Times Square car bomb

[Rooster]

Strange MO. If we set aside "batshit-insane-loner-who-hears-dog-voices-in-his-head-giving-him-divine-instructions" for a minute, the profile here is driven by the inconsistencies of the reported evidence.

The apparent complete lack of technical expertise around the device tells us one of two things;

1. This wasn't the intended target at all and this was less an assembled device than it was a gathering of items to build such a thing where one of them ignited due to the high ambient temperature. This was the warmest it'd been in NYC in quite a while, it's not impossible one of the heat sensitive items just became unstable.

2. This is the work of a very small group amazingly technically inept people. The reported items display an almost childlike inventory of "things that might explode" seemingly ordered in no particular fashion. Fireworks, propane tanks, gasoline, then the clocks and batteries, maybe the strangest part. It's what you'd expect to see in the shot of "car bomb" from A Uwe Boll movie. I'm almost surprised there wasn't a big iron ball with a fuse sticking out of it. It leads me to believe this almost certainly can't be related to any sort of even marginally organized or motivated "cause".

Then there's the vehicle and its' prep where the inconsistency gets very interesting:

Reports are that the VIN numbers were removed, and the plates swapped. The lack of reporting of new leads might mean that most other tracking information was also removed from the vehicle. How does this mesh with an amateur made bomb? Incompetent perps bought a stolen vehicle from competent vehicle thief?

Just so strange.

I'd be looking for a couple of youngish white men, mid twenties at the oldest, possibly involved in a self escalating relationship that led to this, something neither of them was particularly motivated towards except as way demonstrate to the other how "tough"/"serious"/"etc." they were to each other.

It'll be interesting to learn more.

[LTS TRN 2]

Some right wing lunatics trying to maintain instability and and fear. Standard shit, probably mossad. They're loose now, running wild. The Dubai hit was what the late Rick James would call throwin' down! The real target is the fall election, etc. :wink:

[mvscal]

Some right wing lunatics trying to maintain instability and and fear. Standard shit, probably mossad.

Based on what? I also think Mossad is capable of rigging up a bomb that will actually explode. This one here doesn't appear to be the work of a criminal mastermind.

[Goober McTuber]

It was just a crew making their way thru Times Square in this thing, is all...





Damn This has got to be my favorite youtube video of the weekend. I'm litteraly trying to dry the tears from laughter right now at quarter to 4am from watching this thing for probably about the four dozenteth time.

Is there anyone who really believes that Tardowen isn’t getting soused every single night?

[LTS TRN 2]

Of course they didn't want it to explode. It's the fear and terror that' sought. And of course it wasn't the straight up mossad. No, that's just code for right-wing lunatic ZioNazi neocon types who desperately want back the House and Senate, etc. And there's a fair amount of these vile types.

[mvscal]

Of course they didn't want it to explode. It's the fear and terror that' sought.

Bombs which fail to explode due to comical ineptitude aren't particularly frightening.

[mvscal]

Of course they didn't want it to explode. It's the fear and terror that' sought. And of course it wasn't the straight up mossad. No, that's just code for right-wing lunatic ZioNazi neocon types who desperately want back the House and Senate, etc. And there's a fair amount of these vile types.

Wrong again, douche...

Federal authorities are closing in on the man they say is a person of interest in the Times Square car bomb attempt this weekend, who is described as a naturalized American citizen who hails from Pakistan and just returned after spending five months there.

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/times-squ ... d=10534834

On to the next meme, ay?

[Shlomart Ben Yisrael]

New York City held terrorism drills last week. All state and local law enforcement.

I'll let you dumbfucks take it from here...let's see where you end up.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

What exactly is the problem here?

[Rooster]

On CNN a few hours ago they arrested a Paki man who is a naturalized US citizen. He bought the erstwhile carbomb from another Paki on Craigs List for $1600 cash, no papers. Authorities are looking into a possible loose Taliban connection. The question I have is if the seller of the car is Taliban why would he bother selling the car instead of donating it to the cause? A cash transaction would indicate either he wasn't involved, but was doing it as a favor for a friend or fellow Paki, or didn't know what it was going to be used for, but wanted to score a quick grr and a half no questions, no paperwork.

[Mikey]

Maybe he needed the money.

[Screw_Michigan]

Rack any and all Uncle Buck references.