The system worked.
Posted on 05/03/2010 9:29:48 PM PDT by Steelfish
Man Arrested in Times Square Bomb Plot
Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times A Connecticut woman said she sold the S.U.V. used in the failed bombing to a man she described as Middle Eastern or Hispanic. By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, MARK MAZZETTI and PETER BAKER May 3, 2010
Federal agents and police detectives Monday night arrested a Connecticut man, a naturalized United States citizen from Pakistan, in connection with the failed Times Square car bombing on Saturday night, two people briefed on the investigation said.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, was believed to be the one who recently bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that was found loaded with gasoline, propane, fireworks and fertilizer in the heart of Times Square, the people said. Charges against the man, who had returned recently from a trip to Pakistan, were not announced.
The authorities began focusing on him after they tracked the vehicle to its previously registered owner in Bridgeport, Conn., who had advertised it for sale on several websites. He paid cash, and the sale was handled without any formal paperwork.
The former owner told investigators that the buyer was of Middle Eastern or Hispanic descent, but could not recall his name. It was unclear how agents from the Joint Terrorist Task Force identified him. Federal authorities Monday night provided few details about the arrest, the suspect, or the scope of any conspiracy in the failed attack.
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See...the NYT used the T word.
Shahzad Faisal.
Imagine that.
Jeez - they’ll let anybody into the Tea Party these days!
Napolitano will nail the guy for illegal parking.....
Is he upset about Obamacare?
Is this the “white male”?
That just had to make the initial story/ MSM spin machine. Then they can report the truth a few days later and half the people won’t notice.
The full story has still not been disclosed. It’s possible that the bald man, suspiciously taking off his sweater on a hot day was in cahootz with this guy.
They will now water board him until he admnits that he is opposed to the Health Care reform bill.
Arizona.
Or the oil spill.
Pakistanis can't go bald?
CBS Reporting:
“The source told CBS News forensic evidence uncovered in the vehicle led them to a Middle Eastern man’s name that was familiar to counter terrorism investigators.”
So the man who was “familiar” to counter-terrorism officials was allowed re-entry to the US!!!!
Just a minor reporting error- He “looked” like a bald white guy
Obama will be the first to tell us not to jump to conclusions...
Hey, look, the system worked, ok?
The system worked.
Man is a Connecticut resident who bought the SUV at center of probe
NEW YORK - Authorities arrested a suspect in the attempted weekend car bombing in Times Square, NBC News' justice correspondent Pete Williams reported early Tuesday morning.
A U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, Shahzad Faisal, was arrested Monday night in Long Island, Williams reported.
Earlier, an official told The Associated Press that the potential suspect recently traveled to Pakistan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the case was at a sensitive stage.
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