UPDATE: Fox News just reported that the Taliban is denying knowing or having anything to do with Faisal Shahzad (9:55 a.m. 5/5/2010)
Well it seemed that we all saw this coming except Michael Bloomberg, his cronies and the Obama administration and their cronies including Obama’s propaganda tools, the fringe media.
In fact, they all owe those of whom in opposition to the progressive agenda a fucking apology.
Not holding my breath or do I suggest anyone else hold theirs, but archiving this offense for future use, let us move on shall we.
“U.S. and Pakistani investigators are giving increased credence to links between Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad and the Pakistan Taliban, with one senior Pakistani official saying Shahzad received instruction from the Islamist group’s suicide-bomb trainer.
If the links are verified, it would mark a stark shift in how the Pakistan Taliban—an affiliate of the Taliban in Afghanistan—and related jihadist groups in Pakistan pursue their goals. Until now, they have focused on attacks within Pakistan and in India, not the U.S.
Click here for more on the story from our LiveShots blog.
For the past several months, Pakistan’s military has waged a battle against the Pakistan Taliban and a related group, Jaish-e-Mohammed, in the Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan. The Pakistan Taliban’s leadership has been heavily targeted by missile strikes from Central Intelligence Agency pilotless drones.
Pakistani investigators also are probing Shahzad’s possible connections with Jaish-e-Muhammad, an outlawed Islamist militant group, after the arrest Tuesday of Tohaid Ahmed and Mohammed Rehan in Karachi. A senior Pakistani government official said the two men were believed to have links to Jaish. Ahmed had been in email contact with Shahzad; Rehan took Shahzad to South Waziristan, the official said…”
Thanks for the great report on these events.
James