Faisal Shahzad

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Wary of Leaks, FBI Quashed No-Fly Info About Shahzad

Agency feared tipping off would-be bomber

(Newser) - The FBI identified Faisal Shahzad as the prime suspect in the botched Times Square car bombing within 2 days but specifically notified only certain airlines that he had been added to the no-fly list. His status changed on May 3, but the bureau pressed Homeland Security to limit the number...

Investigators Puzzled by Shahzad's Incompetence

Lack of bomb-making skills suggest he was a 'C-Team' recruit

(Newser) - For a guy who supposedly trained with the Taliban, Faisal Shahzad seems to have been a pretty lousy bombmaker, and this ineptitude has puzzled investigators. While the Taliban field manual has detailed bomb-making instructions, the device Shahzad left in Times Square was amateurishly assembled and used the wrong components, Peter...

Holder: Pakistani Taliban Behind Times Square Bomb Plot

(Newser) - Attorney General Eric Holder says the Pakistani Taliban was "intimately involved" and "directed this plot" in the failed Times Square bombing. Speaking on Meet the Press and This Week today, Holder said the Taliban perhaps financed the plot carried out by Faisal Shahzad, a US citizen of Pakistani...

Facing Bias, Pakistanis Pretend to Be Indian

Times Square bomb scare boosts anti-Pakistani sentiment

(Newser) - Pakistani immigrants are again feeling prejudice after the attempted car bombing in Times Square, and they're resorting to an old tactic to avoid discrimination: pretending they are Indian. After September 11, with anti-Pakistani sentiment in the US peaking, merchants and job seekers learned quickly that identifying with their homeland's archrival...

Suspicious Package Empties Times Square
 False Alarm 
 Empties 
 Times Square 
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May 7, 2010 1:30 PM CDT

False Alarm Empties Times Square

Forgotten cooler sets off massive reaction

(Newser) - Streets around Times Square have reopened after being evacuated when police received a report of a suspicious package abandoned under a bench in the area. The "package" turned out to be a small cooler with water bottles inside and a bag holding some papers, CNN reports. The objects were...

Petraeus: Times Square Suspect Is 'Lone Wolf'

General says he didn't get help from Pakistan militants

(Newser) - Gen. David Petraeus says the Times Square bombing suspect is a "lone wolf" terrorist who did not work with others. The general who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan says alleged bomber Faisal Shahzad was inspired by militants in Pakistan, but didn't have direct contact with them. Shahzad...

So Miranda Didn't Blow This Case&mdash;but It Could Have!
So Miranda Didn't Blow This Case—but It Could Have!
charles krauthammer
May 7, 2010 8:06 AM CDT

So Miranda Didn't Blow This Case—but It Could Have!

Treat terrorists as enemy combatants, or we endanger civilians

(Newser) - America must update its approach to investigating terrorists, argues Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post . It's great that Faisal Shahzad kept talking after being read his Miranda rights, but what if he stopped? His silence could have put people at risk. "We should treat enemy combatants as enemy combatants,...

Taliban Now Say They Didn't Send 'Brave' NY Bomber

Pakistani militants say they're proud of Shahzad, but he's not one of them

(Newser) - The Pakistani Taliban have done a U-turn on their claim of responsibility for the Times Square bomb attempt. Group officials now say they had nothing to do with the bomb—but they are "proud" of the "brave job" done by suspect Faisal Shahzad. American law enforcement officials have...

Money Man Sought in NY Bomb Plot

Officials have the name of carrier linked to bomb purchases

(Newser) - Investigators are on the hunt for a courier who funneled cash to Faisal Shahzad ahead of his failed Times Square car bombing . Officials have the name of someone who helped Shahzad pay for the second-hand sport utility vehicle and other materials he used to build the gasoline-and-propane bomb he has...

Senators Want to Strip Terror Suspects of Citizenship

Opponents wave the Constitution

(Newser) - Joe Lieberman unveiled his controversial proposal today to strip Americans linked to terror groups of their American citizenship, reports the Hill . Scott Brown is on board and says he has "a feeling that a lot of our colleagues feel the same." They see it as common-sense legislation—why...

