Panic has given way to a collective sigh of relief today as a car bomb made of propane, gasoline and fireworks discovered in the heart of Times Square, one of the busiest intersections in New York City, failed to explode.
“We are very lucky,” noted Mayor Bloomberg at a 2:15 AM press conference, “we avoided what could have been a very deadly event.” Closed off for much of the evening, police began removing barricades early this morning and the intersection is once again opened to traffic.
Police are calling the explosive found in the Nissan Pathfinder “amateurish” but there is also acknowledgement that it could have done pretty serious damage if it had successfully exploded. The question then is who is responsible for the attack.
So far there don’t seem to be any promising leads, and the preliminary reports say the vehicle was stolen and also had a Connecticut license plate which was itself stolen from another vehicle. Police are still looking at surveillance tapes from various buildings.
The closest thing to official speculaton so far came in the form of an off-the-cuff guess by Rep. Peter King (R – NY) that the failed bombing may have been retaliation for South Park’s 200th episode, aired nearly three weeks ago. The SUV was said to be at least somewhat close to Viacom’s headquarters.
"If then, as I have shown, the State needs terrorism, it also needs not to be caught red-handed every time, so as to then keep up a good front…."
Gianfranco Sanguinetti [tr. Prigent Forsyth fr.M.]
Ernest Hancock – Libertarian National Chair Debates – Kansas & Indiana April 24th 2010 http://ernesthancock.org/
Love not W.A.R.
My campaign for LNC Chair is a campaign to reinvigorate the heart and soul of the Libertarian Party. I recognize that there are many issues that illuminate what it truly means to be a libertarian. But of all the issues one could choose there is one issue that stands out above the rest. One issue that the Libertarian Party, to its shame, has neglected for the past seven years.
Naturally, I will make my views on many issues well-known by the time we gather in St. Louis this Memorial Day weekend. I believe that libertarians will like what I have to say on everything from the abominable PATRIOT Act to tragedy of drug prohibition. However, the overriding theme of my campaign will be opposition to the American empire and the wars it has inevitably spawned.
Wars exact a huge price in blood and treasure; both to the victor as well as the vanquished. What they don’t do is produce anything of value beyond huge profits for arms makers. On the contrary, war destroys people, property, even whole societies. American society is in no way immune to this destruction either. Our current economic meltdown can be traced directly to the huge cost of waging wars without end around the globe. These costs will ultimately be borne by the American people through lost wealth, lost liberty, destruction of the dollar, and massive unemployment; as well as the loved ones lost or grievously injured when called upon to wage war.
The U.S. already has two war parties. It doesn’t need a third one.
Peace,
Ernie
You have my support 125%..!!
You have my support 125%..!!
Are you referin to DETROIT and the fiasco involving Kurt Haskel.. I think He is a HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!
See:http://grantlawrence.blogspot.com/2010/01/watch-a…