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Al-Qaeda Releases Video Aimed At Germany Posted: 17 Jan 2009 10:51 PM PST The terrorist network Al-Qaeda has released a new video with a message directed at Germany, a US security organization that specializes in screening Islamist internet pages said Saturday afternoon. The 30-minute video was made by someone calling himself ‘Abu Talha, the German,’ according to an email sent by the Washington- based IntelCenter. The video message is titled ‘Rescue Plan for Germany.’ ‘This is the most significant and high-profile address by al-Qaeda to Germany and perhaps any European country,’ the center said. The statement is in German with Arabic subtitles. The substance of the message however was not yet available. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

Inauguration - Tips To FBI About Suspicious Activity On The Rise Posted: 17 Jan 2009 10:44 PM PST The FBI said Saturday it is receiving more and more tips about suspicious activities and items as the inauguration approaches, though there have been no specific or credible threats. “The closer you get to the event, the more threat streams come in. People become a little bit more aware and want to do the right thing and pick up the phone and call us and tell us,” said John Perren, the special agent in charge for counterterrorism at the FBI’s Washington field office. “Agencies want to forward us everything they have, just to ensure that this inauguration will be the safest inauguration there has ever been,” Perren said. The FBI is one of 58 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies that are part of the largest inaugural security operation in history. There is no credible intelligence, at this point, that indicates terrorists plan to disrupt the events. But intelligence officials are concerned about potential attack scenarios, such as a car bomb or other explosive devices. Should such an incident occur over the next three days, the bureau is ready with emergency response equipment that stretches down a city block on 5th Street. There is a 40-foot bomb truck to handle suspicious items with a bomb-detecting robot that performs jobs considered too dangerous for a person. The FBI has a separate truck with a 12,000-pound blue steel ball that is strong enough to contain blasts of explosives. There is also a mobile command center with seven laptops, 15 televisions, six cell phones, a microwave, mini fridge and 12-cup coffee maker; an armored assault vehicle; and evidence response team trucks to process a crime scene. The FBI will have as many as 1,000 employees helping to secure the inauguration, with 155 two-person intelligence teams dressed in plain clothes and strategically placed to look for specific threats. “We’re very, very confident that if anything happens, we know how to respond to it,” Perren said. via Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information.

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