Suspect Arrested in Times Square Bombing Case

Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani man believed to be connected to the failed Times Square bombing attack this Saturday, was arrested just hours ago while trying to board a plane headed for Dubai.


Here's the rest from the AP/Yahoo!:

NEW YORK – A Pakistani man believed to be the driver of an SUV used as a car bomb in a failed terror attack on Times Square was taken into custody late Monday by FBI agents and local police detectives while trying to leave the country, U.S. officials said.

The suspect, Faisal Shahzad, was identified by customs agents atJohn F. Kennedy International Airport at about 11:45 p.m. Monday and was stopped before boarding an Emirates airlines flight to Dubai, according to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and other officials. Shahzad is a naturalized U.S. citizen and had recently returned from a five-month trip to Pakistan, where he had a wife, according to officials who spoke to The Associated Press early Tuesday on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation.

Shahzad was being held in New York and couldn't be contacted. He has a Shelton, Conn., address; a phone number listed there wasn't in service. Investigators were searching his home.

The U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District in Manhattan will handle the case and said Shahzad would appear in court Tuesday on formal charges, but those charges were not made public.

Holder said the U.S. "will not rest until we have brought everyone responsible to justice," suggesting additional suspects are being sought.

Awesome.

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Is it Possible that Iran Will Fake an Attack Against Itself?

All right, bear with me on this one. Iran has declared that tomorrow it will deliver a 'devastating blow' to the West. Speculation has spread across the internet. Most assume some sort of major move or unveiling, such as the revealing of a nuclear weapon or a massive strike on protectors that are swarming the streets since their election.

But what if Iran were to fake an attack on itself?

It is quite possible that any major belligerent move would cause a backlash against Iran. The unveiling of a nuclear weapon could cause sanctions, the same goes for squashing protests. However, it could be plausible that, should fear be great enough, that a so-called "western" power could preemptively strike Iran.

But more, what if Iran were to fake a preemptive strike against themselves? It would cause a perfect storm. They could easily claim that Israel attacked them in fear of the "blow" that they were going to unleash. What if Iran were to kill some of its own citizens, I mean kill more of its citizens, by blowing up a bomb and saying it was an Israeli terrorist? In the eyes of the world, if Israel were to deny it, it would be a he-said she-said scenario in which it may be hard to concretely disprove Iran.

The potential backlash against our ally in the Middle East could be devastating. Unable to disprove the accusations, Israel could be admonished world-wide. Iran would look the victim, Israel the aggressor; Iran would have its "devastating blow" without any major side-effects. Think about it.

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Awesome: Al Qaeda Leader Blowded Up

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AL QAEDA PLANNING HUGE ATTACK FOR OBAMA

From World Threats, it's reported that al Qaeda is in stages of development for a major attack to greet President Obama.

If this is true, it goes along with one of my earlier thoughts. Al Qaeda and America's enemies have had a history of testing our new leaders, and we now have one who is very untested.

Al Qaeda is planning to get us involved in Africa. This will do one of two things. One, it's one of their main bases and they're counting on our fear of intervention (especially in Africa) to either keep us out or force us out later. Second, it could be a ploy, to divert resources from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Waziristan. Neither are good options.

Our Ethiopian allies and some AU nations have peacekeepers in Somalia, but it would appear that if we can't get our allies to contribute to ISAF, how many troops can we get for Somalia? Obama's mettle will be tested, like Joe Biden predicted, and we'll see if his spine--and ours-- are made of steel.

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