Pakistan Taliban' behind Times Square bomb plot

[Blocker]

The US has evidence the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

Mr Holder said the militants helped to facilitate the plot, and "probably helped finance it".

US officials had previously rejected claims by the group that it was behind the 1 May plot.

A Pakistani-born US citizen has been charged with the attempted bombing in New York's tourist quarter a week ago.

Faisal Shazhad, 30, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, has co-operated with investigators, and admits receiving bomb-making training in the Pakistani region of Waziristan, prosecutors have said.

"We've now developed evidence that shows that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attack," Mr Holder said on ABC television's Sunday current affairs talk show This Week.

"We know that they helped facilitate it. We know that they probably helped finance it, and that [Shahzad] was working at their direction."

Mr Holder said there was nothing to suggest the government of Pakistan was aware of the plot.

He also said the Obama administration was satisfied for now with the level of co-operation it was receiving from Islamabad into the investigation of the attempted bombing.

His words were echoed by White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan, who told CNN: "It looks like he was working on behalf of the TTP, the Pakistani Taliban. This group is closely allied with al-Qaeda. This is something that we're taking very seriously."

If proved true, this would be the first time the Pakistani Taliban has been linked to a terror plot in the United States itself, the BBC's Madeleine Morris in Washington reports.

The bomb was discovered last Saturday evening in Times Square, which was busy with tourists and theatregoers at the time.

Bomb disposal experts were called in after a street-vendor noticed smoke coming from a Nissan Pathfinder, which had been left with its engine running and hazard lights flashing.

In the hours that followed, a claim of responsibility by the Pakistani Taliban was dismissed by the New York police. The city's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, said there was no evidence the attempted bombing was the work of al-Qaeda or any other big terrorist group.

However, the unexploded bomb left crucial evidence intact that detectives used to trace Mr Shahzad.

He was arrested two days after the failed bomb attempt, trying to board a flight to Dubai from New York's JFK airport.

More info:BBC News - 'Pakistan Taliban' behind Times Square bomb plot

[slikrapid]

The US has evidence the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

of course they have evidence, if there wasn't any, it wouldn't be a problem to fabricate some, would, it? its not like it wasn't done before on regular basis

Mr Holder said the militants helped to facilitate the plot, and "probably helped finance it".

i hear sheep herding in pakistan brings huge profits these days

US officials had previously rejected claims by the group that it was behind the 1 May plot.

now why would a terrorist group claim responsibility for a failed attempt is beyond me, to attract new followers with successful fails?

A Pakistani-born US citizen has been charged with the attempted bombing in New York's tourist quarter a week ago.

he was supposedly a bomb expert yet probably forgot his ID/DNA/prints in the car...oops

Faisal Shazhad, 30, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, has co-operated with investigators, and admits receiving bomb-making training in the Pakistani region of Waziristan, prosecutors have said.

aren't they supposed to be tough religious fanatics that can resist the worst water-boarding investigators? oh well, there go the 99 virgins wasted

Mr Holder said there was nothing to suggest the government of Pakistan was aware of the plot.

He also said the Obama administration was satisfied for now with the level of co-operation it was receiving from Islamabad into the investigation of the attempted bombing.

they are a nuclear power you know, unlike some other countries, say iraq or afghanistan

ilooks like he was working on behalf of the TTP, the Pakistani Taliban. This group is closely allied with al-Qaeda. This is something that we're taking very seriously."

sure they take it seriously, the taliban/al-qaeda fabrication was their idea in the first place and its still useful so they will continue to apply it

Bomb disposal experts were called in after a street-vendor noticed smoke coming from a Nissan Pathfinder, which had been left with its engine running and hazard lights flashing.

does this sound like an expert signature work? hardly, more like an amateurish nonsense or more likely a false-flag operation

However, the unexploded bomb left crucial evidence intact that detectives used to trace Mr Shahzad.

riiight

He was arrested two days after the failed bomb attempt, trying to board a flight to Dubai from New York's JFK airport.

it took him two whole days to take out the garbage, otherwise he would have made it, eh?

what a ridiculous story, guess the intelligence script-writers lost their talent, or don't need to bother much anymore in the first place, as everything they write/say gets properly sucked/believed by the media/public without questioning, a 'brave new world' indeed

[transgressive]

Hey slikrapid, are you by chance a truther?

[thecoolest]

pakistan is being alone country..to support terrorism..thats true..all over the world..all over the country knows it...

[hellman]

damn those fools.. i don't know what they get from doing such things

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pakistan is being alone country..to support terrorism..thats true..all over the world..all over the country knows it...

i know about those liars buddy

[thecoolest]

they wont do anything for it..thats true..coz some country also helping pakistan to do this bad things..thats why...only some country got into attack..not around the world..1 by 1..

[hellman]

only some country got into attack..

not to mmention our country is their no.1 target

[caballero]

I think we should leave countries out of the discussion because we don't know what is happening in the back stage. There's a chance that your own country is doing the wrong thing.

On topic: I feel there's something wrong here, it doesn't fit well, maybe it's just another 9/11

[hellman]

I think we should leave countries out of the discussion because we don't know what is happening in the back stage. There's a chance that your own country is doing the wrong thing.

On topic: I feel there's something wrong here, it doesn't fit well, maybe it's just another 9/11

we know what is happening backstage dude trust me
and i know each and everything about my country

[caballero]

we know what is happening backstage dude trust me
and i know each and everything about my country

I wasn't referring to you mate, and trust me, we know nothing about what is happening in the "backstage", what we see is totally different

[slikrapid]

Hey slikrapid, are you by chance a truther?

depends how you define that term, so if it means 'one who sees beyond the government lies at what government does' or 'one who rejects the official explanation of the events of 9/11', i'd say you would be close, but i'm not a member of any 'movement' if thats what you are referring to

we know nothing about what is happening in the "backstage", what we see is totally different

well, we do occasionally get a few glimpses at whats going on presently and there is lots of material on what was going on in the past - since the past is bound to repeat itself and the major players are pretty much the same ones (and/or have similar affiliations), one can to a certain extent understand what is 'happening', maybe even to what end-goal too

[caballero]

depends how you define that term, so if it means 'one who sees beyond the government lies at what government does' or 'one who rejects the official explanation of the events of 9/11', i'd say you would be close, but i'm not a member of any 'movement' if thats what you are referring to

I like the way you're thinking

well, we do occasionally get a few glimpses at whats going on presently and there is lots of material on what was going on in the past - since the past is bound to repeat itself and the major players are pretty much the same ones (and/or have similar affiliations), one can to a certain extent understand what is 'happening', maybe even to what end-goal too

But the end-goal of "major players" will never be achieved, and they know it, just ignoring it.

[thecoolest]

yup..they are getting some good & best country surrounded..with to make its bad things for country..& all of it..they are making this beautiful world mess ..