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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

:::FreeRepublic's Threat Matrix:::
Critical Threats: Blank When None
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: MestaMachine

2 or more....will be in and out all day. Dad is up and there are things that need to be done...even if sleepily done. Neighbor cleared drive yesterday, but still need to get more wood in.


2,621 posted on 02/11/2010 8:57:30 AM 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: JustPiper

I didn’t have a upper and lower GI. The fasting was for an accurate blood work. I also had two chest x rays, EKG, urine sample, weighed and height taken.

Also a long conversation. ;)


2,622 posted on 02/11/2010 9:42:48 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: JustPiper

Things are heating up, the muzzies are getting bolder.

Be Ever Vigilant!


2,623 posted on 02/11/2010 9:48:45 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Quix

Thanks for the ping!


2,624 posted on 02/11/2010 9:49:08 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: All

Exclusive: Osama Bin Laden’s Son Warns His Successors Will Be Worse

http://abcnews.go.com/International/Afghanistan/exclusive-osama-bin-laden-son-warns-next-al-qaeda-leader/story?id=9794603


2,625 posted on 02/11/2010 11:30:53 AM PST by jersey117
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To: bitt

Roger that.


2,626 posted on 02/11/2010 12:16:28 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....)
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To: MestaMachine

You ok?


2,627 posted on 02/11/2010 2:36:22 PM PST by caww
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To: All

http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/biden-terrorism-obama-attacks/2010/02/11/id/349677

Biden: More Terrorist Attacks in U.S. Likely
Thursday, February 11, 2010 02:01 PM
By: Jim Meyers

Vice President Joe Biden said Americans can expect more attempted terrorist attacks like the one by the so-called underpants bomber, who tried to detonate explosives on a Detroit-bound jet on Christmas Day.

In an interview with CNN’s Larry King that aired Wednesday night, Biden said he thinks an attack on the scale of 9/11 is unlikely. But he anticipates attempts at smaller “but devastatingly frightening attacks.”

“I think what you’re seeing morphing here — and it’s a concern to us — is you’ll see the concern related to somebody like a shoe bomber or the underpants bomber, the Christmas attack, or someone just strapping a backpack on them with weapons that are indigenous and blowing up, you know, walking into an airport,” Biden said.

“I think there are going to be attempts.”

President Obama has castigated the U.S. intelligence agencies for failures that allowed 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to board the Northwest Airlines jet with explosives sewn in his underwear.

But Biden insisted that the Obama administration, which has ordered a review of security procedures following the Christmas incident, is prepared to deal with similar attempts, Politico reported.

Biden also told King that the stimulus bill has created “a minimum of 1.6 million” jobs, adding that “by the spring, I think people are going to begin to have more confidence in the policies we’ve put in place.”

Biden declared regarding the appeal of Sarah Palin: “I don’t know that it represents anything approaching a significant portion of the population.” But he said: “I like her. She’s an engaging person. She has a great personality.”

“Biden said he thinks an attack on the scale of 9/11 is unlikely.”

Obviously, this guy hasn’t been reading the “Threat Matrix” on FR...


2,628 posted on 02/11/2010 3:41:46 PM PST by Mossad1967
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To: Mossad1967

It terrifies me to know that we have such inept people trying to run this wonderful country.......right into the ground.

Seriously, I try to do everything I can, on a personal level, to have an effect. I call, e-mail, fax, write letters, network, etc. Sometimes, it seems to no avail. My best hope is my vote.

I get so damned frustrated trying to make a difference. But, I’ll keep trying. I won’t quit.


2,629 posted on 02/11/2010 5:14:20 PM PST by Rushmore Rocks (Dollar a Day Member..............Free Republic is not Free!)
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To: Mossad1967
"Obviously, this guy hasn’t been reading the “Threat Matrix” on FR..."

If he had half a brain, he would be.
2,630 posted on 02/11/2010 5:34:01 PM PST by Hegemony Cricket (The emperor has no pedigree.)
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To: DollyCali
Doctor Zin. He hasn't posted for a couple of years. The last post on his blog was June 2009
http://regimechangeiran.com/
2,631 posted on 02/11/2010 5:49:53 PM PST by Oorang (Tyranny thrives where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: amom
Well, I told my other half, there have been few moments in life that compare to the experience I had last nite, very emotionally draining. Last time I felt this way, was like many, 9/11. We take it serious here at TM that we will never forget.

