The American Pundit

Breaking: Times Square Suspect Arrested, Identified

The suspect in the attempted car bombing of Times Square has been arrested, according to NBC News. He has been identified as Faisal Shahzad. Update: The bastard (sorry, alleged bastard) was trying to leave the country. CNN says he was detained at JFK airport in New York. Update X2: Is this his Facebook profile? It’s [...]

Pennsylvania Gov’t Ad: We Know Where You Live

Good Lord. At first this appears to be a parodic warning produced by a limited government organization or even the ACLU. This can’t possibly be a real ad for an actual government agency, right? Wrong. It’s absolutely real. And the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue seems proud of their work. Transcript first, then the video: Your [...]

Taliban Group Claims Credit for Times Square Car Bomb

Bill Roggio talked about this earlier, but now the SITE Intelligence Group has specific details about the claim. As suspected earlier, the group claiming credit is located in Pakistan and tied to the Taliban. A video allegedly released by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the attempted bombing in Times Square in New York City on [...]

Breaking: Explosive Device Found At Pittsburgh Marathon

This on the heels of last night’s attempted car bombing of Times Square. Undoubtedly investigators will be looking into whether the two incidents are connected. Was this an attempt to recoup terror losses from last night, ala the 2007 attempted London car bombing? Was it coordinated at all? Or was this another lone-wolfer? For now, [...]

Confirmed: “Crude Car Bomb” Found in Times Square

Just across on MSNBC. Paul Brown, spokesman for the NYPD, has confirmed that this was a “crude car bomb”. It’s terrorism, though likely perpetrated by an individual without high-level training. MSNBC and other media sources are repeatedly warning against jumping to conclusions about the attack or its perpetrators. For some reason I doubt the same [...]

Breaking: Car Bomb Found in Times Square?

The New York Times reports that Times Square has been evacuated following the discovery of what is suspected to be a bomb in an a sports utility vehicle. Apparently the situation began when emergency services were notified about smoke coming from the vehicle around 6:30 pm. A bomb squad unit has been dispatched to the [...]