Shahzad said he sought and received five days' training in explosives before returning to the United States in February to pursue a one-man scheme to bring death and destruction to New York with funding from the militant group. The indictment said he received $5,000 in cash on Feb. 25 from an unnamed coconspirator in Pakistan and $7,000 more on April 10, sent at the coconspirator's direction.

He explained that he loaded his vehicle with three bomb components, hoping to set off a fertilizer-fueled bomb packed in a gun cabinet, a set of propane tanks and gas canisters rigged with fireworks to explode into a fireball. He also revealed he was carrying a folding assault rifle in a laptop computer case for "self-defense."

Shahzad said he expected the bomb to begin going off after he lighted a fuse and waited between 2 1/2 and five minutes for it to erupt.

"I was waiting to hear a sound, but I couldn't hear any sound. ... So I just walked to Grand Central (Terminal), and I went home," he said.

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1. Bart Hall (Kansas, USA) wrote: And still, the Attorney General of this administration—after three recent incidents: Fort Hood, Christmas airliner attack, and Times Square—refuses to acknowledge that we confront “radical Islam.” Same guy who halted the DoJ investigation of blatant intimidation of [white] voters in Philadelphia. Same guy who now plans to sue Arizona over its law requiring state authorities to enforce existing federal law. A law that “would make being an illegal immigrant a CRIME.” June 23, 8:04 am | [comment link]

2. Br. Michael wrote: The Constitution requires the Federal Government to defend the borders of the several states.  The Federal Government is not doing so.  This is treason. June 23, 8:50 am | [comment link]

3. Jeff Thimsen wrote: Br. Michael, “treason” is too easily bandied anound these days, and is not very helpful. I don’t understand what defending the borders has to do with this case. This guy was a naturalized citizen, as I understand the facts of the case. June 23, 3:19 pm | [comment link]

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