So this charmer becomes an American citizen and then heads back to Pakistan to learn how to make bombs and blow up Infidels. And, lo; the many stories out there about how we're supposed to feel sorry for him, how his motivation couldn't have been his Muslim faith. Nuh-uh. Nope. No way, Jose.
A former neighbor said that Shahzad and his wife spoke limited English (Huh?) and kept mostly to themselves, that he was a little bit strange and didn't like to come out during the day. Read it all here. She said he liked to jog at night, wearing all black, and that he explained that he didn't like the sunlight.
Oh. Shit. That can't be good.
Bethatasitmay, who's the cupcake below?
Why, it's the lovely Mrs. Shahzad, of course. According to her Facebook page: Huma Asif Mian, is a US citizen. Reports indicate her marriage to Shahzad helped him gain US citizenship in 2009 smoothly. She's a "modern American woman" raised in Colorado. Oh. Really. Then why does she wear a head-scarf that shows she's willfully subservient to the perverse will of a 6th century misogynistic, delusional pedophile? She graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in accounting and is well-versed in English, Pashto, Urdu, and French. I'll bet you a dollar to a donut that she was part of the plot, trying to keep people away by pretending she didn't speak good English. She also loves fashion, bags, shopping and shoes. I wonder how the big, brave, hedonistic, American Muslimah would explain her freedom and all its gaudy trappings to her burqa-clad, child-bride, FGM-victimized, enslaved sisters in the dusty villages and cities of Islam. One of her Facebook photos is captioned "I'm a Muslim & I'm Proud" and "I LOVE ALLAH." One would think that with an accounting degree she could add 2 + 2 and come up wi' 4. But she's still a proud Muslim though nothing about Islam, Allah, or Muhammad can stand up to even the most basic intellectual calculus. Sorta like being a proud liberal, eh?
That this photo was taken of the two "normal" Americans in front of St Patrick's Cathedral tells me they were putting on a show for "friends". Muslims who love Allah would never permit a picture of them to be taken in front of a Christian church, certainly a mosque, but not a church. It's a ten-minute walk from St Patrick's to Times Square. My guess is that Faisal used this time on the town, seeing the sights with the little woman, as cover for doing a recon of NYC targets. Take a look here and you can see that evidently this guy may have been thinking about blowing up the Staten Island Ferry. There's no reason to believe he didn't consider the cathedral as a target. My guess is he chose Times Square because it was an easier target, as in easier for him to access and easier for him to get away. Get away? Yes. Because underneath all that Muslim bad-assery, he's just a little cry-baby, like all his brothers and sisters.
Speaking of brothers and sisters; here's a picture of Faisal and his posse down in Times Square. Every face but that of our little Muscreant is obscured but we can see that some of those in the picture are Muslim ~ or into swanky slavery-inspired head ornaments. IMO, Faisal brought his crew to TS so people would get used to seeing him there and not see him as suspicious. He wanted Times Square folk to think when they saw him; Oh, it's that harmless, peaceful Muslim who brings his harmless, peaceful friends and family to enjoy what any red-blooded American would enjoy, the unsleepingest part of the city that never sleeps. Hey, harmless, peaceful Muslim, come over here. Let me give you a hug. Little Faisal knew what he was doing and if you mistake him for an incompetent, you're setting yourself up for failure. One thing kept that bomb from going off. And I'm not going to tell you what that is, because then his brothers and sisters will know and they'll fix it.
Moving right along, here's the rest of the picture we've grown accustomed to seeing in the media: Faisal holding one of his new-born children. So why can't the entire picture be shown in all the newspapers, online news sites and magazines, on all the broadcast media? Huh? To protect the identity of the child? The child is in Pakistan with his mother. It's because when we see Faizal holding the baby, we might wonder aloud: What kind of savage would love his baby like that but try to blow up innocent mothers and babies in Time Square? Something's wrong with his way of thinking. Holy shit, Batman; could there be something wrong with...Islam? The press wants you to think this guy is a loner, and loner is code for crazy. Or, Oh, look at that proud daddy. Surely he couldn't be guilty of trying to kill people. Just look at those soulful eyes; he values life too much to take it from anyone. Millions fall into these two traps, both of them designed to draw us away from identifying the true enemy: Islam. Not crazy dads. Not crazy Islam.
Islam.
Why is her face obscured in other postings of this photo? Surely Mrs. Shazhad had to know about his activities. She's a proud Muslim. Proud Muslims know their Koran. The Koran tells Muslims~ not radicals or moderates but any and every person on the globe who mutters, mumbles or me-me's the shahada ~ not to take Christians and Jews as friends, but to trick them with faux friendship. Surah 5:50. They're posing. Faking us out.
