Arrest Made in Times Square Bomb Case

NY Times9 ^ | 4 May, 2010 | LLIAM K. RASHBAUM, MARK MAZZETTI and PETER BAKER

[XHogPilot]

Federal agents and police detectives arrested a Connecticut man, a naturalized United States citizen from Pakistan, shortly before midnight Monday for driving a car bomb into Times Square on Saturday evening in what turned out to be an unsuccessful attack. (snip)

The man, Faisal Shahzad, 30, was believed to have recently bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that was found loaded with gasoline, propane, fireworks and fertilizer. (snip)

The authorities began focusing on Mr. Shahzad after they tracked the sport utility vehicle to its previously registered owner in Bridgeport, Conn., who had advertised it for sale on several Web sites. He paid cash, and the sale was handled without any formal paperwork.

The former owner told investigators that it appeared the buyer was of Middle Eastern or Hispanic descent, but could not recall his name.

Early Tuesday, at Mr. Shahzad’s former home in Shelton, Conn., just outside Bridgeport, a neighbor said that Mr. Shahzad and his wife, Huma Mian, spoke limited English, and kept mostly to themselves. The couple had two young children, a girl and a boy, said the neighbor, Brenda Thurman.

Ms. Thurman said the couple had lived at the house at 119 Long Hill Avenue for about three years before moving out last year. Mr. Shahzad left around May (2009), she said, and his wife followed about a month later.

Ms. Thurman said Mr. Shahzad got up early every morning and left to work nicely dressed, and had told her that he worked on Wall Street.

[drpix]

CORRECTION: “white car” = “white van”

[SunnyUsa]

he jumped right on the "disgruntled white guy" bandwagon along with the state-run media talking heads.

Yes, it's disgusting - it infuriates me that no one will talk about "the elephant in the room" The muslim terrorist cult that plagues all western societies....We need leadership that calls it what it is.

[SunnyUsa]

In cities like NYC it’s mostly an upside being a terrorists dream playground

[Lazamataz]

The man, Faisal Shahzad, 30,

HOLY CRAP! MSNBC WAS RIGHT! IT WAS A *TEABAGGER*!!!

[SkyPilot]

Obambi's desperately looking for his "Reichtag fire" and this would have been it.

Good point.

[Think free or die]

"Something to ponder in a day and age when speaking out against ones' government is no longer "patriotic". "

I don't wonder. I've noticed a lot of "people watching" at tea party events. I'm sure there's more that I don't see. We joke about being on lists. Black humor, of course.

[9YearLurker]

I think we’ve a pretty good idea what was going through his mind, but what are we doing naturalizing a Pakistani who speaks “limited English”?

[SkyPilot]

Beltway Sniper Redux. PC police agencies & media can't help themselves: They're always chasing after the “white man” in the “white car.” It must be a permanent mental fixation.

They should have put "Chief Moose" in charge.

So, just like the DC Snipers, our investigation into the Times Square Bombing is focusing on two White men, driving a White van. They are possibly wearing White underwear, and wishing for a White Christmas next year. All white.....errr....I mean.....all right?

[SkyPilot]

I heard these men were prime suspects, and had fled to a furniture making shop in Lancaster PA where DHS suspects a meth lab is located in the basement.

[cajungirl]

I just emailed Mayor Bloomberg and gave him a piece of my mind for assuming his fellow citizens are terrorists. I am sick to death of that assumption, that wish. They are salivating, hoping for a conservative to cause trouble. Bastards.

[rrrod]

mussie scum is mussie scum. Thats akk ya need to know.

[blueyon]

I am so glad they caught the White Guy that hated the healthcare bill........He must of been a Tea Party type...Oh wait, how did you say they caught?

[1curiousmind]

Those darn balding white middle-age...Pakistanis.

[ought-six]

Didn’t ObaMao just have a meeting or a seminar or something on how to develop more business with the muzz? Sounds like this suspect was one of the point men for that effort. Yup, gotta bring these jihadis in to the country for “bizzness,” don’tcha know. ObaMao is going to get us all wiped out.

[cake_crumb]

“Nicely dressed”. Just like the 9/11 terrorists, they can’t be terrorists because they’re “nicely dressed”?? What IS it with these women? It’s embarrassing!

[cake_crumb]

"If I had to guess 25 cents, this would be exactly that. Homegrown, or maybe a mentally deranged person, or somebody with a political agenda that doesn’t like the health care bill or something. It could be anything"

--Mike The Maroon Bloomberg

Since you beat me to it by long shot, I'll just repost the quote.

[Mich Patriot]

What was it the Idiot-in-Chief said? Something like “America is not at war with Islam...America will never be at war with Islam.”

Apparently the other side doesn’t agree.

[calex59]

You two need to get it together. This guy was being watched BEFORE he set the bomb. If they were really doing their job and if "technology" was as great as you say the guy wouldn't have gotten the bomb to NYC. It was sheer dumb luck that the bomb didn't go off. If the perp had used just a bit more of his brain there would have been many dead people lying on the NYC streets.

The real reason the arrest came so fast was because they knew of this guy already. Had the bomb gone off all of the evicence would have been destroyed(making the technology useless) and he would have made it out of the country.

I suppose we will get another speech from Nappy now about how "the system worked"!

[rbg81]

There were actually some leftists media people out there that were convinced that it was a right wing nut job like me.

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Apparently some pundits on MSNBC (Chrissy Matthews among them) were speculating that it was a right wing nut job due to the the primitive nature of the device. In their mind, a Muslim couldn’t possibly have done such a poor job of making a bomb—only a “stupid” right winger. Now that the perp is a member of the ROP, look for the story to disappear from the headlines fast.

[red tie]

“BLOOMBERG SAYS BOMBER COULD BE HEALTH CARE OPPONENT”<p.

Where is his apology!