Threat Matrix: 2010

Freerepublic.com ^ | 12/31/2009 | Freeper TMers

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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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[JustPiper]

Update54: So far, protests in Tehran have been confirmed

Plainclothes attack the greens, beating them up, trying to disperse them.

Interestingly, Ahmadinejad also attacked Russia in his speach

Reza Khatami & Reza Eshraghi were released

Germany is uninformed and illiterate .... statement by the little demagogue

[thouworm]

* * In Esfahan, the regime’s forces have been shooting at protesters.

[JustPiper]

openly, air etc

Reports: Clashes at Vali-e Asr - Basijis smashing car windows - Police Bike on fire.

Just got off the phone with Hossein Karroubi, Mehdi Karroubi’s son. He confirmed ambush on father’s car.

[DollyCali]

dont think it was called fars (acronym for ?)

He had very distinctive logos & many posts a day.

I would have to go back in my pings a couple years to find it and am frankly too lazy!!!

might see if I saved any thread in bookmarks, but dont think I did.

[hoosiermama]

estimate 150k govt supporters. Greens at least 10 times this. “THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL” #iranelection #22Bahman
half a minute ago from Echofon

[JustPiper]

Clashes break out in Aria Shahr Square http://bit.ly/95Kd11 #Iran

in front of Seda-o-Sima BIG BIG crowd & clashes reported

So far, coup regime playing same game plan as last several protests; will this continue after AN shuts up?

News AFP - Hundreds of thousands of Iranians gathered Thursday at a Tehran square... http://bit.ly/91x50B

[hoosiermama]

I was on the list too....Always read them, but seldom commented.

[JustPiper]

Can you check recent history in your browser?

Islamification?

[JustPiper]

Ahmadinejad confirms Iran has produced 1st 20-percent enriched uranium during his speech at Azadi Square

to me from Tehran :D are u as thrilled as I am right now? i’m F(EXPLETIVE) exhilirated #Iranelection #IranVzla I’m just smiling :D

Check all updates about today on my liveblog here: http://tinyurl.com/yjyrb8m

Sec forces shooting people in Isfahan, Heavy clashes in 33bridges

Clashes break out in Aria Shahr Square http://bit.ly/95Kd11

[hoosiermama]

Lost twitter feed...see u later.

[thouworm]

..... report on the arrest of former president Khatami’s brother and his wife.

We now have confirmation from multiple sources that they were let go, but told not to participate in the protests again.

[JustPiper]

nite!

[hoosiermama]

half a minute ago:

Greens awaiting end of Ahmadinejad speech to take over Freedom square. More people are coming

[JustPiper]

Confirmed: Shooting at people at Arya Shar http://bit.ly/91hmoR

[JustPiper]

Jaras: Large crowd gathered in AryaShahr, Tehran; Police forces shooting at people http://bit.ly/bk19ZQ

Iranians do not have the freedom to assemble, bear arms, their votes were voided & trials, if any are held are predetermined

[DollyCali]

I still have the Tweet feed but not long for awakeland

[DollyCali]

can you read that?

[JustPiper]

More than 15 injured in Aryashahr

Heavy clashes in Aryashahr

Sadeghieh: Special Forces shooting at people, possible casualties: http://bit.ly/amZ4jZ

Radio: reports in Valiasr basij attacked students w/ knife

Chants of “doroughgoo, doroughgoo” (Liar, Liar!) could be heard from AN’s speech too!

((( AN: We’re so brave that if we decide to build atomic bomb, we’ve no fear of the rest of the world! )))

[JustPiper]

So it’s about to heat up

So far I heard threats of laser, nuke & atomic bomb from his speech

[JustPiper]

yeppers