At least one of the neighbors is on the record as thinking the family was unusual ~ update here ~ so, to all you neighbors out there, here are some guidelines straight from the DHS website, ca 2002; I'll underline the ones that certainly or probably pertain to our happy couple:
- Terrorists often keep irregular hours, seek short-term accommodations and leave unexpectedly.
- They rarely lodge alone and often pay with cash, even for extended stays.
- They try to avoid contact with outsiders and prefer to keep landlords and housekeepers from inspecting their rooms.
- They may use rented lodging as meeting space and have frequent visitors.
- They may use pay phones at night in order to keep their conversations from being overheard or traced and recorded.
- Terrorists and those who assist them rarely participate in health insurance programs, and seek medical care only when absolutely necessary, even for their children.
- They usually pay for medical care with cash.
- Sometimes they seek vaccines or prescriptions for reasons that seem unwarranted or questionable.
- Occasionally terrorists mishandle chemicals or toxic substances, creating health problems that require immediate medical attention. Often, their explanations of the origins of their injuries are suspicious or difficult to verify.
- Terrorists sometimes seek access to unusually large quantities of controlled substances, for use in contamination attacks as well as to protect themselves.
In Gavin De Becker's book, The Gift of Fear, he explains how our innate intuition tells us when things aren't right and we need to do something, even if it's only to report to the police what our intuition is speaking to us.
- Nagging feelings
- Persistent thoughts
- Humor
- Wonder
- Anxiety
- Curiosity
- Hunches
- Gut feelings
- Foubt
- Hesitation
- Suspicion
- Apprehsnsion
- Fear
You need to read the book. It will help you hear these messengers and do the right thing.
Now, according to Time magazine, if the bomb in Faisal's SUV had been detonated, it would have turned into a boiling liquid explosive. The propane tanks would have overheated and ignited into huge blowtorches... you can read it all here.
So, what can you do? Because, in NYC and everywhere else, it's going to be you and you against the world. Let's start at the beginning.
The bomber will recon the area at least once to check out the spot at which he can cause the most death and destruction. Days after that, he might try a probe: parking a vehicle in that spot to see who responds and how and what length of time it takes for a response. He's going to do the probe probably on the same day of the week and certainly at the same hour of the day that he will set off the actual device. There's a clue: if you see someone doing what appears to be a probe, be sure to let cops know what you saw ~ all the details ~ and maybe they can be waiting for the bad-guy when he comes 'round the corner the next week, on that day. Once the probe has shown what response will come from a particular action, there might be a dry run; one practice session, or more depending on how complicated the set-up. What would a dry-run look like in this case?
- Bomber carefully pulls up into a busy intersection/walkway
- Stops his vehicle
- Puts the flashers on and gets out
- Walks to the front of the vehicle and opens the hood
- Pretends to be fixing or adjusting something in the engine compartment
- Drops the hood after a couple minutes
- Gets back in the vehicle and drives away
A dry-run accomplishes two things: 1) it gets the terrorist used to doing certain things at a certain time and location; and 2) gets bystanders accustomed to standing-by, doing nothing. I hope you don't believe dry-runs happen only in Times Square.
On detonation day, the terrorist will be driving a vehicle different from the one you saw on the probe a/o the dry run(s). Then, instead of dropping the hood and getting back in his vehicle, he will detonate the device from the engine compartment ~ there's already a battery there ~ or walk away saying he's going to get help and will be right back. Somebody needs to follow him if he does that. If he's walking fast, w/o cell phone in his hands, then the detonator is probably already time-set and will blow soon. If he hustles 100 or so yards away from the vehicle and then begins punching numbers into his cell phone, then he's perhaps trying to remote det the bomb, especially likely if he turns back toward the vehicle and points his cell phone at it.
Well, if he has a right to be in that place, then so do you. Given the reasonable suspicion that this man or woman could be a bomber, you have a right to protect yourself and others, and that could mean more than just calling 911 and hoping the first responders get there before something goes BOOM! You might choose to separate the possible bomber from his detonator. It's entirely your call and remember you'll have to explain yourself to the cops at least, and maybe in court. So, man up unerschrocken.
What makes a vehicle suspicious?
