Times Sq. Bomb Suspect Had Other NYC Targets

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS News/AP

The suspect in the botched Times Square bombing told investigators that he had other targets in New York City, CBS News reports.

The news comes as prosecutors announced Faisal Shahzad would make his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday. Shahzad would appear in court on five felony charges related to the May 1 botched bombing, they said.

Shahzad told investigators that he targeted other Midtown Manhattan attractions such as Grand Central Terminal and Rockefeller Center, CBS News reports.

More of Shahzad's other targets included the World Financial Center near ground zero in Manhattan and some offices of the Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., CBS News reports.

Sikorsky, a defense contractor, has facilities in Shelton, Conn., and Stratford, Conn.



Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/18/national/main6495977.shtml?tag=stack

[damntexdem]

1. But having locked his keys inside the bomb vehicle, he couldn't get to any other targets.

;-)

[uppityperson]

2. omg! He not only did not blow up Times Square, he might have not blown up other places also

seems "meh" news, but perhaps it's just me and my cynical jadedness

[No Elephants]

9. I'm thinking Silorsky found it interesting. Ditto folk who live in Connecticut.

[leftynyc]

17. This woman from Westchester

isn't laughing or making light of this either.

[uppityperson]

18. I am only making light of the reporting. There are targets all over and it is spooky to find

one near you or somewhere/someones you love

[onehandle]

3. So many terrorist attacks averted under Obama.

Heck of a job on 9/11, Bushie.

[frylock]

4. to be fair, the obama admin didn't really do jack shit to prevent this

[lib2DaBone]

5. The Times Square Bombers Father is a high ranking Military Officer in the Pakistani Air Force

Just like the Christmas Underwear Bomber whose father was a high level Government Official...

These are not random Terrorists without money or means..

I can not connect the dots.. maybe someone can?

[No Elephants]

14. Those weren't the only dots, though.

Did you think Bushco did a good job of connecting the dots, or not? How about Clinton? How about Poppy Bush? How about Reagan? How about Obama? He said his administration didn't, not on the underpants bomber and not on the car bomber. Is Obama lying?

Munich happened on Carter's watch. So did the Iran hostages, but I can't expect Carter to have anticipated it or seen a pattern. At least not based on what I know. Maybe Carter had intelligence that should have alerted him. But, sometime between the Munich Olympics and 911, one of those bozos should have seen a pattern and instituted some safety measures.

The first duty of our government is to protect our lives. Presidents will tell you so themselves, and they are correct. That's why the government paid the families of the 911 victims. What the hell did any of them do?

Maybe they did a lot of things and never told us, for security reasons. I'd like to think that, but I don't have a lot of confidence in my wish.

[onehandle]

6. I was kidding-ish in my subject line.

Dead serious in the body of my post.

[frylock]

7. got it

:thumbsup:

[Ian David]

8. If he was planning on blowing-up other shit, then why did he leave the country?

A victory lap?

[Robb]

10. Didn't work, knew he was hosed.

He'd purchased a second vehicle, apparently, to load up with more half-cooked explosives. Sort of shoots the "all terrorists are suicide bombers" theories out of the water.

[Ian David]

12. Just because the first bomb failed didn't mean he couldn't try again.

Maybe he figured he needed to go back to Pakistan for a remedial course?

[No Elephants]

15. If he wasn't planning to bomb other shit, why would he say he was?

[Ian David]

16. Good point. Nothing about this dude makes any sense. n/t

[rug]

11. He also directed DHS to his cache of Pop Rocks which he planned to use in these missions.

[Ian David]

13. LOL! n/t