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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: Arthur Wildfire! March

Your an excitable fella :)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2418483/posts?page=2868#2868


2,881 posted on 02/18/2010 4:25:24 PM PST by JustPiper (~I AM NOT A STINKIN' (LIBERAL )TEABAGGIN' BIRTHER!)
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To: SE Mom

Yep -g- 2 posts before yours


2,882 posted on 02/18/2010 4:26:11 PM PST by JustPiper (~I AM NOT A STINKIN' (LIBERAL )TEABAGGIN' BIRTHER!)
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http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/search?q=Flight+Diverted+to+Salt+Lake+City+After+Bomb+Threat


2,883 posted on 02/18/2010 4:30:03 PM PST by JustPiper (~I AM NOT A STINKIN' (LIBERAL )TEABAGGIN' BIRTHER!)
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To: JustPiper

“”Hamas and the Palestinian Authority are accusing each other of killing al-Mabhouh, not Israel.”””

Syria caught two or three of the characters to do with the assassination of Hamas leader...So they are fighting amongst themselves on who is to blame! LOLrotf,,just a bit!


2,884 posted on 02/18/2010 6:11:27 PM PST by caww
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To: JustPiper

Sorry for the redundant ping.


2,885 posted on 02/18/2010 6:15:27 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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To: JustPiper

Let’s see, today....

We hear of 5 Muslim terrorist Jihadis who tried Food Jihad on our boys stateside (covered up by DoD again...)

Someone tired of the federal government pulls a 9/11 on the IRS, takes out a building, and leaves a manifesto.

Incident # 8,467,202 of an aircraft terror bomb & diversion occurs.

The IAEA, headed by a Muslim named Muhammad, until very recently, “discovers” Iran *may be making a bomb!*

And the Fed chose to bump up the so-called “discount” lending rate, heralding the next phase of the purposeful destruction of America.

Can’t wait for tomorrow!


2,886 posted on 02/18/2010 6:32:42 PM PST by Moe Tzadik
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To: Moe Tzadik

The Clintons used to dump a lot of bad news all at once. They also liked to stretch out bad news. This smells of Clinton tactics, trying to avoid critical mass on one issue [such as the panty bomber combined with this], and at the same time, yanking us in several directions at once.

Lots of bad economic news at the same time [easilly overlooked]:

WAL-MART suffers first sales decline...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c23fbdc-1c8d-11df-8456-00144feab49a.html

Jobless claims rise...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35457298

Wholesale inflation surges...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/35457298

16.8% annual?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/New-jobless-claims-producer-rb-1321801194.html?x=0&.v=3


2,887 posted on 02/18/2010 6:37:16 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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To: caww
The two Palestinians who are from Fatah, and (at least) one of them who is an official in the Palestinian Authority were found in Jordan, where they were extradicted from and are currently in detention in Dubai. Word is, that one of them has confessed to his part in the murder.

The LATEST individual was apprehended and arrested in Syria, and interestingly, he is a member of Hamas --- which is the enemy of Fatah, and remember the murder victim is one of the FOUNDERS of Hamas.

It keeps getting curiouser and curiouser; meantime, the Arab press is condemning Israel and the police commissioner of Dubai is calling for the arrest of Mossad spychief Meir Dagan and of Prime Minister Benamin Netanyahu.

What a farce.....

2,888 posted on 02/18/2010 6:41:42 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Why can’t we live without them?


2,889 posted on 02/18/2010 6:42:30 PM PST by WestCoastGal
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To: WestCoastGal

We need intel. That requires translation and lots of it. The only alternative would be complete genocide.


2,890 posted on 02/18/2010 6:44:43 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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To: Moe Tzadik; JustPiper; TornadoAlley3

the 2 groups of Muslims linked?

posts 1300 & 1302 and 1303
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2454156/posts

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CBN News has learned exclusively that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas and are in custody. The five men were part of the Arabic Translation program at the base.

The men are suspected of trying to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson.

A source with intimate knowledge of the investigation, which is ongoing, told CBN News investigators suspect the “Fort Jackson Five” may have been in contact with the group of five Washington, DC area Muslims that traveled to Pakistan to wage jihad against U.S. troops in December. That group was arrested by Pakistani authorities, also just before Christmas.

Coming as it does on the heels of November’s Fort Hood jihadist massacre, this news has major implications.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2454434/posts?page=68#68


2,891 posted on 02/18/2010 7:08:59 PM PST by thouworm
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To: hennie pennie

Yeah...thanks for clarity on this...but it sure just proves, once again, you cannot ever believe anything the Arabs say...in their eyes if there’s a chance they can blame Israel or US they will.

