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05-21-2010, 12:25 PM
Pakistani officer arrested in connection with Times Square plot
By Wes BruerMay 19, 2010 2:01 PM
Just one day after Faisal Shahzad's first appearance in a US court, a big development is coming out of Pakistan, where the failed Times Square attack originated. A major in the Pakistani army has been arrested by investigators for ties to the failed terror plot in New York. From the LA Times:
The major's involvement with suspect Faisal Shahzad, who was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to fly to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, remains unclear. Law enforcement sources said the major had met Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, in Islamabad, the capital, and was in cellphone contact with him.
The major's arrest marks the first time someone in Pakistan's military establishment has been directly linked to the case. The sources would not say when the alleged meeting and phone calls between Shahzad and the major took place, or what was discussed. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the investigation.
Coincidentally, the new twist in the case comes the same day the Obama Administration sent their top two security officials to Islamabad. CIA Director Leon Panetta and US national security advisor Jim Jones met with President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the failed plot in New York and the Pakistani military's fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2010/05/pakistani_officer_arrested_in.php#ixzz0oa8to7Zh
By Wes BruerMay 19, 2010 2:01 PM
Just one day after Faisal Shahzad's first appearance in a US court, a big development is coming out of Pakistan, where the failed Times Square attack originated. A major in the Pakistani army has been arrested by investigators for ties to the failed terror plot in New York. From the LA Times:
The major's involvement with suspect Faisal Shahzad, who was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to fly to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, remains unclear. Law enforcement sources said the major had met Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, in Islamabad, the capital, and was in cellphone contact with him.
The major's arrest marks the first time someone in Pakistan's military establishment has been directly linked to the case. The sources would not say when the alleged meeting and phone calls between Shahzad and the major took place, or what was discussed. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the investigation.
Coincidentally, the new twist in the case comes the same day the Obama Administration sent their top two security officials to Islamabad. CIA Director Leon Panetta and US national security advisor Jim Jones met with President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the failed plot in New York and the Pakistani military's fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2010/05/pakistani_officer_arrested_in.php#ixzz0oa8to7Zh