Explosives in the heart of New York, how orginial. The bomb is supposedly linked to a terrorist group, but no one can say for sure. The bomber's motives are unknown as of now (expect fot the motive of killing everyone close to the car). I take pride in the fact that our criminal justice system (specically our police force) is able to avert potential disasters. There are several flaws with our system today, but, thankfully, law enforcement officers are able to serve and protect when it matters the most. Crisis' like these are the reason that we have tolerance for what the policing system is and hope for what it can be in the future. The ability to diffuse several explosives and saving who knows how many lives is miracle in and of itself. At times, we may have a backward, corrupt, and injustice system, but this same system continues to save lives and improve, until one day, we will not only have the most advanced criminal justice system, but also the most righteous and just.
I'm glad I wasn't in time square that day. One of the busiest places in the U.S. and it was only Sunday. Think of the chaos if it were a normal workday. Thankfully the work done to cause such mayhem was done by an amateur, due to the bomb being unsuccessful. Its a miracle that no one was hurt, thanks to the people who recognized there was a problem with the car and acted on it immediately. Now we have to start investigating who might be responsible for this terrorist attempt. Yet, there are still so many factors to be considered. How much damage would this car bomb have created if it were successful? Not much in my opinion aside from the closely surrounding area. This tells me that major terrorists organizations are not linked to this attack. With the evidence they have, it seems they should be able to wrap this case up fairly quickly.
They may wrap this up fairly quickly but if the person or persons does not talk about their motives more should be done to make him talk. The incentive of a plea bargain maybe. The terrorist angle is true no matter if they have ties to Iraq or Afghanistan. The purpose was to strike with fear not matter how small the damage was to be. The psychological effects would greater than the physical. This is New York and things like this could cause a panic.
By now you think these terrorists group should know better. Ever since September 11th, our Criminal Justice System has been strict and very cautious. America is dream for all people. America gave Shahzad an opportunity to go to college, and opportunity to get a Bachelors degree and an opportunity to get a Masters degree. What could Shahzad hate about all that? He was given a Masters degree, and now what good is it? He will be spending his life in jail, hopefully. Citizens of New York did an amazing job reporting Shahzad car and law enforcement did an excellent job by putting an end to the explosives and save the lives of thousands of innocent people. I was happy to read that the Pakistani officials are helping us out. I hope Shahzad confesses on his intensions of putting a car in the middle of Times Square with a whole lot of explosives in it. So many questions need to be answered here.
It should not be a surprise that this happen. The U.S. will always be facing terrorism, home grown and abroad. There are cultures and people that doesn't value life as we do. Some cultures truly believe that giving their lives and killing others would benefit them in the hereafter and their country. Now if, I can say this...if we the people of the United States can unify and stop bickering among ourselves for just a moment and stand united and work together to combat terrorism this will help our government in the fight to stamp out terrorism. This means all people no matter race, creed, or ethnicity can have a common ground in fighting against terrorism and take a unified position that we value life. Kudos to the guy who reported it and probably saved many lives.
This must be pretty scary for the people in New York, having to face with another almost-terrorist attack. It's pretty sad to hear that an actual citizen who got the 'american dream' would actually try to harm hundreds of people in New York. Did he not realize the destruction and sadness caused in 9/11? Although this is a lot less serious, it did have the potential to be a fatal attack on innocent pedestrians and citizens. Luckily, people came into action and the potential attack was prevented. I think that we as a nation, should not address this event to instill fear into the public, but to realize that we are still in potential threatening situations. Law enforcement officers did well with this event, but also should keep improving their policing for any possible future events.
Shahzad was a son of a high-ranking air force officer, which goes to show society that the lower class are not always the ones that commit such crimes. It was said that Shahzad didn't ike George W. Bush or his policy in Iraq, which could have been one of the reasons why Shahzad chose to committ such a crime towards the U.S., in Time Square: one of the bussiest places in New York. Shahzad went to school in the U.S., gaining much high-education, only to know that he was going to turn around and just try harming surroundings in New York. Since the bomb didn't really have the progressions/set-ups that prior terrorist bombings had, I remain thinking that it may not have been a organized, terrorist threat, rather just an individual threat by Shahzad. Society tends to fear individuals from other contries when it comes to such terrorist crimes; however, the ones that society should be scared of is their own neighbors. And by neighbors, I mean their own fellow citizens, which Shahzad gained after coming to the U.S. from Pakistan, where he had bomb, taught experiences. Thankfully individuals noticed something was wrong with the SUV where Shahzad had placed the bomb and the system was able to stop it from harming surroundings.
