland of Osama bin Laden's family, and one of its first major terror attacks was conducted in Aden in 2000, when an al Qaeda cell nearly sank the USS Cole. A year ago, the al Qaeda franchises in Saudi Arabia and Yemen merged after the Saudi branch had been effectively repressed by the Saudi authorities under the leadership of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Nayif. The new AQAP showed its claws last August, when it almost assassinated the prince with a suicide bomber who had passed through at least two airports on the way to his attempt on Nayif.

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The attack on the Amsterdam-Detroit flight also shows that al Qaeda remains obsessed with striking the American airline industry, a target it has gone after repeatedly since 1999. If AQAP has now been told by the al Qaeda core leadership to take on the job, we can probably assume that other al Qaeda franchises in North Africa, Iraq, Southeast Asia and elsewhere have also been pressed to attack.

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To: JustPiper

DO NOT TALK about dying. I don’t want to lose you no way!!! Stop it!

TEHRAN WEATHER IS CLOUDY 2day regime showing blue sky on TV what regime showing r old recordings!!


2,421 posted on 02/10/2010 11:47:19 PM PST by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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To: hoosiermama

I am so angry at FNC! Instead of showing repeats of today’s show they should be covering this, WE ARE!


2,422 posted on 02/10/2010 11:47:39 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: DollyCali

Welcome to the night....


2,423 posted on 02/10/2010 11:48:10 PM PST by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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To: DollyCali

You are so welcome here!!! Keep us company Dolly!


2,424 posted on 02/10/2010 11:48:44 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: MestaMachine

My dear one THAT was in her post about a girl in Iran :(


2,425 posted on 02/10/2010 11:49:30 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: DollyCali

I wonder if Jeff, as ill as he is, is monitoring this. he has been on this from day one.


2,426 posted on 02/10/2010 11:49:51 PM PST by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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To: MestaMachine

placemark.


2,427 posted on 02/10/2010 11:50:39 PM PST by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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To: JustPiper

Ah,so. Sorry. My bad,but true anyway...
I am just about as frantic as I have ever been. Redial, redial, redial and nothing.


2,428 posted on 02/10/2010 11:51:44 PM PST by MestaMachine (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2426869/posts SUPPORT RINO FREE AMERICA)
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To: DollyCali

http://twitter.com/search?q=%23iranelection

We’re monitoring here (and a few other places...Join in. we’re a bit short)


2,429 posted on 02/10/2010 11:52:33 PM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: MestaMachine

Fereshteh Ghazi: Zahra Eshraghi & Mohammad Reza Khatami were arrested.

Callers Scream: “What do we want, Democracy!!”

Radio: women in some areas have taken OFF THEIR RUSARI! DOROOOD BAR SHIRZAN!!!!!!!!

Mom on phone says all the ladies (old) in her Hafiz reading group have gone to green demonstration today! #iranelection Iranian Women Rock!

Clashes at Enghelab sq - Many of those arrested taken to Bahman movie theatre.


2,430 posted on 02/10/2010 11:52:42 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: little jeremiah

Nooo Lil J, stay!!!


2,431 posted on 02/10/2010 11:53:07 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: JustPiper
11:00 AM Tehran time - 7:30 AM GMT

Tehran

State television broadcasting live from Azadi Square and Ferdowsi Square... The following screen capture shows what appears to be tear gas hanging over Ferdowsi Square at 10:22 AM Tehran time, 7:22 AM GMT.

http://homylafayette.blogspot.com/

2,432 posted on 02/10/2010 11:53:12 PM PST by thouworm
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To: MestaMachine

navidrockni: RT @persianhacker: all iranian gov website is under DDos attack—thanx#iranelection #cn4iran #22bahman #iran #iranelection


2,433 posted on 02/10/2010 11:53:26 PM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: MestaMachine

You sure your not MY child?


2,434 posted on 02/10/2010 11:53:37 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: MestaMachine; JustPiper; Jeff Head

Oh my.. just caught up on last posts..

Prayers for green to stay strong & prevail & be confident if they face death

REASONS we must fight here before it gets too far gone


2,435 posted on 02/10/2010 11:53:42 PM PST by DollyCali (Don't tell God how big your storm is...Tell the storm how big your God is!)
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To: thouworm

I always think the worse, I envision Saddam’s gas


2,436 posted on 02/10/2010 11:54:32 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: DollyCali

I thought some of those things as I posted the tweets, that’s going to be us , here


2,437 posted on 02/10/2010 11:55:27 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: hoosiermama

FNC has updates every 30, one soon


2,438 posted on 02/10/2010 11:55:57 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: JustPiper

He’s crazy enough to gas his own people.....


2,439 posted on 02/10/2010 11:56:35 PM PST by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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Update46: It has been confirmed that Karroubi’s son Ali Karroubi has been arrested


2,440 posted on 02/10/2010 11:57:23 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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