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Obama sends top aides to Pakistan over NY bomb plot

by Pakistani News | May 18, 2010 at 01:06 pm

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US President Barack Obama has dispatched two of his most senior national security aides to Pakistan in the wake of the failed Times Square car bombing, a White House official said Tuesday.

US national security advisor General James Jones and CIA Director Leon Panetta have left on a mission to investigate the May 1 bomb plot, which has been blamed on the Pakistani Taliban.

“In light of the failed Times Square terrorist attack and other terrorist attacks that trace to the border region, we believe that it is time to redouble our efforts with our allies in Pakistan to close this safe haven and create an environment where we and the Pakistani people can lead safe and productive lives,” a White House official told.

The discovery of a crude bomb inside a parked car in crowded Times Square prompted an evacuation of the popular tourist spot and a massive manhunt that culminated in the arrest of Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad.

Authorities have been interrogating Shahzad since his dramatic arrest at JFK Airport in New York, as his Dubai-bound plane was about to take off.

The arrest came just 53 hours after the attack was foiled by street vendors who spotted smoke coming out of the vehicle and reported it to police.

Federal agents arrested last week three men suspected of funneling money to Shahzad after a series of raids across the northeastern United States.

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zubair malik

at 13:38 on May 18th, 2010

Really they need more aids because they want more or i think america want more Faisal Shahzad

YankeeJim

at 15:22 on May 18th, 2010

These are two powerful people -- no nonsense. Their findings and their actions carry the weight of the nation behind them.

t k kidwai

at 21:08 on May 18th, 2010

The aides dispatched to Pakistan by Obama may not succeed in unearthing the plot for the obvious reason that there exists nothing we can call Pakistani Talibans.Talibans are like multinational corporations whose controlling shares are owned by CIA,ISI and Saudi Intelligence.

Every investigation reveals what administration,keeping in view its geo-political and economic interests, wants it to reveal.Of course these two men are powerful,their predetermined findings certainly carry weight.

If we really want to eliminate terrorism the intelligence agencies must be reined in.These agencies have grown very powerful and assumed monstrous proportions.