Two planes crash into the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, and now May 2, 2010 there is a car bomb left in Times Square, the busiest city in New York. This time thanks to the citizens of New York, the police force, & the firemen, they prevented a tragedy from taking place and they saved many people lives. We found the man responsible for making the car bomb, and although we don’t know why he did this and what possessed him to do it, I think it’s safe to say it was a terrorist attack. He was planning on killing a large amount of people with this bomb. He willingly admitted that he learned how to make the bomb in Pakistan; he even told where he learned to make the bomb in Pakistan. Apparently he had a motive for using this bomb but his motive was prevented hopefully. New York has been through enough and you know they are scared because once again they could have faced another horrible tragedy. One day this will stop and terroism will come to an end but for now we should be thankful no one was hurt and no lives were lost.
Is it not ironic that three days after this attempted bombing, Iranian president announces that Osama Bin Laden is not hiding in Tehran but in our capitol Washington, D.C.?!!! Shahzad had it all planned out...why else would he have gone back to Pakistan for training in Bomb Making and it was in a terrorist camp. I wonder if the individuals who do these acts of political satemetns for their country have it planned out many years prior to the actual action. They might decide to do it ten years from one specific day and just live those ten years in desperation until that day comes. Experts did say that if this bomb would have gone off, it would have killed many people since it was in a busy area...but it didnt happen. Question still remains... what was Shahzad's motive?
America will always have problems with terrorism. we are a world power and other countries envy us. Attacking NYC problably was not this guys best desicion. After 9/11 NYC is always on the look out for things that dont seem right. everybody that helped stop this attack did a great job. eventhough the bomb did not go off it still somewhat did its job. the bomb didnt explode but it still caused fear in NYC and in the rest of the country. this bomb let us as Americans that the war on terrorism is not over.
I am so glad that government officials were there on time so that the bomb wouldn't go off. Imagine if it would of exploded what a terrible disaster. As of today according to the homeland security advisory system, the united states governments national threat level is Elevated, "significant risk of terrorist attacks." So why not be more concerned about terrorist especially in New York. According to our book it states that terrorist believe that their acts are justifiable, and in many cases, spiritually ordained. If Shahzad is cooperating with the police then why don't they know the motive of his attack???
I am always somewhat intrigued by terrorist attacks, especially the foiled ones. Consistently we see that those who commit these acts are educated middle-class individuals who suddenly decide to commit heinous and destructive acts for a multitude of causes. Shahzah has a enviable life in the US. Successful with a loving family, Shahzah was the epitome of the American dream. However, in a years time Shahzah went from a loving father and provider to a mass-murdering terrorist. As far as homeland security is concerned, we focus to much energy on trying to track these guys down when instead we should be trying to understand why we have these terrorists in the first place. We are all very fortunate that the plans were foiled and no one was hurt, but the effect of the attack is still the same. Law enforcement discovers a bomb in times square, become frightened and avoid public places. The news media broadcasts the story all over TV and we all feel a little less secure in our own country. Though we are grateful that the bomb did not go off, Shahzah and the Pakistani Taliban have every right to acknowledge this attack as a victory. The bomb may have been stopped but the fear is still ever-present.
Wow Now that is unbelievable! So glad the bomb was a dud, well weak because if itwould have gone off imagine how many lives would've been lost and all the chaos that would occur. It would occur all in the media and create culture of fear and violence to the people. Maybe this is a sign showing that there are still terrorists out there. That's scary but this event is just a remeinder and we don't want a tragedy to make us put our guard up. We should always be ready for an attack. I think we're not as cautious because a couple of years have past since 9-11. Yes we will never forget that day in history, but do NOT wanna be reminded as well. Now we just have to wait and see what trials this man will have to go through and if there are or were others involved.
It is sad to see another act of terrorism take place in New York. Let’s all just be glad that this bombing attempt was an unsuccessful one and nobody was hurt. Going by the article, it is a good thing that Faisal Shahzad used legal fireworks for his bomb or the result of this could have been a lot worse. It is scary to see a person like this come to the United States and get a masters degree and get educated here then go back to Pakistan and prepare to attack us. It kind of seems like that was his plan the whole time that he was in this country. To come here and get a degree, start a family, and receive his citizenship and then use all that to rebel against us. It is somewhat depressing that he almost got away and fled to Dubai because this just shows us that homeland security needs to still crack down even more than they already have. I am glad that they already have made adjustments regarding the “no fly” lists are trying to anything that they can to cut down on terrorism.
If this man would have been successful on his attack it would have been devastating for the citizens of New York. I am thankful that he was stopped and that people actually stepped up. Sometimes it is hard to believe in our criminal justice system but, in times like this when they are successful in stopping a viscous attack. It makes you rethink that maybe our criminal justice system is not as bad as we think. Criminals believe that they are going to get away with their crime and that is why they do it. History should show them that most criminal do get caught sooner or later.
Terrorism will always be a problem for the United States because we are bad a..!! I stand behind my country and feel as though we need to make an example out of this guy. It's evident that he was planning on wiping out a number of our people. Even though no one was hurt, he should be punished for his intent to kill. I would like to congratulate our law enforcement for acting swiftly and intelligently. I think they handled it very well. We need more people to take homeland security jobs, because this is a non-stop criminal activity that need to be controlled, so that we don't have another 911 incident. Customs and the FBI were on their toes, well prepared.
