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How Not to Build a Car Bomb (Times Square Edition)
“Looking at what was found in the Nissan Pathfinder … we see a very simple device comprised of hardware store supplies and some fireworks,” he said. “The composition of the bomb reveals a lack of bomb-making skill as well as an inability to obtain real equipment like explosives, even nitrate-based fertilizer. As a result, I believe that even if the device had been set off, it would have resulted in a big fire with limited casualties.”
If in fact this incident was planned by an organized terrorist cell, Falkenberg added, “then we have very little to worry about as the threat from this type of low-level attack is minimal.”
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From New York Times:
The new pressure from Washington was characterized by both the Pakistani and American officials as a sharp turnaround from the relatively polite encouragement adopted by the Obama administration in recent months. And it comes amid increasing debate within the administration about how to expand the American military’s influence — and even a boots-on-the-ground presence — on Pakistani soil.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/asia/09pstan.html
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