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Comment by Paymaster on January 13, 2010 at 2:16pm

All....This article was in the Navy Times last week. I think we need to rethink how we share are information. JG

Monitors: Jihadist threats to Navy increasing

By Philip Ewing - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jan 10, 2010 18:02:25 EST

Jihadist threats online against U.S. warships in the Middle East have spiked since just before the New Year, according to a monitoring group in Washington, including some of the most ambitious calls yet for terror attacks specifically on the Navy and sailors.

One Dec. 30 post, translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute, calls for readers to assemble and submit information about American ships and their crews in chilling detail:

“Information on every U.S. naval unit — and only U.S. [units]! — should be quietly gathered [as follows:] [The vessel’s] name, the missions it is assigned; its current location …; the advantages of this naval unit; the number of U.S. troops on board, including if possible their ranks, and what state they are from, their family situation, and where their family members (wife and children) live; what kind of weapons they carry; the [vessel’s] destination …; the missions it has carried out; the way to monitor it around the clock; if its location is changed, define its movements and its route; monitor every Web site used by the personnel on these ships, and attempt to discover what is in these contacts.”

The writer, whose handle is “Ubada bin Al-Samit” and who posted on a Web forum called Al-Falluja, assured readers every item would be useful:

“My Muslim brothers, do not underestimate the importance of any piece of information, as simple as it may seem; the mujahideen, the lions of monotheism, may be able to use it in ways that have not occurred to you.”

The posts were provided to Navy Times by MEMRI spokesman Richard Wachtel, who said his group does not usually see comments that call so specifically to target American warships. Also significant, he said, was that the post was a response to an official call from the Yemeni terror group, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, to Muslims: “Kill the crusaders in the Arabian Peninsula on land, in the air, and at sea.”

The Yemeni branch of al-Qaida has been in an international spotlight after a man linked to it allegedly tried to blow up an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day.

A Jan. 4 post on another jihadist site alluded both to the failed attack and to the pending “threat” to American warships, Wachtel said.

“We have attacked you on land and in the air ... and soon [we will attack] in the sea ... . Al-Qaida’s troops, especially those in the Arab Peninsula, have expertise in this area. Their first naval operations ... were the destruction of the [destroyer] Cole [in 2000] and of the French oil tanker [Limburg in 2002].”

As in posts on any topic across the Internet, the terror sites apparently include their share of bluster and bravado: Neither the Cole nor the Limburg were “destroyed” after their respective attacks.

Cmdr. Chris Sims, a spokesman for 5th Fleet in Bahrain, told Navy Times that officials there “[take] all threats, real or perceived, very seriously and therefore maintain a constant high level of vigilance to ensure the safety of our personnel both ashore and afloat.”

Comment by Paymaster on January 13, 2010 at 9:50am

Sarah....Good to hear from you. I see that things are moving along for you. Are you feeling better?

Comment by Dee on January 13, 2010 at 12:33am

he is very closed mouth about anything to do with the navy, I get more info from this site then anywhere :(

Comment by Paymaster on January 12, 2010 at 4:15pm

New name same old Jody G.

Comment by Dee on January 12, 2010 at 1:55am

does any mom's or wifes or girlfriends have any ideal on there schedules for in port and underway? we are planning more trips out west ty

Comment by Paymaster on January 10, 2010 at 5:36pm

I am going to try for the first of March for my next visit to SD. Looking forward to just visiting, no ship tour for me.

Comment by Dee on January 1, 2010 at 3:32pm

Hey there dinner on the GB was wonderful, the Captain served us dinner with his kids( it was cute) we had ham turkey and roast beef and all the fixing lol the ship was a WOW... i'll post some pictures when I figure out how to do it lol if anyone wants to see the ships better than getting on base take a harbor tour its cheap and you get right up to the ships 25.00 per person ohh and do the 2 hour tour..... HNY all

Comment by Paymaster on December 31, 2009 at 6:04pm

Dee....So how was your christmas aboard ship?

Had a wonderful four day visit with my son and family. I am worn out from all the company, partying and eating. Thank god we are home for New Years and will have a quiet evening in with a light dinner and a good movie.

I did finish my one important gift in time. It was a memory quilt for my son. It was all his old football t-shirts. If you go to my page you can see the quilt.

Hope all of you have a wonderful and safe New Years.

Wishing for peace on earth for all.

Comment by Dee on December 31, 2009 at 1:05pm

Same to you Denise! im home from SanDiego had a wonderful time and got to bring my sailor home for a short stay

Comment by Paymaster on December 22, 2009 at 4:02pm

Denise....Glad to hear she is home. Wishing you the best holidays!!!

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