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New York bomb case widens with Pakistan arrests
Reuters ^ | May 4,2010

Posted on 05/04/2010 12:05:15 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

A Pakistani-American accused of driving a car bomb into New York's Times Square will be charged with an act of terrorism, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday as Pakistan arrested several relatives of the man.

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, told authorities he acted alone in Saturday's failed bombing, but skeptical investigators are looking into his recent trip to Pakistan, a U.S. law enforcement source said.

Shahzad, 30, was arrested late on Monday night after he was taken off an Emirates airline plane that was about to take off for Dubai. Hours later, several relatives and a friend were arrested in Pakistan.

"We have picked up a few family members" related to Shahzad, a security official in Karachi said. A friend of Shahzad was also detained.

Shahzad is from the disputed Kashmiri region but it is not known if he was affiliated with any militant group, a source familiar with the investigation said. The source asked not to be named because the issue is sensitive.

"Which group he may have belonged to and how he became radicalized, we don't know yet," said the source.

Although markets shrugged off the New York car bomb attempt as a one-off situation, tensions are high among investors. News that police in London closed a subway station to investigate reports of a suspect package pushed U.S. stock index futures to session lows before the market opened on Tuesday.

Shahzad was due to appear in federal court later on Tuesday and would likely be charged with an act of terrorism and the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction among other offenses, Holder said. Had the bomb detonated, many people could have died, experts said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ctcell; faisalshahzad; globaljihad; islam; jihad; jihadinamerica; maydaybomber; pakistan; shelton

1 posted on 05/04/2010 12:05:15 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We're seeing a pretty western dude...like the 9-11 dudes.

But one of his neighbors said he wore Muslim clothing.

2 posted on 05/04/2010 12:08:04 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (What)
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To: All
Related thread:

Documents found near bomb suspect's former Shelton home (by CT Post reporter)

3 posted on 05/04/2010 12:08:56 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Hey Obama, this is what happens when your grovel and kowtow to the Muslim groups like CAIR, or to foreign leaders. They still come gunning for us.


4 posted on 05/04/2010 12:11:25 PM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: theDentist

He doesn’t care. He’s not one of us.


5 posted on 05/04/2010 12:14:35 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"how he became radicalized"

Uh, read the Koran; went to the mosque.

6 posted on 05/04/2010 12:20:01 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2
"how he became radicalized"

Ask Zer0.

7 posted on 05/04/2010 12:21:23 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Revolting cat!

The scope widens, no longer looking for obese men in Sarah Palin shirts.


8 posted on 05/04/2010 12:21:25 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The hysteria of Matthewsism and Andersonism has led to a Tea Party Scare that is unAmerican.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The Feds are checking for his ties to the Tea Party (you think they’ve forgotten about that white man in the video?) and the radical Amish community since we already know that Islam is a religion of peace.


9 posted on 05/04/2010 12:23:26 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Paladin2

” how he became radicalized?”........what idiots.....better said who contacted him to set this off and planned this “cell” sitters target and when.


10 posted on 05/04/2010 12:28:56 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Cut his head off.


11 posted on 05/04/2010 12:31:05 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Just found this note on a Tech Web Site:

Times Square Bomb Plot SUV Bought Off Craigslist

12 posted on 05/04/2010 12:39:55 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Paladin2

How the NYC bomber got radicalized:

WARFARE IS ORDAINED FOR YOU, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that you hate a thing which is good for you and it may happen that you love a thing which is bad for you. (2.216)

Fight those among the People of the Book [i.e. Jews and Christians] ... who do not profess the true religion, until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. (9.29)

“AND FIGHT THEM UNTIL THERE IS NO PERSECUTION , AND RELIGION SHALL BE ONLY FOR ALLAH 2:193

If you refuse to fight, Allah will afflict you with a painful doom. 9:39

Believers must fight for Allah. They must kill and be killed , and are bound to do so by the Torah, Gospel, and Quran. But Allah will reward them for it. 9:111

Fight those among the People of the Book [i.e. Jews and Christians] ... who do not profess the true religion, until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. (9.29)

Christians will be burned in the Fire. 5:72

Whoever says Muhammad was black must be killed…(Ash-Shifa, Tr. Aisha Abdarrahman, 2004)

Ahmad ibn Abi Sulayman, the companion of Sahnun said, “Anyone who says that the Prophet was black should be killed. (ibid, p.375)

In one Hadith, Mohammed referred to Blacks as Raisn Heads (Sahih Al Bukhary vol. 1, no. 662 and vol. 9, no. 256), and as pug nosed slaves in Sahih Moslem vol. 9 pages 46 and 47.
Christians are wrong about the Trinity. For that they will have a painful doom. 5:73

Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to the rich and greedy Christian monks and Jewish rabbis.9:34

Jesus was not the Son of God. Those who say he was (Christians) are going to hell. 19:35-37

Scourge adulteresses with 100 stripes. Do not show them any pity. Have a party of believers watch the punishment. 24:2

Sura 33 “And he bequeathed to you their lands, their homes and their possessions, together with land you have never trodden” (33.27) .

“Be patient with unbelievers until you have strength” (86.17).

Quran 3:28 Don’t have unbelieving friends unless it is to deceive them. Remember the final goal is to Allah.

Allah’s law (Sharia) is binding to all…4:135

Allah accepts only Sharia and no other laws…7:29, 57:25

Allah is the Law-giver; He appointed Muhammad to implement the only correct laws (Sharia laws)…45:18

Quran 9:33 ISLAM WILL PREVAIL OVER ALL RELIGIONS ——————————————————————————————

THE FOUNDER OF CAIR HAS TOLD US PLAINLY OF ISLAM’S OBJECTIVE IN AMERICA:

“ISLAM ISN’T IN AMERICA TO BE EQUAL TO ANY OTHER FAITH, BUT TO BECOME DOMINANT. The Koran ... should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth. Everthing we need to know is in the Koran. We don’t need to look somewhere else.” OMAR M. AHMAD, CHAIRMAN OF CAIR,the mainsteam Muslim advocacy group.

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13 posted on 05/04/2010 12:43:34 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
We are making progress....from the DOJ:

N.Y. bomb attempt was terrorist plot: DOJ

14 posted on 05/04/2010 12:45:36 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Sacajaweau
Related thread:

AP sources: Bomber trained at Pakistan terror camp

15 posted on 05/04/2010 1:10:51 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: theDentist

Since he’s a CT resident... wonder if he’s connected to Obama’s ISNA friend and inaugeral speaker Ingrid?


16 posted on 05/04/2010 8:43:45 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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