 Hi there. My name is Faisal. I’m a nutball! |
Authorities hunting for the suspect in the botched Times Square bombing dramatically beat the clock overnight, seizing a Pakistani-American citizen moments before he was set to begin a long trip to his strife-torn homeland.
Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested around 11:45 p.m. ET Monday at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, said Attorney General Eric Holder…
Shahzad was on board Emirates Airlines Flight 202 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the jetway had been pulled back when the plane was called to return to the gate, a law enforcement source said. Shahzad was booked through to Islamabad, Pakistan, via Dubai, a senior airline official confirmed.
“They just caught him at the last second,” a law enforcement source said…
The Nissan Pathfinder had its vehicle identification number removed from the dashboard. Police climbed under the SUV and retrieved the VIN from the bottom of its engine block.
This breakthrough led investigators to the vehicle’s registered owner and then to Shahzad, who purchased the SUV, an official said.
The Nissan Pathfinder had been sold three weeks ago in a cash deal with no paperwork exchanged, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said Monday. The $1,800 deal was closed at a Connecticut shopping mall, where the buyer handed over the money and drove off, the source said…
The cash deal is perfectly ordinary in Connecticut. Some folks earn a year-round living buying and selling cars off the books. An easy way to avoid taxes.
Hours after the arrest, police were seen at a house in a Bridgeport, Connecticut, working-class neighborhood as part of the investigation. Agents with the FBI and local police, including members of a bomb squad, conducted a search…
While police continued to piece together information about Shahzad, they learned he traveled to Dubai before, most recently in June 2009 and returned to the United States in early February, a law enforcement official said…
Shahzad became a U.S. citizen on April 17, 2009.
Fulfilling all requirements, no doubt.
… and if he had stolen the car or bought an untraceable car.. what then? RTFA… this guy wasn’t a nut… he’s been systematically screwing America since 2006, playing on the idiotic mortgage crisis that brought America to it’s knees. He bilked you out of 100′s of thousands of dollars moving from foreclosure to foreclosure.
“Here’s another house sir. You want a $300,000 mortgage? No problemo. I won’t even ask you how many times you’ve been foreclosed on in the past 5 years. I won’t even check out your ability to pay. This is America where privacy and political correctness mean more than life itself. Just sign here, and have a wonderful day. Oh, by the way there’s a sale on fertilizer just down the street.”
“Times Square Bomber walked through TSA without a hitch” – has Dvorak Uncensored been bought by Gawker?
A nut?…. he wasn’t building another crotch bomb, and he realized at the last minute that his pants were too small.
@16
can you define “profiling” so that using it does make sense. If not, you are just regurgitating dogma. If so, why post as if you can’t?
Why don’t you do your own research on behavioral profiling and Israel’s airport security, and see how it works out for them.
#20–Dallas==what does “recognize” mean? Leaving the vin on the engine block is as smart as a failed triggering device. Stupid at the basics.
The VIN was like a typed note: here is my name and address, come get me.
Recognition—ok.
I think it draws attention to the computer networks actually working. Once the guys name was put in the computer, his name popped up on the passenger list at the airport and they got there after the jet ramp had been closed. That close. THAT actually gives me some hope that the TSA can be of some help rather than a hinderance to our national safety.
#24–a==If I initiated a post that said profiling was good or bad, I would. But I didn’t==you did.
Not up to 3 sentences to give us your thoughts huh?
Hee, hee. Can’t argue your way out of an open paper bag. Good job.
Dallas, the reason he was tracked down was easy-peasy. The car was registered. It’s just another slap in the face for freedom… like the video cameras in Times Square and computer chips in your car.
[rhetoric off.]
Skeptic–I see we are in a foot race to point out the obvious. When is your lunch break?
Bloomberg had it right.
Just looking at this guy, I can sense his displeasure with the federal healthcare takeover.
Yep, that’s the beef.
As usual, our liberal leaders are right on top of the situation.
Re#28 bobbo, funny you should ask. I just sat down with a bowl of noong… just spelling it like it sounds. It’s the toasted rice at the bottom of the pot when you cook long grain rice. After you remove the moist cooked rice from the pot, leave the toasted crust in the bottom. Turn up the heat for a few minutes, then add a few cups of water (instant steam) turn off the heat, cover and let sit for a few minutes. Makes a toasted rice soup that is nutty and sweet. It’s traditional peasant Chinese that you can’t get in a restaurant. Mmmmm.
Terrorists don’t like noong.
So, I thought they were looking for a balding white dude?
Why didn’t he just steal a truck? Is there a shortage of car thieves in New York?
Or, better yet, he should have bought a brand-new GM truck – with 0% financing courtesy of US taxpayers.
According to this article, it was a disposable cell phone and not the VIN that got him busted. I guess they will outlaw those now too.
http://politico.com/news/stories/0510/36738.html
What magic spell was TSA supposed to use to “know” this was a bad guy? If he wasn’t getting on THAT plane with a gun, knife or bomb, then what were they supposed to do? Use psychic powers to know he was “a bad guy”? Until the authorities tell the TSA someone is not to be let through, they only stop if you’re doing something wrong NOW (ie. trying to bring a gun through security).
@32
SHHH! Don’t tell these folks! 99% of terrorists are EXTREMELY STUPID! They have no idea how to cause real damage and not a CLUE, not even as smart as an average stoner in this country, on how to get away with a crime. Crazy stupid, but they believe god will magically protect them or “assist” I suppose. Belief in magical invisible beings floating in the sky will make you do stupid stuff.
#30–Skeptic==I’ve had that by accident, never by design. But it does sound good. I love crusty food, but not chitlings.
#33–McCullough==thats one confused story on Politico. Is their reporting usually so mixed up and unclear?
what I take away is that the FBI was working on all the leads they had. I guess we will have to wait for the Frontline Special to get the homogenized story.
The Times Square bomber was not a member of the Tea Party as suggested by Mayor Bloomberg and Katie Couric.
#38 Benji, let’s let the investigation run its course before jumping to that unlikely conclusion.
How did the TSA fail? Was the TSA informed that this guy was wanted? No.
Did he sneak any weapons on board? No.
Did he use fake documents to buy his ticket or present id? No.
What law that under jurisdiction of the TSA were they suppose to use to arrest him?
I’m curious about the title transfer in CT. In California, when you sell you car, you send in a piece of paper telling the DMV you sold your car. On the form you you say to whom, how much, and when. That way if the car is later involved anything (normally an accident or parking ticket) you can defend yourself as not being responsible.
I’ll bet CT is similar.