Surprise! Arrest in NY bombing plot is of naturalized citizen of Pakistani descent

who recently made a trip to Pakistan. He was arrested on his way out at JFK International airport. The amateurish nature of the bomb is not uncharacteristic of international jihadists: car bombs ascribed to Al Qaeda were defused at London night clubs without explosion.(The only slight doubt that it was part of the international jihad was due to the fact that it wasn't a SUICIDE operation; while most bomb plots are due to international jihad, pretty much all suicide bombings are Islamist in origin.) While the international jihad is broad in its motivation ( even of U.S. nationals ), it is less adept when it comes to technical execution.
http://tinyurl.com/2apnukz... Faisal Shahzad was on board a Dubai-bound flight that was taxiing away from the gate at Kennedy Airport when the plane was stopped and FBI agents and New York Police Department detectives took him into custody late Monday, law enforcement officials said.****Had he not tried to leave from JFK,and to Dubai yet, he might not have been identified so quickly. Jihadists might be malevolent but are not necessarily smart.(The smarter ones DISPATCH bombers; they don't often indulge themselves.)****... U.S. authorities "will not rest until we have brought everyone responsible to justice," Attorney General Eric Holder said early Tuesday, suggesting additional suspects are being sought.****Holder for sure plans to charge him with parking violations and leaving the scene of an accident**** In Pakistan, intelligence officials said at least one man has been detained in the southern city of Karachi in connection with the Times Square case: a man named Tauseef who was a friend of Shahzad..."As Americans and as a nation, we will not be terrorized. We will not cower in fear. We will not be intimidated," Obama said.****"Hell, as Islamophiles, we won't even pay much attention to this kind of stuff!"""Shahzad became a naturalized U.S. citizen last year shortly before traveling to Pakistan,...****With the enormous backlog of citizenship applications (actually explaining some of the long-term illegal Mexican residents), what kind of fast track did this guy get? Why was someone with a wife in Pakistan not given a bit more scrutiny before citizenship was granted? Did he decide to become a bomber only after becoming a citizen or is it more likely that he was a jihadist before so that the "Arizona law" might be useful for more than limiting the number of illegals from south of the border.****... Shahzad has been answering questions for investigators, the official said, declining to say what information was provided. It's unclear if those conversations will continue.****Is he being interrogated as an enemy combatant or as a domestic lawbreaker? Has he yet been read his Miranda rights? That's why it's "unclear."****... Shahzad was being held in New York and couldn't be contacted. A phone number at a listed address for Shahzad in Shelton, Conn., wasn't in service.****The Taliban have complained that he's incommunicado but the State Department has promised to inquire.****... Holder urged Americans should remain vigilant.****No-one can say Eric isn't on the job. And Napolitano "thought" on Sunday that there was "potential" for terrorism here. Ya think? ****
... Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the arrest should not be as used as an excuse for anti-Muslim actions. "We will not tolerate any bias or backlash against Pakistani or Muslim New Yorkers," he said. ****Now, no-one can blame Mayor-of-NY-Bloomberg for this caution but how about Muslims or Pakististanis in Connecticut or Pennsylvania?**** ... Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the AP that authorities had not been formally asked for help in the investigation but would cooperate if asked.****It's good that Obama has zeroed in on who our reliable allies really are ( not the Brits, Hondurans or Israelis, of course.)**** More than a dozen people with U.S. citizenship or residency, like Shahzad, have been accused in the past two years of supporting, attempting or carrying out attacks on U.S. soil, illustrating the threat of violent extremism from within the U.S. Among them are Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, a U.S.-born Army psychiatrist of Palestinian descent, charged with fatally shooting 13 people last year at Fort Hood, Texas; Najibullah Zazi, a Denver-area airport shuttle driver who pleaded guilty in February in a plot to bomb New York subways; and a Pennsylvania woman who authorities say became radicalized online as "Jihad Jane" and plotted to kill a Swedish artist whose work offended Muslims. ****Er, has anyone noticed what is perhaps a common thread in these cases, even though it's not mentioned in this report? Not too many in Obama's administration or among others of the politically-correct.****
Surprise! Times Sq Bomb Suspect a Muslim
Thomas Lifson The American left must be disappointed this morning to learn that the suspect in the failed Times Square bombing is not the longed-for "Caucasian male" right wing extremist. Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized American citizen of Pakistani origin, most likely has never attended a tea party, and so far as we know is not on record opposing ObamaCare. Mr. Shahzad did, however, recently spend some months in his native Pakistan. A thirty year-old, he reportedly owns homes in Shelton and Bridgeport, Connecticut, largely working class communities in the wealthiest state in the union. A man of property, able to travel the world - he and two others were pulled off an Emirates Airlines plane bound for Dubai last night at JFK airport.
Obviously, as a citizen, Shahzad will receive his full due process rights. How did this man gain citizenship? Given the volume of immigration from Muslim-majority nations, perhaps it is time to revisit these regulations, with a view to the very real threat from those who are orthodox Muslims living out their obligation to wage jihad against the infidels.
Update: It is being reported that Shahzad was in foreclosure proceedings on at least one of his houses. His access to cash to buy the SUV, buy the supplies, and buy a last minute airline ticket to Dubai [full fare] all strongly suggest he was being financed by a terror group.****Amazingly, the left-media are awash with speculations as to his "motive." It must be financial reverses that made him crazy...sure. What is clear is that whatever his motive, it had to be one or more of the following:
He was bribed by Pakistani Taliban ( somewhat plausible since he didn't want to martyr himself ); he was threatened by Pakistani Taliban ( possible since his family was in Pakistan but why did he send them to Pakistan in the first place? ); he genuinely believes in Islamic Jihad ( to the point of killing infidels but not to the point of getting himself killed. )****