And ...generally if you give them enough rope they will always hang themselves.

One of my prayers is always that God will confuse and confound their minds....I thank Him for doing so many times that I am aware of...and many more times that I am not.


2,892 posted on 02/18/2010 7:39:47 PM PST by caww
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To: thouworm

The short answer is yes - they all adhere to the same ideology.

They worship the same “god,” pray the same prayers, revere the same “prophet,” internalize the same war directives from the same terrorism manual (koran), and subscribe to Jihad.


2,893 posted on 02/18/2010 7:47:02 PM PST by Moe Tzadik
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To: caww

This story is just incredible and every single day there is new and ever odder news about it, it’s just incredible. LOL


2,894 posted on 02/18/2010 7:51:26 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

Yep, the government has completely lost all control...they simultaneously tell us we’re in recovery while saying there is another “unexpected” surge in unemployment filings.

I think it is almost a certainty Osama bin Soetero will have us in a war before the midterms.


2,895 posted on 02/18/2010 8:02:45 PM PST by Moe Tzadik
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To: Moe Tzadik

I could see him wagging the dog. Maybe some good would come from that? [Shrug.]


2,896 posted on 02/18/2010 8:07:39 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (AyersKKKByrdFALNpardonsBpantherNightsticks.AmyBishopDelahuntDNCisTerrorismParty.)
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To: thouworm

GOOD POST....!

Great work!


2,897 posted on 02/18/2010 8:33:50 PM PST by TokuMei
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To: Moe Tzadik
nothing definitive but certainly deserves watching for updates

CBN news is suggesting a more intimate relationship...

"A source with intimate knowledge of the investigation, which is ongoing, told CBN News investigators suspect the “Fort Jackson Five” may have been in contact with the group of five Washington, DC area Muslims"

2,898 posted on 02/18/2010 8:50:34 PM PST by thouworm
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To: JustPiper; blackie; PGalt; azishot; WestCoastGal; Rushmore Rocks; Oorang
Pouring cash into homeland security doesn't help fight terrorism

It’s a waste of money. Literally. At least that’s the gist of a new report compiled by the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Center for Public Integrity on U.S. Homeland Security cash. The problem, according to the report, is that the $30 billion set aside to spend on securing America from terrorists hasn’t resulted in better security. In fact, it’s worse.

US attorney - potential threat of agro-terrorism in SD

  “Livestock are the number one target for terrorists attacking the agriculture system,” Johnson said. “If you want to get a bunch of cattle sick at once, it’s not rocket science on how to do it.”

The mystery at Ft. Jackson - did CBN get it wrong?

Snips: CBN News has learned exclusively that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina were arrested just before Christmas and are in custody. The five men were part of the Arabic Translation program at the base."



Huge -- if true. Damaging and politically sensitive. Evidence of extensive infiltration of the U.S. Army by jihadists.

But the Army says it's not true.  No one has been arrested.   The National Security Council was not aware of any arrests, a spokesperson said.

Burqas? No, bacon burgers are France's new cultural battleground

After fights over burqas and Muslim-rights and France's national identity, French politicians are taking on the burger. Because it's a symbol of American imperialism? Mais non! A French fast-food chain is dishing up a pork-free halal sandwich.

Father who threw baby from bridge devout Muslim

A 21-year-old New Jersey man accused of kidnapping his 3-month-old daughter and throwing her off a bridge is described by his father as a devout Muslim who prayed regularly and is said to have immediately visited mosques and confessed to an imam following his crime.

Egypt claims to have uncovered secret Muslim Sisterhood

Egypt's State Security Prosecution has uncovered what it claims to be a special women's unit within the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement.

Islamists now spreading their message in English

......the Brooklyn jihadist, known as Younus Abdullah Muhammad, ought to know. Now 30 years old, he said he was born "a Caucasian American kid" whose parents in Pennsylvania were "part of the counterculture movement." He says he spent much of his adolescence "picking up books and smoking weed in the backyard," then traveled around with the Grateful Dead for a while. "I always was something of a drifter," he said, until he embraced Islam in 2000. About two and half years ago, he cofounded a Web site, Revolution Muslim, to spread the message of jihad.

2,899 posted on 02/18/2010 9:01:07 PM PST by MamaDearest
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To: MamaDearest

Thanks for the ping, MamaDearest. Speaking of Homeland Security...Napolitano has outdone herself. Check out this thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2454633/posts


2,900 posted on 02/18/2010 9:09:56 PM PST by azishot (J.D. Hayworth...U.S. Senator FOR Arizona...http://www.jdforsenate.com/)
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