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Times Square Bomb Suspect Is Pakistan Army Major

Authorities think he knew about it

(Newser) - Pakistani authorities have arrested an army major they believe knew about the Times Square bombing attempt but didn't tell anyone. Some suspect the man actually aided the plotters as well. “We don't know yet how much of a role he had, if any,” says a US anti-terror official....

US Asks Pakistani Elite to Look for Terrorists ...

... inside their own families

(Newser) - The Obama administration has issued an unusual request to Pakistan's leaders: Make sure your kids aren't terrorists. A federal official tells Philip Shenon of the Daily Beast that the administration sent a “clear, if carefully worded warning” to political and and military leaders to check their families and staff...

Now Pakistan's Blocking YouTube

Crackdown adds site to growing list

(Newser) - Yesterday, Facebook ; today, YouTube: Pakistan has blocked access to the video-sharing site—along with 450 other links, including some Wikipedia pages—because of its “growing sacrilegious content.” The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority didn't refer to specific offensive material, but said it acted after the site failed to take down...

Pakistan Blocks Facebook Over Mohammed Page

Angry rallies protest 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day'

(Newser) - Pakistan ordered Internet service providers to block Facebook today after a court ruling banning a page inviting users to post images of Muhammad. The Facebook page at the center of the dispute—"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!"—prompts users to post images of the prophet tomorrow to protest...

US Still Depends on Private Spies in Pakistan

Program supposedly disbanded months ago still thriving

(Newser) - When it emerged earlier this year that US intelligence in Pakistan and Afghanistan was standing largely on the shoulders of private contractors hired as spies—including information used to kill insurgents—the feds quickly said the programs were being discontinued and swept the whole matter under the carpet. The New ...

Pakistan Nabs Suspected Times Square Accomplice

He claims to have ties to the nation's Taliban

(Newser) - Pakistan has arrested a man thought to have connections to the nation's Taliban group who says he helped Faisal Shahzad get bomb training there, reports the Washington Post . If his claims hold up, it's the most solid connection yet between the attempted Times Square bombing and the militant group. Authorities...

Pakistani Caught With Explosives at US Embassy in Chile

Muhammad Saif-Ur-Rehman Khan arrested in Santiago

(Newser) - A Pakistani man summoned to the US Embassy in Chile turned up Monday with traces of explosives on his documents and is now being detained by Chilean police. Muhammad Saif-Ur-Rehman Khan, 28, had entered Chile from the US on a 90-day tourist visa and was called to the embassy when...

Facing Bias, Pakistanis Pretend to Be Indian

Times Square bomb scare boosts anti-Pakistani sentiment

(Newser) - Pakistani immigrants are again feeling prejudice after the attempted car bombing in Times Square, and they're resorting to an old tactic to avoid discrimination: pretending they are Indian. After September 11, with anti-Pakistani sentiment in the US peaking, merchants and job seekers learned quickly that identifying with their homeland's archrival...

Money Man Sought in NY Bomb Plot

Officials have the name of carrier linked to bomb purchases

(Newser) - Investigators are on the hunt for a courier who funneled cash to Faisal Shahzad ahead of his failed Times Square car bombing . Officials have the name of someone who helped Shahzad pay for the second-hand sport utility vehicle and other materials he used to build the gasoline-and-propane bomb he has...

Shahzad's Dad: Family Knew Nothing of Plot

Pakistan neighbors stunned

(Newser) - Faisal Shahzad's father, a retired Pakistani Air Force commander, says he knew nothing of his son's alleged links to terror groups. Air Vice-Marshal Baharul Haq, who once headed Pakistan's civil aviation authority, told the Sun that he was contacting the Pakistani government to find out the truth about his son....

NY Bomb Probe Focusing on Pakistani Taliban

Militant group appears ready to go global

(Newser) - The Pakistani Taliban's claim of responsibility for the Times Square bombing was greeted with widespread skepticism, but investigators are now focusing on the group in the wake of suspect Faisal Shahzad's arrest. Shahzad has told interrogators that he received training in Waziristan—a militant hotbed in Pakistan's frontier region—and...

Pakistan Arrests Associates of Times Square Suspect

Car bomb investigation goes international

(Newser) - Turns out Times Square suspect Faisal Shahzad may have been fibbing about that whole acting alone thing. Pakistan has arrested a number of people in connection with the attempted attack, CNN reports. Two or three were arrested in a raid on a home Shahzad is believed to have stayed in...

Times Square Bomb Suspect Says He Acted Alone

Faisal Shahzad nearly got away

(Newser) - Faisal Shahzad, the suspect arrested late last night in the foiled Times Square car bombing, has made statements implicating himself, and says he acted alone, police tell the New York Times . Authorities aren't totally convinced about that second part, however, saying the investigation is “very much ongoing.” Two...

What We Know About the Times Square Bomb Suspect

Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad 'seemed like a nice guy'

(Newser) - Details are starting to emerge on the man suspected of driving an explosive-laden SUV into Times Square, who will appear in court later today on as-yet-unknown charges. Faisal Shahzad, 30, is a naturalized US citizen born in Pakistan who had been raising a family in Bridgeport, Conn., for years before...

Blackwater Boss Lobbies for Private Assassin Teams

Prince: Contractors best way to fight Iran influence

(Newser) - Blackwater wants the US government to hire teams of mercenaries to combat Iranian influence around the world, according to the Nation , which has obtained a tape of a talk boss Erik Prince gave to a friendly audience. Prince—who generally bans the media from his talks—said private soldiers from...

Pakistani-American Sought Over Times Square Bomb

Officials say suspect who bought SUV for cash has been identified

(Newser) - The buyer of the SUV found rigged with explosives in Times Square has been identified as a US citizen of Pakistani descent who recently traveled to Pakistan, officials tell the AP . The man—who authorities are seeking to arrest—bought the Nissan Pathfinder for cash 2 weeks ago from a...

US Strike Didn't Kill Pakistan Taliban Chief

Reports of Hakimullah Mehsud's death greatly exaggerated

(Newser) - Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud is now believed to have survived a US missile strike earlier this year, but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official says. The revelation contradicts initial confidence among intelligence officials that the brash militant leader died in a mid-January missile attack...

Zazi Planned to Attack Grand Central, Times Square Subways

Chilling details emerge in plot to bomb MTA

(Newser) - Would-be bomber Nazibullah Zazi and his accomplices planned to blow themselves up in the middle of New York's busiest subway lines, federal investigators have learned. As another terrorist allegedly connected to the plot to attack the MTA was arrested in Pakistan, a fuller picture of their plans is emerging, the...

Suicide Car Bombs at US Consulate in Pakistan Kill 3

Four blasts hit in Peshawar

(Newser) - Two suicide car bombs detonated near the US Consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar have killed at least three people. Police said those killed in today's attack include a paramilitary soldier, a private security guard, and a civilian. There have been no reported US casualties. Meanwhile, the death...

CIA Drones Batter Pakistan Militants

'Fast and furious' drone campaign hits Qaeda, Taliban hard

(Newser) - Stepped-up CIA drone attacks in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan have hit al-Qaeda and the Taliban hard in recent months, forcing many militants to retreat to mountain tunnels and placing the Haqqani leaders under increasing pressure. Bombardment of the militant stronghold has become "fast and furious" this year,...

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