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Times Square Bomb: U.S. Officials Finding Foreign Links to New York Bomb Plot
ABC News ^ | May 3, 2010 | RICHARD ESPOSITO, PIERRE THOMAS and BRIAN ROSS

Posted on 05/03/2010 1:26:24 PM PDT by faq

U.S. law enforcement officials say there is growing evidence the Times Square bomber had ties to radical elements overseas and did not act alone.

One senior official said the individuals involved "are living here and did not come from overseas to carry out the bombing."

Attorney General Eric Holder said today the investigators had made "substantial progress" in tracking the man who drove a Nissan Pathfinder into New York's Times Square with a crude bomb that failed to detonate.

Officials declined to provide the specifics that led them to believe there were overseas links to a larger plot.

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"This is moving very fast because they left behind a treasure trove of evidence in the unexploded car," one US official told ABC News.

Officials told ABC News Senior Justice correspondent Pierre Thomas that the Connecticut owner of the vehicle told them he had sold the Nissan SUV last month in an unrecorded sale to an "Arabic or Latino looking man" in his 20's or 30's, for a few hundred dollars in cash.

The license plate on the car was apparently stolen from an auto repair shop outside Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to law enforcement officials.

The authorities told ABC News that the previous owner provided a description of the man who bought the car, and told investigators the vehicle was sold for several hundred dollars in cash, with no written records identifying the purchaser.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: denmark; faisalshahzad; islam; nationalsecurityfail; pakistan; rop; southpark; terrorism; timessquare; timessquarebomb
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To: OldDeckHand

I find that strange also. Who would let a car registered in their name be driven off by a stranger? Weird. This is a perfect example, FBI knocking on your door. Like I said weird.


81 posted on 05/03/2010 4:09:14 PM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: Marty62

NY Daily News:

This “person of interest” bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that was abandoned with the engine running - and with primitive, but potentially deadly payload in the rear - just two weeks ago, law enforcement and police sources told The Daily News.

Investigators aren’t certain whether he is the same man who drove the rolling bomb to the Crossroads of the World, but he has not been seen by his girlfriend - and has not shown up at his home or job - since the frightening incident on Saturday night.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/03/2010-05-03_times_square_car_bomb_square_evidence_points_to_overseas_terrorist_involvement_w.html#ixzz0muXfflZl


82 posted on 05/03/2010 4:11:32 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: Terry Mross
“Can I be sued?”

Are you a white male?

If not, don't worry about it.

83 posted on 05/03/2010 4:13:22 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: Kozak; faq

Yep, those darn Amish again. Obviously paid cash so his brethern wouldn’t know he bought a car instead of a new horse and carriage.


84 posted on 05/03/2010 4:17:19 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: faq
Remember, Obama and the MSM was busy partying while the US was being terrorized.
85 posted on 05/03/2010 4:17:56 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: musicman

BFLR


86 posted on 05/03/2010 4:18:46 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: JustaCowgirl

It’s not going away....yet...

The WaPo is reporting that the FBI anti-terror unit is now officially on the case......


87 posted on 05/03/2010 4:21:46 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR.......Monthly Donors Wanted.)
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To: Gator113
"I sure hope nobody is so stupid as to think this event was the end."

Yup, a small test. This was a joke, right? Insult?

88 posted on 05/03/2010 4:23:20 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Impeach Obama)
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89 posted on 05/03/2010 4:23:49 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Kozak
German Lutherans?

Only if the "treasure trove of evidence in the unexploded car" included a hymnal, a casserole for that night's potlock, and a 5-gallon coffee maker.

90 posted on 05/03/2010 4:24:26 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: GreyFriar
Yep, those darn Amish again. Obviously paid cash so his brethern wouldn’t know he bought a car instead of a new horse and carriage. "We're Just An Amish Band" http://www.electricamish.com/MP3/Amshband.mp3 http://www.electricamish.com/MP3/Heathen.mp3
91 posted on 05/03/2010 4:24:31 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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To: faq

DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it’s terrorism!!! This was a no brain-er!!


92 posted on 05/03/2010 4:28:26 PM PDT by pollywog ("Under His Wings".........Psalm 91:4)
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To: Mr. Quarterpanel
Most Muslims have less than a year of formal education.

I think he wanted to start a fire that would then just blow up the propane tanks.

I'm sure they wont start asking for citizenship papers in NY over this. That would be so racist. Bloomberg would rather see the Empire state building collapse than ask for papers.

93 posted on 05/03/2010 4:31:33 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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To: faq
From ABC News:

Federal authorities are closing in on the man they say is a person of interest in the Times Square car bomb attempt this weekend, who is described as a naturalized American citizen who hails from Pakistan and just returned after spending five months there. Police release video of possible suspect seen near site of failed attack.

There is growing evidence the bomber did not act alone and had ties to radical elements overseas, with one senior official telling ABC News there are several individuals believed to be connected with the bombing and that at least one of them is a Pakistani-American.

Authorities Have Identified Person of Interest in Times Square Bomb Attempt


94 posted on 05/03/2010 4:32:54 PM PDT by CedarDave (Arrogant Obama on tax day protesters: "YouÂ’d think they would be saying 'Thank You!'.")
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To: OldDeckHand
If a car is over a certain age, it's not required that it have a title. We have bought and sold a number of cars without titles over the years.

Even without a title, a bill of sale is a good idea just to protect you from the county coming looking for a tag fee. But in the case of the county, all that's needed is an affidavit that you've sold the car. It's the buyer's responsibility to title the vehicle, not the seller's.

And if the car was sold at some earlier without a title, the owner may have only been able to GET a "scrap/salvage" title without a bill of sale or a title signed over to him. Do you know at what point in the chain the salvage title appeared?

I don't think this is necessarily some sort of scam. Naturally the perpetrator of a bombing would want a vehicle WITHOUT a paper trail, and he certainly wouldn't register it.

95 posted on 05/03/2010 4:34:19 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)T)
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To: Deo volente
Real terrorists would never be that stupid /s

Like the '93 WTC bombing terrorist who rented the van using his real name and real credit card?

96 posted on 05/03/2010 4:34:52 PM PDT by keepitreal ( Don't tread on me.)
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To: TShaunK
"Arabic or Latino looking man"

You can't say that . . . it's profiling!!
97 posted on 05/03/2010 4:41:17 PM PDT by mentor2k
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To: faq

But less than 12 hours after the attempted attack, United States Senator Chuck Schumer was on my TV speculating that this was a “LONE WOLF” (code for EVIL WHITE MAN) and that it was highly unlikely to be connected to any foreign terrorist organizations. What do you have to say for yourself now, Chucky? Pathetic!


98 posted on 05/03/2010 4:45:51 PM PDT by joseph20 (...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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To: faq

John Doe #3 is back...


99 posted on 05/03/2010 4:46:25 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
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To: faq

But, what about the White guy upset about Healthcare?

SeeBS and Bloomberg told us so!


100 posted on 05/03/2010 4:53:06 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie ("young people, African-Americans, Latinos and women" - 0. Ageist, Racist, Sexist.)
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