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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,...

Obama Secretly Steps Up India-Pakistan Diplomacy

White House sees reducing tension as crucial to Afghanistan

(Newser) - President Obama instructed diplomats to focus their efforts on improving relations between India and Pakistan in a secret directive last December, in order to secure Pakistani cooperation in the war in Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reports. The US has showered Pakistan with aid and high-profile face time over the...

Bin Laden 'Healthy, Giving Orders'

Would-be terrorist gives intel on Qaeda leader

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden is healthy and fully in touch with al-Qaeda, to which he is "giving the orders," according to a Pakistan-based extremist leader. The FBI investigation into Chicago cab driver and would-be terrorist Raja Lharsib Khan, though lower-profile than the "underwear bomber" case, has yielded a...

Chicago Cabbie Charged With Helping al-Qaeda

Raja Lahrasib Khan discussed stadium attack, feds say

(Newser) - A Chicago cab driver was arrested without incident this morning and charged with trying to send money overseas to help al-Qaeda. Raja Lahrasib Khan, 56, a native of Pakistan who became a naturalized US citizen in 1988, was ordered held without bond. He allegedly also talked about bombing a stadium...

Pentagon Official Ran Private Assassin Support Crew

Honcho probed over secret 'Jason Bourne' crew

(Newser) - A senior Pentagon official secretly set up a private network of contractors to help track and kill militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan, military officials say. Michael D. Furlong may have diverted money from other programs to fund his own network of former CIA and Special Forces operatives, officials tell the...

American Arrested in Pakistan Not al-Qaeda Honcho

Officials now say they haven't detained Adam Gadahn

(Newser) - The American militant arrested in Pakistan yesterday is not Adam Gadahn, as previously reported by Pakistani intelligence officials. "Our initial impression was that the guy was Gadahn but that information now looks incorrect," an official told Reuters . Both the al-Qaeda spokesman and the detained American have been known...

Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in Pakistan

Target was cop building where terror suspects are grilled

(Newser) - At least 12 people were killed today when a suicide car bomber struck a police building in Lahore. Scores were injured in the attack, including women and children walking to a nearby school. The bombing, at a location where "high value" terror suspects are interrogated, was the first major...

Pakistan: We Nabbed US-Born al-Qaeda Honcho

Adam Gadahn had released video praising Fort Hood shooter

(Newser) - Pakistani intelligence officers say they have arrested Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaeda who was featured in a 25-minute video posted today calling for Muslim members of the armed services to carry out Fort Hood-style attacks. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two officers and a government official say Gadahn...

1 in 3 Killed by US Drones Are Civilians

Think tank issues report on Pakistan casualties

(Newser) - One out of three people killed by unmanned US Predator drones in Pakistan is a civilian, according to a new report sure to fuel criticism of the unmanned attacks. The report by a Washington think tank found that 32% of the more than 1,200 people killed since 2004 were...

Zazi Pleads Guilty in NYC Subway Terror Plot

Airport shuttle driver points finger at US actions in Afghanistan

(Newser) - A former Denver airport shuttle driver today admitted to a plot to bomb the New York City subways, saying he was recruited by al-Qaeda in Pakistan for a "martyrdom plan" against the US. Najibullah Zazi, 25, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit...

In Taliban Commander's Capture, a Coup for Pakistan

Mullah Baradur's arrest likely to complicate Taliban peace talks

(Newser) - The capture of the Taliban's military commander is a major coup for Pakistan that is likely to win the country a bigger say in Afghanistan's future, analysts say. Pakistani officials had complained that they were being excluded from American negotiations with the Afghan Taliban. But with Mullah Baradar in their...

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