faisal-shahzad
This Is What the Times Square Bomb Would Have Looked Like
Max Read · 09/29/10 08:18PMThe FBI videotaped themselves blowing up a Nissan Pathfinder in order to demonstrate how big the explosion would have been if attempted terrorist Faisal Shahzad's Times Square car bomb had actually worked. So, how big? Pretty big!
Times Square Bomber Appears in New Video
Jim Newell · 07/14/10 02:59PMVideo has emerged now of Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad threatening to attack the U.S.
Times Square Bomber Pleads Guilty
Maureen O'Connor · 06/21/10 04:14PMWould-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad has pleaded "guilty and 100 times more."
Would-Be Times Square Bomber Indicted
Remy Stern · 06/17/10 05:31PMFailed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad has been charged with 10 terrorism and weapons counts.
Faisal Shahzad's Home Is in Foreclosure
Maureen O'Connor · 06/03/10 10:41AMFaisal Shahzad's home is in foreclosure. Terrorists: Hurt by the recession, just like us.
'Why Did My Bomb Fail?' Terrorist Asks Investigators
Maureen O'Connor · 05/20/10 03:08PM
Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad says it's "God's will" that his device didn't detonate, but "begged" interrogators to explain where we went wrong. An official "did not say whether he was given the courtesy." Is that a "no"? [NYP]
Prison Life Does Not Agree with Times Square Bomber Faisal Shahzad
Brian Moylan · 05/19/10 01:40PM
Faisal Shahzad isn't the first terrorist I've had a crush on, but is it just me or is the new photo of the Times Square bomber not nearly as cute as old ones? The clink isn't good for his complexion.
Times Square Bomber Wore Sweatsuit in Court
Maureen O'Connor · 05/18/10 05:38PMFaisal Shahzad's court appearance: Uttered one word, entered no plea, wore a sweatsuit.
Pakistani Taliban Plotted Times Square Attack, Says Holder
Ravi Somaiya · 05/09/10 10:05AMOn ABC's This Week, Attorney General Eric Holder said there was "evidence that shows that the Pakistani Taliban was behind" Faisal Shahzad's failed car bomb in Times Square at the start of the month.
Times Square Bomber Followed Radical Terror Cleric
Ravi Somaiya · 05/07/10 03:09PM
It seems that Faisal Shahzad, the man who tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, followed Anwar Al-Awlaki — the radical Islamic cleric who inspired the Fort Hood shooter and the Christmas Day underwear bomber.
Spy Planes Did Not Help Capture the Times Square Bomber
Adrian Chen · 05/06/10 11:25PM
The Times just published probably the most detailed account yet of the FBI's surveillance of Faisal Shahzad leading up to his capture. No mention of Army intelligence or spy planes. As the Times tells it, the FBI straight-up lost him.
Times Square Bomber Now Fireworks Pitchman
Adrian Chen · 05/06/10 06:48PMIt was nice of Phantom Fireworks to release video of Faisal Shahzad buying fireworks at their Pennsylvania store. But it does strike us as a little unseemly to have stamped a huge watermark on the video with their cartoon logo.
Comment of the Day: Behind the Bomb
Richard Lawson · 05/06/10 04:51PM
Today we looked into the identity of the would-be Times Square bomber, trying to figure out what makes a person want to blow up a bunch of strangers in the name of... something. One commenter offered some insight.
What Faisal Shahzad's Fridge, Handwriting, and Font Choice Say About Him
Maureen O'Connor · 05/06/10 01:53PM
In the gulf of disbelief following thirty-year-old suburbanite Faisal Shahzad's attempt to blow up Times Square, a series of superficial personal artifacts emerge: Handwriting analysis, photos of refrigerated leftovers, his resume. Can we divine a real person from this stuff?
Faisal Shahzad Succeeds in Making a Global Mess
Hamilton Nolan · 05/06/10 11:37AM
For an incompetent terrorist, alleged Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad sure is provoking a lot of international incidents.
Objective: To work in a high-energy and challenging business environment.
Max Read · 05/06/10 03:03AMWant to read Faisal Shahzad's resume? He has Powerpoint skills!
Faisal Shahzad: Total Tourist
Hamilton Nolan · 05/05/10 01:36PM
CBS News dug up this new photo of would-be car bomber Faisal Shahzad posing in Times Square with a bunch of people like a total suburban goober. He fails at "Insouciant New York Cool," as well as bomb-making. [CBS]
Jay Leno Takes Shot at Conan O'Brien and, for the First Time, His Fans
Matt Cherette · 05/05/10 01:35PM
Jay Leno: afraid to insult people directly, but not honorable enough to just avoid it altogether. During last night's monologue, Leno showed a fake Facebook page for the accused Times Square bomber. Under his favorite pages? "Team Coco." Video inside.
The Year of The Drone: Your Counterterrorism Scorecard
Jeff Neumann · 05/05/10 06:30AM
Pakistan's tribal areas — The Times Square firecracker bomber allegedly trained there, various Taliban factions and Al Qaeda operate there, and guess what? We're at war there, using flying robots! Here's a quick guide to America's South Asia Robot War.