Law enforcements believe that this was an attempt to a terrorist attack. They can not recognize the man in the video so they still have no lead on who it is. It’s horrible to think that there are still some terrorist attacks happening. I am glad that no one got hurt in this bombing and the people acted quickly to it. Also they do not believe that any of the major terrorists are not linked to this bombing.
Wow, yet again another possible disaster averted. Granted I am pleased that he was apprehended, it still scares me that he was on a plane ready to go back to his native land as he laughed at America. Terrorism will never go away, but it is nice knowing that everything was handled quickly. The federal no-fly list does need to be updated within every two hours; this can jeopardize many things if not addressed. Awareness and reporting of mysterious activities can help link things that bring suspicion and/or danger. I can only hope that we may one day know of his intentions and the reasons behind them. I am very interested to see the outcome and any new information on the case. He needs to be an example to al others who think they can “pull a fast one” on the US. I will say this…I am sure glad that I do not live in New York City.
I too believe that American will always be a target for terrorism. It seems a lot of other countries like to see us fail or suffer. It is terrifying to think that even after all we have been through we still are on terrorist watch. The fact that this happened in NYC is also something that scares me. Terrorists always go for the major cities. Dallas and Houston are major cities in Texas. Who knows who is next?!
See this goes to what we were talking about in class a few weeks ago. You know the all Seeing Eye. There are cameras all over New York and by now you would think that everyone would know. They do know they just don’t care and/or they think they won’t get caught. Either way they are dumb as H…! So, why do you think no one has claimed this yet? What scares me is that it could have been a test run to see the reactions of the police and to identify their weaknesses.
Well, after reading this article I'm impressed about how the police reacted as well as help from infamous New Yorkers. The police did a great job in preventing this attack. Shahzad should really just do life in prison for all the laws he broke.Why did he tried to kill tourists? Anyways, I think he was trying to get a message across about how the war with the terrorism isn't over. However, thanks to the great reaction from officials, we let terrorists know that it's not going to be that easy. Security is alot more intense and ready for such things to happen. We're going to be an obvious target for terrorist attacks for a while it's just how we prepare for them that counts.
The vendor was wise to alert the officer that was in the area. It was quick thinking on the officers's part to get the situation under control and evacuate surrounding people in the area. This is a scary situation to know that it was so close to being another tragedy in New York.
I have tremendous pride in my country and its stories like this that anger me the most. I will regard the criminal as the terrorist and show him no respect in using his name. The terrorist has no regard for human life but claims he fights for his people and their lives. Well what about our people? If you have a problem, voice your opinion and get on with it because violence is not the answer. The terrorist said "We are only Muslims trying to defend our religion, people, homes and land, but if you call us terrorists, then we are proud terrorists and we will keep on terrorizing you until you leave our lands and people at peace," >>>>>>Is he serious with that quote?? Obviously, I am being sarcastic because he is full of BS! How is killing INNOCENT people defending you religion and native homeland, it makes no sense. How can you preach one thing and practice another. He became a citizen a year before and was welcomed in this country and this is the thanks we get? Obviously I understand the turmoil and conflict in the Middle East but I know adding to it does not solve anything. Why cause more harm? His lack of remorse is even more frustrating. I would like to end with - **GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!
After reading this article I instantly felt sick to my stomach. This man honestly deserves to do nothing but rot in the American prison system. The issue was briefly brought up that our American tax dollars are being wasted on harboring these Muslim offender throughout our federal prisons. I believe that this tactic is much better than any other. It is saddening as well as scary to come to the rationalization that other countries religions can turn into such a driving force behind these evil attack. This man claims that the reasoning behind his attack was to protect his nation, lands, and religion so therefore why didn't he just stay in his country to begin with. I just do not understand how any religion can be based off of the ideal that slaying hundreds of opposing religions as being justifiable. Although it is something that is based off of ethics, belief systems, and other countries it is something that regardless of education I will never be able to fully understand. Why not just stay in the country which makes "you" feel so fulfilled and fight against those other religions that attempt to invade. Why seek out others, or go to so much trouble?!?! It is so nieve but I truly don't get it.