Shahzad Did Dry Run for Times Square Attack

Times Square suspect bought gun, weak fireworks in months before attack

(Newser) - Faisal Shahzad did a practice run to Times Square in the SUV he used for last weekend's attempted car bombing, according to law enforcement officials unraveling the terror suspect's movements. Shahzad drove to Times Square in the SUV three days before the attack and returned two days later to drop...

Shahzad's Dad: Family Knew Nothing of Plot

Pakistan neighbors stunned

(Newser) - Faisal Shahzad's father, a retired Pakistani Air Force commander, says he knew nothing of his son's alleged links to terror groups. Air Vice-Marshal Baharul Haq, who once headed Pakistan's civil aviation authority, told the Sun that he was contacting the Pakistani government to find out the truth about his son....

Times Square Suspect Snagged by Phone Number

One he gave officials months ago turned up as a match

(Newser) - The would-be Times Square bomber came oh-so-close to covering all his tracks. But as the details trickle in, it seems what truly tripped him up was a phone number he provided to customs officials as part of airport screening a few months ago , reports the New York Times . The new...

REVENGE MOTIVE FOR Times Square bomber- NYPOST.com
NYC Bomb Was Payback for Drone Strikes
DETAILS EMERGE
May 5, 2010 11:14 AM CDT

NYC Bomb Was Payback for Drone Strikes

Shahzad saw hits in Pakistan; lost Conn. home to foreclosure

(Newser) - A picture is starting to emerge of what drove Faisal Shahzad to attempt to detonate a bomb in Times Square. The 31-year-old father of two lost his home to foreclosure last summer, unable to parlay his Master's degree into success, the LA Times reports. Shortly thereafter he spent eight months...

US Tightens No-Fly Rules
 US Tightens No-Fly Rules 
times square aftermath
May 5, 2010 10:03 AM CDT

US Tightens No-Fly Rules

Faisal Shahzad got on flight despite list

(Newser) - The Obama administration is tightening its no-fly-list rules in response to Times Square bomb scare suspect Faisal Shahzad's near-escape on a Dubai-bound flight. When an urgent new name is added to the watch-list, airlines will now have just two hours to check and make sure they don't have a matching...

Bomb Plot, Near Escape Point to Huge Holes in Security

Shahzad allowed to board plane despite no-fly listing

(Newser) - Officials are probing huge holes in a US security net that allowed the Times Square bomb suspect to travel back home to Pakistan for several months of terrorist training, then purchase gallons of explosive chemicals for his car bomb. In addition, incredibly, suspect Faisal Shahzad was allowed to board a...

NY Bomb Probe Focusing on Pakistani Taliban

Militant group appears ready to go global

(Newser) - The Pakistani Taliban's claim of responsibility for the Times Square bombing was greeted with widespread skepticism, but investigators are now focusing on the group in the wake of suspect Faisal Shahzad's arrest. Shahzad has told interrogators that he received training in Waziristan—a militant hotbed in Pakistan's frontier region—and...

No Perp Walk Today; He's Talking Too Much
 No Perp Walk Today; 
 He's Talking Too Much 
times square case
May 4, 2010 5:29 PM CDT

No Perp Walk Today; He's Talking Too Much

Faisal Shahzad's court appearance is delayed

(Newser) - Faisal Shahzad won't be appearing in court today as scheduled, and maybe not even tomorrow, because he's offering up so much information to investigators about his alleged terror plot at Times Square. Feds formally charged Shahzad with five terror-related counts late in a day when details about him came fast...

Suspect Says He Trained in Pakistan

Faisal Shahzad tells authorities he studied bomb-making

(Newser) - Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad told investigators that he received training on how to make bombs during a 5-month visit to Waziristan, Pakistan, reports the Wall Street Journal . He reportedly got back in February. Authorities say Shahzad continued talking—and, in fact, implicating himself—after being read his Miranda...

Holder: Shahzad Charged in 'Terrorist Plot'

Times Square suspect due in court today

(Newser) - Eric Holder officially announced the arrest of suspected would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad today, saying he'd be charged with “an act of terrorism transcending national borders” and “attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction” among other things. He described the incident as “terrorist plot aimed...

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