Check out the counter terror report (hat tip P.). Note that police found a handgun in the White Isuzu Trooper that he left parked in JFK's Parking Lot. Could have easily been a different result. The motive is self evident.
Zahra Nawz, the counter terror specialist who prepared this report failed to mention:
Pakistani government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told TIME on Tuesday that the suspect had had ties with militants while in Pakistan. "He was here at a training camp," the source said. (Time magazine)
Are the leftoids still clicking their heels together and praying for a tea party motive? They love their ideas but hate people. They'd sooner see us all dead then abandon the fantastical delusions.
NY car bomb suspect cooperates, but motive mystery
Times Square
Car Bomb Arrest
Information Cutoff
Date: May 4, 2010; 10:4
AMNYPD SHIELD intelligence briefs are current as of the information cutoff date.
The information is therefore preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision.
Prepared By:Zahra Nawaz
Intelligence Research Specialist
Zahra.Nawaz@nypd.org
Summary
- •Faisal Shahzad, a 30 year old, U.S. naturalized citizen of Pakistani origin was arrested at 11:45 p.m. on May 3, 2010 at JFK International Airport on an Emirates Airlines Flight 202 from New York City to Dubai
- •Flight 202 was about to take off when it was called back; two other passengers were questioned, but subsequently released
- •All passengers, luggage and the plane were screened before the flight departed at 6:29 a.m.on May 4
- •Shahzaddrove to the airport in a white Isuzu Trooper that was found in a parking lot with a handgun inside
- •He admitted to driving the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder loaded with gasoline, propane, fireworks and fertilizer into Times Square on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 , and claims to have acted alone
- •Shahzadis scheduled to appear at 500 Pearl Street Manhattan Federal Court on May 4, 2010, after 2 p.m. EST; the charges are not yet public
- •The Pathfinder’s Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) had been removed from the dashboard; but Police retrieved it from the engine block
- •The VIN enabled investigators to find the registered owner of the vehicle in Connecticut where it was sold to Shahzadfor $1,300 in cash.
- •Shahzadbecame a U.S. citizen on April 17, 2009 and due to his change in status, authorities had a recent picture and were able to show it to the vehicle’s seller who identified the suspect
- •Also, an email address Shahzadhad given the seller was used to trace him and a cell phone number was traced back to him.
- •Shahzadis a 30 year old naturalized American citizen of Pakistani origin; he is said to have been a resident of Karachi
- •He is married and has two young children, a boy and a girl, with whom he shared a home in Shelton, Connecticut, near Bridgeport , at 119 Long Hill Avenue, until May 2009, when he moved out.
- •Shazad’soccupation is not yet known; a neighbor speculated he worked on Wall Street
- •Shahzadhas traveled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, most recently in June 2009 and returned to the U.S. in early February
- •A Pakistan Interior Ministry official said Shahzadhad been in Pakistan in April 2009 and departed on August 5th; there is conflicting information about the exact time of the visit with other reports placing him there in July-August 2009
- •Shahzadallegedly stayed in the port city of Karachi during that period while other reports said he traveled to Peshawar, close to the border with Afghanistan
- •New York City remains a major target for terrorist attacks
- •Vehicles loaded with incendiary materials could potentially cause significant damage
- •The arrest adds evidence that terrorist will go to great lengths to fit into our society while planning their attack on American citizens
- •The public’s cooperation and partnership with law enforcement authorities is critical for security in New York City neighborhoods
- •If You See Something, Say Something!
- 1-888-NYC-SAFE (1-888-692-7233)
NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau
Call Mayor Bloomberg and tell him to remove the CAIR-tied attorney from his Human Rights commission: SIOA CAMPAIGN OFFENSIVE: Fight for Removal of Un-indicted Co-Conspirator, Hamas linked CAIR Counsel/President and 911 Terror Lawyer From NYC Human Rights Commission