C. Meeke Here is someone who showed no remorse for his criminal behavior. I wander what would cause an individual to commit such a serious crime that was rational and so premeditated. It was disappointing that Shahzad sworn allegiance and then decided to become an extremist and plot a terrorist attack against his fellow Americans. How can one person justify such intent to kill citizens by using religion as the excuse? It was fortunate that some form of community-policing took place in this situation. Luckily the street vendor noticed something was wrong and informed the authorities who took action. Could this have been a case where the CJ system failed, because Shahzad was well educated and a dual citizen in American? I wander if this political correct society has domed us all and the CJ system. Maybe he should have been on the terrorist watch list earlier due to visits to Pakistan. It seems like Homeland security failed to connect the information. This suspect had intelligence on his target and yet our intelligence-led policing which offers police intelligence failed. I hope Homeland security will learn from this plot and use it as a teachable moment. It was nice to know that all the CJ system had enough cited evidence to put him away for life. Here is my question if terrorist are enemy combatants of the state than why did he have access to our Federal system? It seems that military trials should handle terrorist sense they are enemy combatants. Why give these terrorist accesses to our court system.
It is sad to think that our nation takes in such maladjusted radicals as Shahzad. Now he is in prison to live out his remaining years, on our dollar. I’m sure he will make a lot of new friends there that will not appreciate his sunny outlook, and love for America. I wonder which prison gang will take him into their fold, the Aryan Brotherhood? Why do prisoners have rights? They are criminals and there for have given up their rights by violating the rights of another human. This system is really broken and should invoke the justice of the land from which they have allegiance. You know you steal something, get your hand chopped off. That’s wrong, I’m sorry, just give him to Michael Vick to train. The prison system does little but house criminals, and either release them as better trained criminals or they die while they are incarcerated. You would think that they could reintroduce Prison Industry which was eliminated with the passage of Hawes-Cooper Act in 1929. We import everything from China. Let Wal-Mart set up a low wage, prison based, stuff factories, and keep the money home so we can pay the Chinese back the bailout money Obama borrowed.
Culture of Fear and Culture of Violence continues.
I often ask myself is building a McDonalds in Afghanistan or in Iraq really worth it? Then I realize there is a much bigger picture to this War on Terror than what most of us realize. Believe it or not most countries America occupies have political agendas, whether it is to provide protection for our only friends in the Middle East, the Israelis or we just need some oil. The people who die in these skirmishes often have one thing in common. We are either being lied to by our politics leaders/religious leaders or we are just trying to survive. I’m not by in way a Quran expert, but I do understand that in order to control large masses of people you must have two things Fear and Violence. Once you have achieved these two factors than you can manipulate the truth in order to achieve your own personal agenda.
By being in a World Religion class I believe I have the right to state that not all Muslims have this point of view. Some Muslims are more conservative so they believe in the strict version of their beliefs while others can be the nicest people you have ever met. The U.S. people are starting to put a bad name on all Muslims and they do not have reason at all to do so. White men and black men can go out and rape someone but we do not put a stereotype on ALL white and black men, but we can for ALL Muslims. I do see how 9-11 was horrific and is way worse than the scenario that I just described, but not all Muslims participated in this event in our history. And yes, we are still getting attacked by this other culture but we are in their country and we are disrupting their lives because of what SOME of their people have done. Now, I am still not saying we should not be their, and I do understand that it is still not okay for them to attack us because of the situation in progress, but this is the problem with our world today.
I belive tha some Muslims are just crazy and don't think of know one but themselves, for someone to plant a bomb in a car, where million of people are each day, just don't care. I think that something should happen or take place when letting these people over here in our country, we don't know these people. They could plant bombs anywhere just to kill us all. I see how so much have taken place in our county, becaues we are not caution on who we let over here.
First off i believe that anyone that has allied themselves with or can be found to have contact with Al Qaeda or other groups that have declared war on the United States should not be taken through the federal system, but instead brought through the military system like all the other prisoners of war that we have captured. The only difference between POWs captured and terrorists that have tried attacking the United States directly is location. Most of these people are associated with the same groups and use the same methods to kill people, so why are they not being tried in the same system? On another hand i find it funny that a man spends this amount of time trying to build a bomb and blow people up only to use (from what i heard) non-flammable fertlizer. Thank God terrorist are incompetent, otherwise we would have a problem.
I suppose citizenship in the United States means nothing to some foreigners. Then again, this could have been something he needed to do in order to "infiltrate" our country and stage this bombing incident. I don't think "defending" yourself means that you have to kill innocent people who have nothing to do with your personal turmoil. I'm not going to go to the extremist lengths and say that we need to resort to profiling, but what else is going to work to keep these terrorists at bay? All we've heard from terrorist bombing attempts, or actual successes, is that the individual was a Muslim who was trained to attack us on our own soil. They want mass casualties, and they all try it by planting bombs. Talk about a pattern! Thank goodness he was stopped, but it doesn't seem like the shadow of terrorism is going to be removed off of our country, or other countries, any time soon.
Wow! Unexploded Car bomb found in Times Square! Authorities got to it in time!
