Faisal Shahzad: June 2010

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Attempted Times Square Bomber Pleads Guilty, Denounces U.S. Wars

Justin Elliott | June 21, 2010, 6:25PM

Faisal Shahzad

Faisal Shahzad, the man who tried to set off a crude bomb in Times Square in May, pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan today to weapons and terrorism counts.

The AP reports from the courtroom:

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Indictment: Failed Times Square Bomber Had Help From Pakistan

Justin Elliott | June 18, 2010, 9:12AM

Faisal Shahzad

On Thursday alleged Times Square would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad, who was previously charged with the attempted car bombing, was indicted by a grand jury on ten new charges in New York. And the indictment alleges that Shahzad had operational help from an unnamed person in Pakistan.

Check out this section from the indictment:

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Terrorism

Obama Administration Turns Focus To Homegrown Terrorism

Justin Elliott | June 1, 2010, 3:20PM

Nidal Hasan and Faisal Shahzad

The White House last week declared a new focus on the threat of homegrown terrorism, warning that "several recent incidences of violent extremists in the United States who are committed to fighting here and abroad have underscored the threat to the United States and our interests posed by individuals radicalized at home."

That language is from the Obama Administration's new National Security Strategy, a document (.pdf) that comes out every few years (the last was in 2006) and serves as a broad statement of policy. The document continues: "Our best defenses against this threat are well informed and equipped families, local communities, and institutions."