[GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY]

Dry run perhaps? Not a good sign, whether it's terrorism related or not.

[Mo1]

The Whackos from the left?

[Khurkris]

testing response time?

[Dont Mention the War]

I think a pipe bomb in a backpack qualifies as terrorism whether it's perpetrated by Al Qaeda or some twerpy 16-year-old white kid from Hempstead.

[Chad Fairbanks]

This is just the beginning - the LEftist pigs are in training for the Convention. More of this will be happening in the weeks running up to it, I'm almost certain. It's what they do.

[piasa]

Maybe a MEterror dry run, or maybe an ANSWER type cooking off prematurely due to all the news.

[Watery Tart]

Don't worry. The Horse will reason with whoever did this. They are, deep down inside, our friends. </sarc>

[dandelion]

God bless this good cop - may he recover completely.

Heads up, NYC...

[yonif]

People need to go through metal detectors and have their belongings x-rayed at all major public transport areas.

[xm177e2]

Dry run perhaps?

An explosion in a public place disqualifies this from being considered a "dry" run.

[Dimez Apart]

As a military brat who lived overseas during the 90's and dealt with bomb threats in 5th grade, i was surprised but not shocked by 9/11. Terrorist will hit America before the election. Its the American peoples job to do exactly what this brave cop did. STAY AWARE, STAY VIGILENT. This will send a flurry of BUSH IS NOT PROTECTING US garbage around the news tomorrow, but I am encouraged by the rapid response to the bombing. Between Surveillance tapes and the CIA, we'll catch whatever creature did this.

[CyberAnt]

Yep .. I think it's a dry run.

Just like when they left the suitcases on the subways.

[American in Israel]

Welcome to the Jihad. Not a dry run, a bomb packed with schrapnel in a subway. When they catch him, execute him for attempted Mass Murder. Set an example now, or pay thousands of times over later.

[rabidralph]

No matter what the nationality of the perp, it's terrorism. I wish law enforcement would stop beating around the bush.

[bored at work]

A police spokesman insisted that authorities do not believe that the incident was terrorism

perhaps we should redefine the definition of terrorism.

[samtheman]

A police spokesman insisted that authorities do not believe that the incident was terrorism

Who decides to put out this horse manure?

Obviously the people who say they "do not believe that the incident was terrorism" do in fact believe that the incident was terrorism.

Please list the alternative categories a pipe-bomb in a subway can fall under:

1. Modern love?
2. Boys will be boys?
3. Girls just want to have fun?
4. Hot time, summer in the city?
5. Let the good times roll?

What is the yearly salary of the genius who does "not believe that the incident was terrorism"? Maybe we can save that money and hire some more cops.

[hocndoc]

This is terrorism. We just don't know who the terrorist is.

[Sister_T]

Just better hope it wasn't a "dirty bomb".

[2nd amendment mama]

Then you've got this:

"Manhattan Federal Judge Robert Sweet's decision - made public yesterday - prohibits blanket searches of bulky bags and backpacks in the absence of a "specific threat."

[sarasota]

Speaking of dry runs, there's a follow up article in the Women's Wall Street online site regarding the Terror in the Skies article posted last week. Seems this story is going to break nationally soon.

[OldFriend]

Now that the federal judge has decided that the police have NO right to inspect bags and backpacks of protesters during the Republican convention I see the probability of a lot more of these incidents.