Explosives in the heart of New York, how orginial. The bomb is supposedly linked to a terrorist group, but no one can say for sure. The bomber's motives are unknown as of now (expect fot the motive of killing everyone close to the car). I take pride in the fact that our criminal justice system (specically our police force) is able to avert potential disasters. There are several flaws with our system today, but, thankfully, law enforcement officers are able to serve and protect when it matters the most. Crisis' like these are the reason that we have tolerance for what the policing system is and hope for what it can be in the future. The ability to diffuse several explosives and saving who knows how many lives is miracle in and of itself. At times, we may have a backward, corrupt, and injustice system, but this same system continues to save lives and improve, until one day, we will not only have the most advanced criminal justice system, but also the most righteous and just.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I wasn't in time square that day. One of the busiest places in the U.S. and it was only Sunday. Think of the chaos if it were a normal workday. Thankfully the work done to cause such mayhem was done by an amateur, due to the bomb being unsuccessful. Its a miracle that no one was hurt, thanks to the people who recognized there was a problem with the car and acted on it immediately. Now we have to start investigating who might be responsible for this terrorist attempt. Yet, there are still so many factors to be considered. How much damage would this car bomb have created if it were successful? Not much in my opinion aside from the closely surrounding area. This tells me that major terrorists organizations are not linked to this attack. With the evidence they have, it seems they should be able to wrap this case up fairly quickly.
ReplyDeleteThey may wrap this up fairly quickly but if the person or persons does not talk about their motives more should be done to make him talk. The incentive of a plea bargain maybe. The terrorist angle is true no matter if they have ties to Iraq or Afghanistan. The purpose was to strike with fear not matter how small the damage was to be. The psychological effects would greater than the physical. This is New York and things like this could cause a panic.
ReplyDeleteBy now you think these terrorists group should know better. Ever since September 11th, our Criminal Justice System has been strict and very cautious. America is dream for all people. America gave Shahzad an opportunity to go to college, and opportunity to get a Bachelors degree and an opportunity to get a Masters degree. What could Shahzad hate about all that? He was given a Masters degree, and now what good is it? He will be spending his life in jail, hopefully. Citizens of New York did an amazing job reporting Shahzad car and law enforcement did an excellent job by putting an end to the explosives and save the lives of thousands of innocent people. I was happy to read that the Pakistani officials are helping us out. I hope Shahzad confesses on his intensions of putting a car in the middle of Times Square with a whole lot of explosives in it. So many questions need to be answered here.
ReplyDeleteIt should not be a surprise that this happen. The U.S. will always be facing terrorism, home grown and abroad. There are cultures and people that doesn't value life as we do. Some cultures truly believe that giving their lives and killing others would benefit them in the hereafter and their country. Now if, I can say this...if we the people of the United States can unify and stop bickering among ourselves for just a moment and stand united and work together to combat terrorism this will help our government in the fight to stamp out terrorism. This means all people no matter race, creed, or ethnicity can have a common ground in fighting against terrorism and take a unified position that we value life. Kudos to the guy who reported it and probably saved many lives.
ReplyDeleteThis must be pretty scary for the people in New York, having to face with another almost-terrorist attack. It's pretty sad to hear that an actual citizen who got the 'american dream' would actually try to harm hundreds of people in New York. Did he not realize the destruction and sadness caused in 9/11? Although this is a lot less serious, it did have the potential to be a fatal attack on innocent pedestrians and citizens. Luckily, people came into action and the potential attack was prevented. I think that we as a nation, should not address this event to instill fear into the public, but to realize that we are still in potential threatening situations. Law enforcement officers did well with this event, but also should keep improving their policing for any possible future events.
ReplyDeleteShahzad was a son of a high-ranking air force officer, which goes to show society that the lower class are not always the ones that commit such crimes. It was said that Shahzad didn't ike George W. Bush or his policy in Iraq, which could have been one of the reasons why Shahzad chose to committ such a crime towards the U.S., in Time Square: one of the bussiest places in New York. Shahzad went to school in the U.S., gaining much high-education, only to know that he was going to turn around and just try harming surroundings in New York. Since the bomb didn't really have the progressions/set-ups that prior terrorist bombings had, I remain thinking that it may not have been a organized, terrorist threat, rather just an individual threat by Shahzad. Society tends to fear individuals from other contries when it comes to such terrorist crimes; however, the ones that society should be scared of is their own neighbors. And by neighbors, I mean their own fellow citizens, which Shahzad gained after coming to the U.S. from Pakistan, where he had bomb, taught experiences. Thankfully individuals noticed something was wrong with the SUV where Shahzad had placed the bomb and the system was able to stop it from harming surroundings.
ReplyDeleteTwo planes crash into the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, and now May 2, 2010 there is a car bomb left in Times Square, the busiest city in New York. This time thanks to the citizens of New York, the police force, & the firemen, they prevented a tragedy from taking place and they saved many people lives. We found the man responsible for making the car bomb, and although we don’t know why he did this and what possessed him to do it, I think it’s safe to say it was a terrorist attack. He was planning on killing a large amount of people with this bomb. He willingly admitted that he learned how to make the bomb in Pakistan; he even told where he learned to make the bomb in Pakistan. Apparently he had a motive for using this bomb but his motive was prevented hopefully. New York has been through enough and you know they are scared because once again they could have faced another horrible tragedy. One day this will stop and terroism will come to an end but for now we should be thankful no one was hurt and no lives were lost.
