AP - Faisal Shahzad at Phantom Fireworks in Matamoras, Pa., where he reportedly bought some explosive materials.
WASHINGTON -- The failed bombing in New York's Times Square is a possible signal that militant leaders in Pakistan have shifted their focus to targets in the U.S. and other Western countries instead of sticking to their home base, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials.
The attack, they also warned, could be only the first by terrorist groups that seek to avoid detection by using simpler methods that are more independently planned. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly.
U.S. investigators and intelligence agencies are trying to establish whether accused bomber Faisal Shahzad was trained or recruited for the Times Square operation by any Pakistan-based terrorist organization, including the Pakistani Taliban. Shahzad, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, spent five months in Pakistan before returning to the United States in February and preparing his attack...
[Webmaster - This is the corportate-controlled media drumbeat being leaked to us by "The Officials." They are paving the way...laying the groundwork. In other words...reading between the lines..."The Officials" WILL BE (plan on) hitting us with staged false flag attacks (like 9/11) but we are supposed to be brainwashed/programmed to make believe it is entirely the work of foreign entities. They will then use these false flag events to further restrict our liberty and freedom in the name of "national security" (ie - more "Patriot Act"-type of legislation). Also, they will leverage these false flag attacks to expand our presence in Pakistan, increasing the military / industrial complex's foothold in the Middle East. You will soon be hearing a lot more about "Continuity of Government" as the phony terrorist attacks begin.]
