US Has 'Good Leads' in Car Bomb Probe -AG Holder

[tekisui]

Source: Reuters

ASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday that investigators had made substantial progress in the investigation into the failed car bombing attempt in New York's Times Square and that those involved would eventually be caught.

"I think that we have made really substantial progress," Holder told reporters, adding that "ultimately this investigation will be successful and the people responsible for that attempt will be found and brought to justice."

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"We have some good leads," Holder told reporters, referring to that individual in the footage. "We are following a number of other leads as well."

Holder was cautious about linking it to international terrorism and claims of responsibility by the Taliban in Pakistan.

"I know that group in the past has claimed responsibility for incidents that (they) ultimately were not connected to," he said, adding it was too early to say who was in fact responsible for the attempted attack.

more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0320121620100503

[greencharlie]

1. only question now...

is it a Billy Ray Bob or an Abdul?

[kentuck]

2. They say they have questioned the owner of the SUV...

and...??

[emulatorloo]

3. The owner is not a suspect. They also have tourist video of the perp which they may release.

Just saw this in another thread. Will go get the link

ON EDIT:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8264609

[skip fox]

4. My guess is a McVeigh wantabe . . . Note the parallels:

Parallels between NY City attempted bombing and Timothy McVeigh’s bombing:

The botched NY bombing shares a number of striking parallels with the Timothy McVeigh bombing in Oklahoma City beside the obvious vehicle-building-walk-away narrative . . . although that, in itself, is very compelling–the botched bomber replicating the act of his (or her?) hero in broad strokes. But there seem to be a couple light strokes as well.

The botched bomber placed eight bags of fertilizer which the investigators say was non-explosive, into a gun box. If he knew the fertilizer was useless, it would be a clear homage to McVeigh. (The gun box being a tip of the hat to McVeigh's military background.) (If he didn't know this it could still be an homage, hoping to replicate his hero's methods as closely as possible.)

The NY attempted bomber locked the van's doors, leaving the keys inside. Some accounts say McVeigh left the keys in the Ryder's cab and locked the doors. (I think the case is that he took the keys, but there is no accounting where these people get their information. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/cs/crimedisaster/p/okcitybombing.htm)

Fireworks went off in the NY van alerting vendors. The attempted bomber appeared to be inept in a number of ways, so it is not likely that the clock set off the fireworks. It is more likely that he lit a long fuse. Similarly, McVeigh lit two fuses just before he left the Ryder.


Additionally, MSNBC played a show based on The McVeigh Tapes: Confessions of an American Terrorist on the 19th of April.

I could be way off, but if I was leading the investigation I'd be putting resources into this question, hoping to find him before he is successful with his homicidal intentions.


Therefore, in an investiation taking these matters seriously:

I’d look into far-right web/hate sites, those where McVeigh is discussed glowingly. Maybe Free Republic.

Since the person’s issues were important enough to kill for, I think his alignment to McVeigh would be apparent in his screen name (anagram of “Timothy McVeigh”? a character’s name in The Turner Diaries?)

I look very closely at those who passionately referenced MSNBC’s April 19th The McVeigh Tapes.

I’d perhaps put some resource looking into the extreme fringe of the Tea Party, but I think the far-right hate sites would be more fruitful . . . (In which case the FBI should soon be onto him . . . or her!)