ReplyDeleteIs it not ironic that three days after this attempted bombing, Iranian president announces that Osama Bin Laden is not hiding in Tehran but in our capitol Washington, D.C.?!!! Shahzad had it all planned out...why else would he have gone back to Pakistan for training in Bomb Making and it was in a terrorist camp. I wonder if the individuals who do these acts of political satemetns for their country have it planned out many years prior to the actual action. They might decide to do it ten years from one specific day and just live those ten years in desperation until that day comes.
ReplyDeleteExperts did say that if this bomb would have gone off, it would have killed many people since it was in a busy area...but it didnt happen. Question still remains... what was Shahzad's motive?
America will always have problems with terrorism. we are a world power and other countries envy us. Attacking NYC problably was not this guys best desicion. After 9/11 NYC is always on the look out for things that dont seem right. everybody that helped stop this attack did a great job. eventhough the bomb did not go off it still somewhat did its job. the bomb didnt explode but it still caused fear in NYC and in the rest of the country. this bomb let us as Americans that the war on terrorism is not over.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that government officials were there on time so that the bomb wouldn't go off. Imagine if it would of exploded what a terrible disaster. As of today according to the homeland security advisory system, the united states governments national threat level is Elevated, "significant risk of terrorist attacks." So why not be more concerned about terrorist especially in New York. According to our book it states that terrorist believe that their acts are justifiable, and in many cases, spiritually ordained. If Shahzad is cooperating with the police then why don't they know the motive of his attack???
ReplyDeleteI am always somewhat intrigued by terrorist attacks, especially the foiled ones. Consistently we see that those who commit these acts are educated middle-class individuals who suddenly decide to commit heinous and destructive acts for a multitude of causes. Shahzah has a enviable life in the US. Successful with a loving family, Shahzah was the epitome of the American dream. However, in a years time Shahzah went from a loving father and provider to a mass-murdering terrorist. As far as homeland security is concerned, we focus to much energy on trying to track these guys down when instead we should be trying to understand why we have these terrorists in the first place. We are all very fortunate that the plans were foiled and no one was hurt, but the effect of the attack is still the same. Law enforcement discovers a bomb in times square, become frightened and avoid public places. The news media broadcasts the story all over TV and we all feel a little less secure in our own country. Though we are grateful that the bomb did not go off, Shahzah and the Pakistani Taliban have every right to acknowledge this attack as a victory. The bomb may have been stopped but the fear is still ever-present.
ReplyDeleteWow Now that is unbelievable! So glad the bomb was a dud, well weak because if itwould have gone off imagine how many lives would've been lost and all the chaos that would occur. It would occur all in the media and create culture of fear and violence to the people. Maybe this is a sign showing that there are still terrorists out there. That's scary but this event is just a remeinder and we don't want a tragedy to make us put our guard up. We should always be ready for an attack. I think we're not as cautious because a couple of years have past since 9-11. Yes we will never forget that day in history, but do NOT wanna be reminded as well. Now we just have to wait and see what trials this man will have to go through and if there are or were others involved.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to see another act of terrorism take place in New York. Let’s all just be glad that this bombing attempt was an unsuccessful one and nobody was hurt. Going by the article, it is a good thing that Faisal Shahzad used legal fireworks for his bomb or the result of this could have been a lot worse. It is scary to see a person like this come to the United States and get a masters degree and get educated here then go back to Pakistan and prepare to attack us. It kind of seems like that was his plan the whole time that he was in this country. To come here and get a degree, start a family, and receive his citizenship and then use all that to rebel against us. It is somewhat depressing that he almost got away and fled to Dubai because this just shows us that homeland security needs to still crack down even more than they already have. I am glad that they already have made adjustments regarding the “no fly” lists are trying to anything that they can to cut down on terrorism.
ReplyDeleteIf this man would have been successful on his attack it would have been devastating for the citizens of New York. I am thankful that he was stopped and that people actually stepped up. Sometimes it is hard to believe in our criminal justice system but, in times like this when they are successful in stopping a viscous attack. It makes you rethink that maybe our criminal justice system is not as bad as we think. Criminals believe that they are going to get away with their crime and that is why they do it. History should show them that most criminal do get caught sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteTerrorism will always be a problem for the United States because we are bad a..!! I stand behind my country and feel as though we need to make an example out of this guy. It's evident that he was planning on wiping out a number of our people. Even though no one was hurt, he should be punished for his intent to kill. I would like to congratulate our law enforcement for acting swiftly and intelligently. I think they handled it very well. We need more people to take homeland security jobs, because this is a non-stop criminal activity that need to be controlled, so that we don't have another 911 incident. Customs and the FBI were on their toes, well prepared.
