Threat Level Severe: What They Are not Telling You About Jihadist Activity

I find it curious that the threat level has not been increased despite elevated levels across the Western world. The UK just upped their threat level to severe – considering Islamic jihad's appetite for aviation and transatlantic terror, it would be prudent for the Islamist in the White House to be cautious.

Here are recent findings from the latest DHS report: Heads up, or is it heads off? …..No matter.


Key Findings

A recent posting to a jihadist online forum suggested several iconic
landmarks and structures in the United States as potential targets for attack, including the Library Tower in Los Angeles, the Sears Tower (now called the Willis Tower) in Chicago, the Plaza Bank in Seattle, as well as the Empire State Building, unspecified suspension bridges, and the financial district in New York City.

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Jihadist forum postings often express aspirations to attack U.S. critical
infrastructure, and these specific facilities
often have been cited in intelligence
reporting as potential terrorist targets. Aspirational and even fanciful online postings,
however, may inspire some extremists to conduct violent actions. 

[…]

Jihadist forums often are used for recruiting and expressing anti-U.S. or
anti-Western ideologies, as well as promoting potential targets for attack.
On 31 December 2009, a message posted to the Al-Fallujah Islamic Forum suggested
several iconic facilities and other unspecified infrastructure facilities in the United States
that could be attacked by al-Qa‘ida, but did not discuss attack methods or timing.
Landmark

The posting specifically mentioned as possible targets the Library
Tower in Los Angeles, the Willis Tower in Chicago, the Plaza Bank in Seattle, as
well as the Empire State Building, unspecified suspension bridges, and the
financial district in New York City.

The posting also made broad reference to airports, seaports, and
stadiums as potential targets.

Much like the Zazi the Muslim Nazi 9/11/09 plot that was busted.

Some Listed Facilities Focus of Past Plots

Some of the facilities mentioned in the posting have been targets of previous
actual or reported attack planning probably because of their symbolic value or the
expected economic ramifications of an attack.

In June 2006, authorities arrested seven men in Miami for plotting to
destroy the Sears Tower (as it was then known) and an FBI building. These
individuals believed they were working with an al-Qa‘ida operative.

In August 2004, financial institutions in New York City and
Washington, D.C. were warned that an al-Qa‘ida operative had conducted
preoperational planning in a plot to use vehicle-borne explosives
to destroy one or
more buildings.

In 2002, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed formulated a plan to crash an
airplane into the Library Tower in Los Angeles, but abandoned the idea before
any real operational planning occurred.

Previous Forum Postings Encouraged Violence

Jihadist forum members frequently have posted similar messages aimed at
inciting attacks and expressing support for past attacks
.

In November 2009, a number of Al-Fallujah Islamic Forum
participants posted messages of support following the killing of 13 people in the
attack at Fort Hood, Texas.

In October 2009, a posting on the same forum warned that attacks
would be carried out in Germany on a Sunday in October. This threat followed
the release of al-Qa‘ida videos also threatening Germany, although no attacks
occurred.

In February 2007, al-Qa‘ida’s online magazine “Sawt al Jihad”
published a call for individuals to attack the oil and natural gas industries of
countries that supply the United States.

DHS/I&A assesses that these forums encourage recruitment and
participation in violence and sometimes provide instructional materials, but terrorists are
unlikely to conduct actual attack planning in such open environments. Members of these
forums seem to be aware that their sites are monitored, but post jihadist material in an
effort to inspire planning and action.

Outlook

DHS/I&A is unaware of any credible reporting indicating current attack
planning in the United States connected to online postings. DHS/I&A assesses, however,
that such postings could inspire some forum members or readers to take violent actions
against named facilities, and recommends reporting of suspicious activities that may
suggest preoperational planning in the vicinity of the targeted locations.

Oh, ok. Never mind.

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