Officials increasingly see international plot in Times Square bomb attempt

washingtonpost.com ^ | May 3, 2010 | Spencer S. Hsu, Anne E. Kornblut And Ellen Nakashima

[VanShuyten]

The failed car bombing in Times Square increasingly appears to have been coordinated by several people in a plot with international links, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.

[VanShuyten]

White van, anybody?

[GeronL]

So.... is it terrorism yet?

[rhombus]

So much for the lone wolf theory... that lasted about as long as... the last time they said it.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

What??? No Tea Party??

[rhombus]

So.... is it terrorism yet?

Was the Tea Party involved? ;-)

[NavyCanDo]

Don't expect a rebuttal from MSNBC.

[lwd]

Obama administration officials said Tuesday

That's funny.... because it's still Monday in my world.

[glorgau]

If it was somebody from off-shore, they probably wanted to make it look like “internal terrorism”

[tobyhill]

It was the Pakistani Tea Party.

[OneWingedShark]

>If it was somebody from off-shore, they probably wanted to make it look like “internal terrorism”

And so could officials wanting to create a crisis... in fact it mightn’t matter if it is perceived to be ‘internal’ vs. ‘external’ terrorism.

[Genoa]

What day is it in Indonesia?

[rhombus]

I’ll take Texas Tea any day.

[Touch Not the Cat]

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Worse. They will try to blame Israel.

[tet68]

Probably off-world terrorists.

[Hunton Peck]

Maybe it was a statement prepared in advance of the event — like the Taliban claim of responsibility.

[gathersnomoss]

Check Lancaster, PA.

[Osage Orange]

Probably them damn people at Arizona Tea....in N.Y.

[Mugwump]

But, but, but... I thought it was a right-wingnut tea party white guy!

[Don Carlos]

C'mon folks, give Obama a little space. The boyz is working fast and furious (including already releasing Tuesday stuff). They will no doubt come up with proof positive, maybe even including pics and family albums left behind.

Then Obama will give a speech ...

[Fighting Irish]

It is REALLY close to Cinco Demayo ....

Just sayin'