ReplyDeleteLaw enforcements believe that this was an attempt to a terrorist attack. They can not recognize the man in the video so they still have no lead on who it is. It’s horrible to think that there are still some terrorist attacks happening. I am glad that no one got hurt in this bombing and the people acted quickly to it. Also they do not believe that any of the major terrorists are not linked to this bombing.
ReplyDeleteWow, yet again another possible disaster averted. Granted I am pleased that he was apprehended, it still scares me that he was on a plane ready to go back to his native land as he laughed at America. Terrorism will never go away, but it is nice knowing that everything was handled quickly. The federal no-fly list does need to be updated within every two hours; this can jeopardize many things if not addressed. Awareness and reporting of mysterious activities can help link things that bring suspicion and/or danger. I can only hope that we may one day know of his intentions and the reasons behind them. I am very interested to see the outcome and any new information on the case. He needs to be an example to al others who think they can “pull a fast one” on the US. I will say this…I am sure glad that I do not live in New York City.
ReplyDeleteI too believe that American will always be a target for terrorism. It seems a lot of other countries like to see us fail or suffer. It is terrifying to think that even after all we have been through we still are on terrorist watch. The fact that this happened in NYC is also something that scares me. Terrorists always go for the major cities. Dallas and Houston are major cities in Texas. Who knows who is next?!
ReplyDeleteSee this goes to what we were talking about in class a few weeks ago. You know the all Seeing Eye. There are cameras all over New York and by now you would think that everyone would know. They do know they just don’t care and/or they think they won’t get caught. Either way they are dumb as H…! So, why do you think no one has claimed this yet? What scares me is that it could have been a test run to see the reactions of the police and to identify their weaknesses.
ReplyDeleteWell, after reading this article I'm impressed about how the police reacted as well as help from infamous New Yorkers. The police did a great job in preventing this attack. Shahzad should really just do life in prison for all the laws he broke.Why did he tried to kill tourists? Anyways, I think he was trying to get a message across about how the war with the terrorism isn't over. However, thanks to the great reaction from officials, we let terrorists know that it's not going to be that easy. Security is alot more intense and ready for such things to happen. We're going to be an obvious target for terrorist attacks for a while it's just how we prepare for them that counts.
ReplyDeleteThe vendor was wise to alert the officer that was in the area. It was quick thinking on the officers's part to get the situation under control and evacuate surrounding people in the area. This is a scary situation to know that it was so close to being another tragedy in New York.
ReplyDeleteMakes me wonder what exactly kind of religion does Muslim follow. Does their "god" tell them to kill?
ReplyDeleteA big casualty could have occured if that car bomb would have went off. I have to say thumbs up to the officers responding.
I have tremendous pride in my country and its stories like this that anger me the most. I will regard the criminal as the terrorist and show him no respect in using his name. The terrorist has no regard for human life but claims he fights for his people and their lives. Well what about our people? If you have a problem, voice your opinion and get on with it because violence is not the answer. The terrorist said "We are only Muslims trying to defend our religion, people, homes and land, but if you call us terrorists, then we are proud terrorists and we will keep on terrorizing you until you leave our lands and people at peace," >>>>>>Is he serious with that quote?? Obviously, I am being sarcastic because he is full of BS! How is killing INNOCENT people defending you religion and native homeland, it makes no sense. How can you preach one thing and practice another. He became a citizen a year before and was welcomed in this country and this is the thanks we get? Obviously I understand the turmoil and conflict in the Middle East but I know adding to it does not solve anything. Why cause more harm? His lack of remorse is even more frustrating. I would like to end with -
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After reading this article I instantly felt sick to my stomach. This man honestly deserves to do nothing but rot in the American prison system. The issue was briefly brought up that our American tax dollars are being wasted on harboring these Muslim offender throughout our federal prisons. I believe that this tactic is much better than any other. It is saddening as well as scary to come to the rationalization that other countries religions can turn into such a driving force behind these evil attack. This man claims that the reasoning behind his attack was to protect his nation, lands, and religion so therefore why didn't he just stay in his country to begin with. I just do not understand how any religion can be based off of the ideal that slaying hundreds of opposing religions as being justifiable. Although it is something that is based off of ethics, belief systems, and other countries it is something that regardless of education I will never be able to fully understand. Why not just stay in the country which makes "you" feel so fulfilled and fight against those other religions that attempt to invade. Why seek out others, or go to so much trouble?!?! It is so nieve but I truly don't get it.
