In the time since his arrest last night, an enormous amount of information has emerged about the Pakistani-born Faisal Shahzad, a 30 year old who had only last year become a naturalized citizen of the United States and now faces a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Neighbors described the Shelton, Connecticut man as a “quiet family man,” living in a house with his wife and two children. He had an MBA from the University of Bridgeport and had been working as a financial analyst until last year.
The son of one of the top members of Pakistan’s Air Force, retired Vice Air Marshall Baharul Haq, Shahzad had never been seen to have shown any particular interest in any religious or political faction in Pakistan, and the only thing anyone in the US seems to know about is his opposition to the Iraq War.
Perhaps the only indication at all that his life was anything but ordinary was that his home was being foreclosed on. After his real estate agent had failed to sell the property, which he still owed a large sum on, Shahzad told him to let the bank repossess it and said he intended to return to Pakistan.
Shahzad had been in Pakistan for months, but somewhere between then and now he returned, bought a 1993 Nissan Pathfinder for $1,300 cash and, according to officials, attempted to use it in a high profile terror attack in Times Square.
Once just another middle class MBA, Shahzad now is the topic of conversation in the halls of power, with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I – CT) demanding that he lose his citizenship and Sen. John McCain (R – AZ) cautioning the administration that Shahzad had better not receive his Miranda rights.
Looks like a hot dog vendor indeed, very Sanguinettian. Trained by one of Lepidus' squads you say? The same one that trained the BVD fella?
How do they work–ad in the paper or on the internet–"Wanted Muslim Terrorist to bomb Times Square"?
Looks like a hot dog vendor indeed, very Sanguinettian. Trained by one of Lepidus' squads you say? The same one that trained the BVD fella?
How do they work–ad in the paper or on the internet–"Wanted Muslim Terrorist to bomb Times Square"?
Someone in possession of explosives, no matter how small the amount in the eyes of the State, is said to have weapons of "MASS DESTRUCTION.. Well, HELL. I guess that makes the US the biggest purveyor and user of WMDs on the entire planet. Lieberman and McCain both happily support killing innocents abroad but I guess they don't like anyone trying to steal a piece of their "action".
Someone in possession of explosives, no matter how small the amount in the eyes of the State, is said to have weapons of "MASS DESTRUCTION.. Well, HELL. I guess that makes the US the biggest purveyor and user of WMDs on the entire planet. Lieberman and McCain both happily support killing innocents abroad but I guess they don't like anyone trying to steal a piece of their "action".