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2010-05-02 Home Front: WoT

Gov. Paterson: Car Bomb An 'Act Of Terrorism'

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Posted by gorb 2010-05-02 14:57|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Surprised the doofus didn't try to blame it on the Tea Partiers....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2010-05-02 15:22|| 2010-05-02 15:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Oblahblahhas been so lucky twice now that we know of.

I count this as the fourth, one of which was successful:

o The aborted Afghan-Yemen plan to bomb the New York City subway last September -- Nasi and a couple of high school friends have been convicted for it, and the imam will be returning to Afghanistan in a few months.

o The unsuccessful pantybomber from Nigeria who flew in Christmas day, also connected to Yemen.

o Major Hassan, who successfully killed many of his fellow soldiers just before they shipped out to Iraq, and who I believe now faces the death penalty.

o The unsuccessful Times Square SUV bombers.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-05-02 15:38|| 2010-05-02 15:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Separately, I think Governor Patterson is the first politician to openly call this terrorism.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-05-02 15:57|| 2010-05-02 15:57|| Front Page Top

#4 "Surprised the doofus didn't try to blame it on the Tea Partiers..."

I'm sure he would have liked to, but the Obama regime probably already had in their hands the Pakistani Taliban video taking credit for the attempt.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2010-05-02 16:00|| 2010-05-02 16:00|| Front Page Top

#5 I'll give Paterson his due. It's a reasonable statement.

I would have liked to have seen an additional sentence about hunting the terrorists down, grinding them into the earth, and torching their villages, but that's just me.

But we do indeed owe thanks to a street vendor and to the police.

Posted by Steve White 2010-05-02 16:21|| 2010-05-02 16:21|| Front Page Top

#6 There have been a lot more attempts, including 3 muslim plots in one week to bring down office/governmental buildings. Law enforcements stings even got one of them on video pressing the switch of the US gov issued truck bomb.

Posted by ed 2010-05-02 16:28|| 2010-05-02 16:28|| Front Page Top

#7 o The aborted Afghan-Yemen plan to bomb the New York City subway last September -- Nasi and a couple of high school friends

Sorry -- my brain apparently got a little too efficient -- that's Najibullah Zazi, of course.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-05-02 16:44|| 2010-05-02 16:44|| Front Page Top

#8 At the NYPD news conference, Kelly said they had a video of a white male, about 40, leaving the scene and changing his shirt from a dark color to a red one underneath. They also blew open the gun box and it had packets of white powder, possibly fertilizer but still being analyzed. I guess they also have fingerprints and other forensic material. He did say someone also contacted a local new organization and took credit or gave a warning beforehand. No further elaboration.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-05-02 16:57|| 2010-05-02 16:57|| Front Page Top

#9 There's not going to be a backlash until one of these attempts is successful. And that's the sad fact.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2010-05-02 16:57|| 2010-05-02 16:57|| Front Page Top

#10 There's not going to be a backlash until one of these attempts is successful. And that's the sad fact.

I'll bet the pols are just watching public reaction to see if they can afford to just shrug this off.

Posted by gorb 2010-05-02 17:09|| 2010-05-02 17:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Test.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-02 17:43|| 2010-05-02 17:43|| Front Page Top

#12 Police may have video of possible car bomb suspect

Posted by tipper 2010-05-02 19:00|| 2010-05-02 19:00|| Front Page Top

#13 There's not going to be a backlash until one of these attempts is successful. And that's the sad fact.

The real sad fact is there'll be locals wherever the terrs finally get lucky saying "Why not give sharia a try..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-05-02 19:06|| 2010-05-02 19:06|| Front Page Top

#14 CNN tells that there is a "huge back market in motor vehicles" in this country.

Posted by Grunter 2010-05-02 19:12|| 2010-05-02 19:12|| Front Page Top

#15 20 over 9, Barbara!

Posted by KBK 2010-05-02 19:45|| 2010-05-02 19:45|| Front Page Top

#16 Thanks, I guess, KBK.

I deleted all my cookies at the behest of Comcast, trying to get their TV listings to show Richmond for zip 23235, instead of the Philadelphia they seem to think it should be.

It didn't work. >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-02 21:25|| 2010-05-02 21:25|| Front Page Top

#17 Barb: I deleted all my cookies at the behest of Comcast, trying to get their TV listings to show Richmond for zip 23235, instead of the Philadelphia they seem to think it should be.

Team Obama seems to be able to get this to work out with the stimulus money and all. Why don't you give them a call?

Posted by gorb 2010-05-02 22:43|| 2010-05-02 22:43|| Front Page Top

#18 "Why don't you give them a call?"

I probably shouldn't, gorb. I don't think they'd like what I called them.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-02 23:02|| 2010-05-02 23:02|| Front Page Top

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