But Mom,I did put myself in there shows, we will have that showdown here one day. I felt this way when MLK marched on DC. there are just times that affect you so profoundly. These kids, they are just kids, but reading their tweets, I never experienced that firsthand. Watching it on the news, YouTube etc. is a whole different thing, then reading their struggle LIVE, & it kinda puts you there. I pray somehow they find a way to overthrow that insane little man.

If it were ANYONE else but BHO, we'd be helping covertly, but he thinks by punishing the Revolutionary guards is something. He thinks trying these monsters in court is something. He's given him a year of nicey, nice talk & still NOTHING. We & the Greens are screwed!

2,632 posted on 02/11/2010 7:10:56 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: MestaMachine

I hope somehow you can touch base. What town are they in? No cell? How bad is storm by you huney? We will pray right along with you & hug that bootiful girl for me?


2,633 posted on 02/11/2010 7:13:37 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: jersey117; GlennBeck08; All


A Very Special Anniversary--Thirty-one years after the Iranian Revolution, is a new revolt due?

Time to Revolt Against the Revolution by Michael Reagan

Middle Tennessee's Private Muslim Society - NewsChannel 5.com (70 comments)

2,634 posted on 02/11/2010 7:16:52 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: Mossad1967

It is the best place isn’t it Mossad?


2,635 posted on 02/11/2010 7:17:40 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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MPAC Pursues Islamist Ideology in Guise of Civil Rights Defender (Part One of Three)by Steve Emerson

Victory — How Quaint an Idea! by Victor Davis Hanson

Defeating Islamic terrorism is not only definable and possible, but closer than ever before.Just as Islamists aspire to transform religious symbols, marriage, schools, medical facilities, and other institutions in the West, so they are gunning for public transportation. I have covered two aspects of the taxi wars – liquor and dogs; this weblog entry notes other interesting developments, in reverse chronological order
Islamists in the West and Public Transportation by Daniel Pipes"

Flip-flop: Mayor of Lancaster California Cowers to CAIR~ Video

How a “Nice American Girl” Became a Jihadist

U.S. torn over whether some Islamists offer insight or pose threat

Shariah Finance, Criminal Wrongdoing in the AIG Takeover: Will the Special Inspector General for the TARP Funds Investigate the Illegal Trust?

2,636 posted on 02/11/2010 7:33:39 PM PST by JustPiper (Where IS the "Progress in PROGRESSIVE" ?!? Don't Trust anything with a "Caucus")
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To: JustPiper; Cindy
Iran is in Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +3:30 hours No daylight saving time now.

Please note this incipient organization...WHAT YOU SEE HERE WILL BE THE BEST INDICATOR WHETHER AMERICA SURVIVES AS YOU AND I, AS CHILDREN, KNEW IT.

Forget about milblogs, forget about press releases from USGOV sites, forget about news sites except for a few from Israel, and focus on what the Freedom Defense Initiative has to say. There are a few excellent counter-jihadists, but the team of Spencer & Geller are the best, and their new venture will be incredibly successful.

Bookmark these three links, they are the most important counter-jihad links on the planet.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/geller-the-us-government-willfully-blind-to-the-jihad.html

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/help-us-tell-the-truth-about-the-threat-to-america-at-cpac.html

FBI? fuhgeddaboutit, compromised. FDI? NOT compromised.

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/fdi-cpac-event-jihad-the-political-third-rail----speaker-spotlight-anders-gravers-danish-leader-sioe.html

DEAD SERIOUS and with the Moe Tzadik Seal of Approval, never before handed out...follow these two.

2,637 posted on 02/11/2010 8:14:10 PM PST by Moe Tzadik
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To: Moe Tzadik; All; Spunky; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1035rep; 2ndDivisionVet; 4woodenboats; 5Madman2; ...

Have a look at this.

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2010/02/review-of-february-11th-in-iran.html


2,638 posted on 02/12/2010 2:17:45 AM PST by FARS ( Be well, be happy and THRIVE)
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To: FARS
What a great interview. . .most surprising, that it was MSNBC. Meantime, our America's Prez has foresworn EVER making an enemy of Islam. . .and anyone who is guided by it.
2,639 posted on 02/12/2010 5:12:44 AM PST by cricket (Proud to be in the 'Party of NO')
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To: FARS

I want to see tanks burning.


2,640 posted on 02/12/2010 5:32:43 AM PST by ThanhPhero (di tray hoi den La Vang)
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