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Did Faisal Shahzad Nearly Get Away?
CBS News Investigates ^ | May 4, 2010 | Daniel Farber

Posted on 05/04/2010 9:51:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The Federal complaint against Faisal Shahzad documents that the Pakistani-American tried to detonate a bomb in Times Square and received bomb-making training in Waziristan, Pakistan. Shahzad was tracked as a suspect since late Sunday night, and was added to a no-fly list as a possible terrorist.

Yet, the Times Square bombing suspect managed to board Emirates flight 202 to Dubai on Monday night. Shahzad was arrested by U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) officials before it left the gate, but after the plane plane was fully boarded and the door closed.

Most curious is how Shahzad, a suspected and potentially dangerous car bomber who was being tracked by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies since late Sunday, was able to drive to crowded Kennedy Airport, with a loaded 9mm handgun with extra clips in the car. It appears that the FBI and others watching Shahzad lost track of him for a period of time as he made his way toward the airport in Long Island.

When asked about Shahzad's movements, Attorney General Eric Holder said, "I was here all yesterday and through much of last night and was aware of the tracking that was going on. And I was never in any fear that we were in danger of losing him."

In 2007, a similar domestic terrorism incident occurred in the UK. Two explosives-filled Mercedes were discovered in major tourist areas of London, near Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Police were able to disable the car bombs. The day after the car bombs were discovered in London, a Jeep Cherokee loaded with propane gas was driven into a terminal at Glasgow International Airport. The perpetrators of the Mercedes and Jeep car bombs were an Iraqi doctor and Indian aeronautical engineer.(continued)

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Politics; Travel
KEYWORDS: bho44; birminghamcell; ctcell; ericholder; faisalshahzad; maydaybomber; napolitano; nationalsecurityfail; obama; obamasfault; shahzad; terrorism; tigertiger; trainingcamps; wazaristan; wot
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We were very lucky. First, the bomb did not go off, due to the terrorist’s incompetence, not the vigilance of the authorities. Next, the authorities missed a trove of the terrorist's documents when they searched his former residence: a local reporter found them . Finally, the FBI lost track of him and damn near let him escape.
I don't count on the FBI getting any information from this guy: they will be too busy ensuring that his creature comforts are attended to. Fortunately, it appears the Pakistanis have nabbed a few of his associates. They know how to conduct an interrogation and we may actually learn something about the plot from them.
21 posted on 05/04/2010 11:06:57 PM PDT by Godwin1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

when I read the title, I saw “Fashizzle,” which is also my response to the question.


22 posted on 05/04/2010 11:11:29 PM PDT by FightforFreedomCA (Pelosi is a wretched, communist, b!#*&)
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To: LibFreeOrDie; GeronL

Thanks!


23 posted on 05/05/2010 8:49:19 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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