I really hate to say that Obama got lucky again, because really, it was fortunate that the bomb in Times Square didn’t detonate. This administration, which claims it has been tougher on terror than the prior, has twice seen itself as lucky with the failed underwear bomb and now the Times Square bomb. Perhaps, this administration would rely on a little waterboarding rather than luck to thwart terror attacks before they happen.
Fox News is reporting that a person of interest has been identified- a naturalized US citizen who has spent several month in Pakistan. This must be a huge blow to liberals who were hoping it was a Tea Party supporter who left the bomb. Rosie O’Donnell must be equally upset knowing it wasn’t one of those “radical right-wing Christians”. When will liberals and Obama recognize that we are in a war and no amount of placating, apologizing, or appeasing these people will put a halt to these attacks? Unfortunately, the obstinacy of this President and his supporters will not allow them to admit that they’ve been wrong all along and that only fighting back and destroying these people will help to put a stop to these continued attacks?
New York Daily News:
A Connecticut man was being sought Monday in the failed plot to blow up a bomb-laden SUV in Times Square, sources said.
This “person of interest” bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that was abandoned with the engine running – and with primitive, but potentially deadly payload in the rear – just two weeks ago, law enforcement and police sources told The Daily News.
Investigators aren’t certain whether he is the same man who drove the rolling bomb to the Crossroads of the World, but he has not been seen by his girlfriend – and has not shown up at his home or job – since the frightening incident on Saturday night.
Detectives from the NYPD and FBI identified the SUV owner after tracking down the registration of the previous owner, who told investigators he’d sold the vehicle.
The mystery man met the seller through craigslist.com and paid $1,300 cash for the Pathfinder, the Daily News has learned.
The revelation came as:
- The News learned from sources that forensic evidence found in the Pathfinder points to the possibility that whoever prepared the car bomb has links to foreign terrorists.
- The White House uttered the T-word for the first time in connection with the failed plot that sent a scare through the city. “I would say that was intended to terrorize, and I would say that whomever did that would be categorized as a terrorist,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
- Vehicular traffic in and out of Manhattan slowed to a crawl as officers checked suspicious looking trucks entering the East River tunnels – and gave New Yorkers a jarring flashback to the tense days after the 9/11 attacks.
- Police were still trying to identify a man who was caught on tape moments after the SUV – packed with enough fuel, fertilizer and explosives to ignite a massive fireball – was abandoned in Times Square.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned the person on the tape may not be a suspect.
“It was a hot day,” he said. “Maybe he was just changing his shirt. And this is Times Square, where you have the Naked Cowboy.”
Security cameras captured a white man who appears to be in his 40s leaving the scene on W. 45th St. while the Pathfinder sat with its engine running, hazard lights flashing – and smoke curling from its vents.
On the video, the man takes off a dark shirt to reveal a red one underneath as he hurries along Shubert Alley.
“He looks around, takes off that shirt, puts it in a bag and continues to walk south, looking a couple of times in a furtive manner,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
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