the Uni-brower.
Posted on 05/04/2010 2:30:18 AM PDT by 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.
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Damn yankee!
Kidding, y'all...really!
“Federal agents and police detectives arrested a Connecticut man, a naturalized United States citizen from Pakistan”
I just can’t believe it! /sarc
Does sound like naturalization was part of the overall plot.
Good to hear that they got this guy. Very close call.
I don’t understand how this could still be going on in the new era of Obama. Where’s all the harmony that was to be ushered in with the great new leader? The world was now to love America.....
I’d take cowboy diplomacy any day.
This is clearly a case of Islamophobia and profiling. If he took a citizen’s oath, he’s exonerated.
When exactly will an apology come from the media to all white men?
Some of the hundreds of so called fair news reports:
Times Square: Police look for white man taped near bomb scene
http://www.ndtv.com/news/world/times-square-police-look-for-white-man-taped-near-bomb-scene-22638.php
So far, the police investigation focused on finding a white man in his 40s recorded by a security camera at the car stopped the suspect, taking off his shirt and looking around, said Barbara Celis. However, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and NBC acknowledged being a little hasty to draw this man, since Times Square for millions of people pass daily.
http://www.dailyhotnews.org/639/a-man-arrested-for-foiled-times-square-bombing/
White male’ sought in NY car bomb incident
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\04\story_4-5-2010_pg7_6
Washington Post: Car bomb in Times Square started to detonate, would’ve caused ‘sizeable’ number of deaths: Police said Sunday that they were reviewing surveillance video that may have captured a suspect in Saturday’s failed car bombing in Times Square, describing him as a white man in his 40s who repeatedly looked back at the rigged SUV in a furtive manner and exhibited other
http://www.examiner.com/x-44562-National-News-Headlines-Editor~y2010m5d2-Time-Square-Terrorism-Scare-NYC-officials-rule-out-Taliban-review-South-Park-threats
Law enforcement officials offered a more detailed description of the makeup of the failed car bomb found in Times Square on Saturday night, and said they were reviewing surveillance footage that showed a white man who appeared to be in his 40s walking away from the area as he looked over his shoulder and removed a layer of clothing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/nyregion/03timessquare.html
Police video: White man in 40s is suspect in fizzled Times Square car bomb
By Associated Press
May 02, 2010, 6:22PM
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/05/amateurish_times_square_car_bo.html
I'm pretty sure if they had arrested someone associated with the Tea Party movement it would have been a four inch banner headline in a special edition of the paper!
No bias here.
These “people”?
More like these “muzzies”.
IT’s almost like they think “@$#@!@#$%%#!! Why won’t those freakin tea baggers try and blow something up! It always winds up being the stupid jihadists!!!”
The DUmmies were convinced it was a white, male, domestic TEA bagger.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8257027
lol.... link?
Flood Bloomberg’s office with calls demanding an apology!
Ph# 212-788-0010 CALL NOW!!!
DEMAND AN APOLOGY!!!
Off the cuff comments to Katie Couric were unacceptable.
Why doesn’t everyone get of of this guy’s back? nHe was just trying to recycle an old vehicle. He is such an accomplished greenie. Move along, you haters.
Why? Strip him of his citizenship and waterboard the terrorist!
“BLOOMBERG SAYS BOMBER COULD BE HEALTH CARE OPPONENT”
This is probably true. Since he probably want the US to become a nuclear wasteland, there would be no healthcare.
He must be a teapartier.
We’ve got to close the Craigslist Loophole, if we are to be safe.
Bloomberg could be right.
After all this guy Faisal hasn’t been mirandized yet, or asked to show his papers, or his feelings about ObamaCare.
Lying to the Infidel in the hopes of please allah??
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