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ReplyDeleteHere is someone who showed no remorse for his criminal behavior. I wander what would cause an individual to commit such a serious crime that was rational and so premeditated. It was disappointing that Shahzad sworn allegiance and then decided to become an extremist and plot a terrorist attack against his fellow Americans. How can one person justify such intent to kill citizens by using religion as the excuse? It was fortunate that some form of community-policing took place in this situation. Luckily the street vendor noticed something was wrong and informed the authorities who took action. Could this have been a case where the CJ system failed, because Shahzad was well educated and a dual citizen in American? I wander if this political correct society has domed us all and the CJ system. Maybe he should have been on the terrorist watch list earlier due to visits to Pakistan. It seems like Homeland security failed to connect the information. This suspect had intelligence on his target and yet our intelligence-led policing which offers police intelligence failed. I hope Homeland security will learn from this plot and use it as a teachable moment. It was nice to know that all the CJ system had enough cited evidence to put him away for life. Here is my question if terrorist are enemy combatants of the state than why did he have access to our Federal system? It seems that military trials should handle terrorist sense they are enemy combatants. Why give these terrorist accesses to our court system.
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ReplyDeleteIt is sad to think that our nation takes in such maladjusted radicals as Shahzad. Now he is in prison to live out his remaining years, on our dollar. I’m sure he will make a lot of new friends there that will not appreciate his sunny outlook, and love for America. I wonder which prison gang will take him into their fold, the Aryan Brotherhood? Why do prisoners have rights? They are criminals and there for have given up their rights by violating the rights of another human. This system is really broken and should invoke the justice of the land from which they have allegiance. You know you steal something, get your hand chopped off. That’s wrong, I’m sorry, just give him to Michael Vick to train. The prison system does little but house criminals, and either release them as better trained criminals or they die while they are incarcerated. You would think that they could reintroduce Prison Industry which was eliminated with the passage of Hawes-Cooper Act in 1929. We import everything from China. Let Wal-Mart set up a low wage, prison based, stuff factories, and keep the money home so we can pay the Chinese back the bailout money Obama borrowed.
ReplyDeleteCulture of Fear and Culture of Violence continues.
ReplyDeleteI often ask myself is building a McDonalds in Afghanistan or in Iraq really worth it?
Then I realize there is a much bigger picture to this War on Terror than what most of us realize. Believe it or not most countries America occupies have political agendas, whether it is to provide protection for our only friends in the Middle East, the Israelis or we just need some oil. The people who die in these skirmishes often have one thing in common. We are either being lied to by our politics leaders/religious leaders or we are just trying to survive. I’m not by in way a Quran expert, but I do understand that in order to control large masses of people you must have two things Fear and Violence. Once you have achieved these two factors than you can manipulate the truth in order to achieve your own personal agenda.
All in All were just another Brick in the Wall.
By being in a World Religion class I believe I have the right to state that not all Muslims have this point of view. Some Muslims are more conservative so they believe in the strict version of their beliefs while others can be the nicest people you have ever met. The U.S. people are starting to put a bad name on all Muslims and they do not have reason at all to do so. White men and black men can go out and rape someone but we do not put a stereotype on ALL white and black men, but we can for ALL Muslims. I do see how 9-11 was horrific and is way worse than the scenario that I just described, but not all Muslims participated in this event in our history. And yes, we are still getting attacked by this other culture but we are in their country and we are disrupting their lives because of what SOME of their people have done. Now, I am still not saying we should not be their, and I do understand that it is still not okay for them to attack us because of the situation in progress, but this is the problem with our world today.
ReplyDeleteI belive tha some Muslims are just crazy and don't think of know one but themselves, for someone to plant a bomb in a car, where million of people are each day, just don't care. I think that something should happen or take place when letting these people over here in our country, we don't know these people. They could plant bombs anywhere just to kill us all. I see how so much have taken place in our county, becaues we are not caution on who we let over here.
ReplyDeleteFirst off i believe that anyone that has allied themselves with or can be found to have contact with Al Qaeda or other groups that have declared war on the United States should not be taken through the federal system, but instead brought through the military system like all the other prisoners of war that we have captured. The only difference between POWs captured and terrorists that have tried attacking the United States directly is location. Most of these people are associated with the same groups and use the same methods to kill people, so why are they not being tried in the same system? On another hand i find it funny that a man spends this amount of time trying to build a bomb and blow people up only to use (from what i heard) non-flammable fertlizer. Thank God terrorist are incompetent, otherwise we would have a problem.
ReplyDeleteI suppose citizenship in the United States means nothing to some foreigners. Then again, this could have been something he needed to do in order to "infiltrate" our country and stage this bombing incident. I don't think "defending" yourself means that you have to kill innocent people who have nothing to do with your personal turmoil. I'm not going to go to the extremist lengths and say that we need to resort to profiling, but what else is going to work to keep these terrorists at bay? All we've heard from terrorist bombing attempts, or actual successes, is that the individual was a Muslim who was trained to attack us on our own soil. They want mass casualties, and they all try it by planting bombs. Talk about a pattern! Thank goodness he was stopped, but it doesn't seem like the shadow of terrorism is going to be removed off of our country, or other countries, any time soon.
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