Nissan bomb fails

According to the Wall Street Journal, a Nissan Pathfinder containing three propane tanks, timing devices and fireworks failed to explode in Times Square last night;

“It appeared that [the bomb] was in the process of detonating and malfunctioned,” said police spokesman Paul Browne.

A street vendor alerted a policeman on mounted patrol—Wayne Rhatigan, 47 years old, a 19-year-veteran of the force. In an interview, Mr. Rhatigan said he smelled gunpowder coming from the vehicle and went toward it, thinking it could explode at any second. He grabbed two other officers to help move people away from the smoking Pathfinder as he called for backup at 6:34 p.m.

Where are the folks who always pointed at the CIA or president for these types of distractions from the administration’s current policies in the prior eight years? Of course with the number of terrorists in New York yesterday for the May Day protests of Arizona’s immigration laws, it’ll probably hard to track down the real perpetrators.

ADDED: Jimbo quotes Bill Roggio on claims of a Pakistani Taliban commander accepting responsibility.

In the tin foil hat category, Gordon Duff says the Mossad planted the bomb. I think I’ve had enough of Gordon Duff. Stop by tomorrow for his military records which I’ve been sitting on for six months.

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