By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Pakistani investigators say there is no evidence so far that the New York car bomber Faisal Shahzad was carrying out the bombing on behalf of the Pakistani Taliban, contrary to American claims, the Guardian newspaper of London. The London paper quoted an unnamed Pakistani security official with knowledge of the investigation…
By The Tennessean Editorial Page MEMPHIS — First give credit where it is due: to local New York and federal authorities who tracked down and apprehended the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing. In the nine days since Faisal Shahzad was placed in custody, he has been interviewed at great length and yielded much…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could it be that not every airline was given emergency notification that NY car bomber Faisal Shahzad had been put on the no fly list? Newsweek’s DeClassified blog says YES. It reports that the FBI asked Homeland Security officials to limit the notification to a select number of airlines out of…
Steven Levin was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland and North Carolina for 10 years before forming a law firm Levin & Gallagher. He had previously served on active duty for seven years in the United States Army as a defense counsel, an appellate attorney and a trial attorney. He is the co-author of a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The failed N.Y. car bomber Faisal Shahzad was told by the Pakistani Taliban to pay cash for everything to avoid leaving a trail, the Los Angles Times is reporting. “He paid cash for his gun and he paid cash for the van he acquired,” a source told the Times. “He was…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s not surprising that some politicians on the Hill — including Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman — started to loudly complain the other day when they learned the FBI read Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad his Miranda rights. And it’s not surprising the government has been hesitant…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI surveillance of the Times Square car bomber broke down, allowing the suspect to spend more than three hours at JFK airport unwatched Monday while he waited to board a plane to Dubai, with the ultimate destination being Pakistan, Newsweek is reporting. Newsweek reported that Faisal Shahzad arrived…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad admitted after his arrest Monday night that he brought the Nissan Pathfinder to Times Square on Saturday and tried to detonate it, according to an FBI affivadit unsealed Tuesday afternoon. The affidavit, part of criminal complaint, also stated that Shahzad admitted getting bomb training in…