Temporary license plates. While it's more likely that terrorists would buy their own vehicle in order to modify it for their attack, they might steal one. To conceal that it's stolen they might change license plates and temporary plates are easier to steal or manufacture than regular metal plates. Most temporary tags are only good for 10-20 days. Is the one on the suspicious vehicle still valid? If not, that's reason to have cops stop and ID driver. Give them that reason, and any others you can describe a/o show to them. If the vehicle was stolen in one state ~ let's say, Oregon ~ and the target is in another state ~ let's say, Washington ~ the bag-guys might change the Oregon plates to Washington state plates just before they get to the Washington state line, in order to avoid being stopped just for having out-of-state plates. Do they do that sort of thing in the NW? I doubt it. The WSP is so PC, as you can see here, it makes me want to puke. Add their cutesy little bow-ties to the stupidy in the linked article and I'm ready for projectile vomiting.
Required Markings. If it's a commercial vehicle and there are hazardous materials onboard, are there DOT HAZMAT placards on it?
Are there words painted in foreign language on the side of the vehicle? If it’s a commercial vehicle with signage, the signage must be in English. A second language is okay but the contents must be identified in English, at least. So if a tanker truck drives up and on the side is only the word “Propano” instead of “Propane” it’s illegal. The cops will want to know why. Help them.
Air shocks. On passenger cars, usually near the rear license plate, if you can see a valve (just like tire valves) and lines running from it underneath the vehicle, that indicates that the vehicle is fitted with air shock absorbers. Why air shocks on a passenger vehicle? To make sure an extra heavy bomb doesn’t make the vehicle sag in the back? It’s especially suspicious if the vehicle doesn’t have a trailer hitch. Also, if it's possible, look for new, shiny bolts on air and regular shocks and for new, shiny shocks on old cars.
This valve was installed so it's covered when the hatch is closed.
But the valve near a license plate would look much like this one, and be visible.
Note the valves sticking out from the side of each shock.
Abnormal tires. To reduce the risk of mission failure due to a flat tire, a full set of new tires may be bought and installed just prior to the attempt. New tires on an older car should arouse your curiosity. So should spare tires in odd places. Questions to ask yourself: If there is no spare tire visible, what is where the tire should be? If there is a spare in an unusual place or an extra spare, what’s in the tire? Maybe the extra tires hold extra explosives. And, no, I am not going to post a picture of a low-pressure tire. You already know what that looks like. Or will soon.
Visible modifications. If the vehicle has been modified recently to conceal explosives you may smell bodywork odors such as plastic body-filler compound, paint, glue, putty, or sealant.
This is the kind of bondo seam you might see: one that suggests a line was cut in the side panel and perhaps something installed, then sealed.
Multiple chunks of explosive can be wired in a firing chain ~ one blows after another ~ and installed in hollow truck panels. Bondo spots make a truck look like it belongs to Joe Sixpack; not to Abdullah, the terrorist. Load that truck up with kitchen appliances or metal ostensibly being taken to the recycle yard and you've got yourself one cheap, big-ass bomb. Just one more reason why recycling is dumb.
Window tinting. Questions to ask yourself: Are windows tinted as dark as those on your suspicious vehicle legal in your state? Guess what: each state has different laws pertaining to how deeply shaded vehicle windows may be. Find your state here. If you're not sure what the percentages actually look like on a window, ask a cop. Nicely.
Other spine-tinglers, some repeats:
- Heavily loaded, low in the back end
- Wires going from front seat into the back
- Parts of the vehicle that look new attached to old parts
- Driver might be wearing a burka
- If the driver's a man wearing a burka, he's probably going to try to detonate the bomb after he's moved away from it
- If it's a woman under that sheet, then she might be trying hard to play the sympathy card by posing as a poor, helpless Muslim woman so more people will be likely to help her out by gathering 'round... so don't
- Shiny bolts holding on dirty plates
- A dirty plate on the back, clean one on the front
- Old car with new plates
- Driver nervous, accompanied by someone who seems to be giving orders a/o direction
So, if somebody does get out of this suspicious vehicle described above, which is parked in that dangerous spot, you need to ask him or her loudly, Is that your vehicle? Are you going to leave it there? Do you need me to call a tow truck for you? Don't give orders such as You'd better move that ASAP, or I'll call the cops. That lets him or her keep walking away because you're hassling him. If you ask him those simple yes/no questions and he seems dismissive or confused as he tries to answer you, he may betray his intent by displaying an emotion inappropriate to the situation. He should be mad, frustrated, pissed off about his busted car; not silent, dismissive or sad, which he might be feeling and manifesting because he's focused on pleasing his god by killing you and as many others as he can.
Take a look here to get a look at what other behaviors an about-to-be martyr might be doing a/o saying.
Visible Exterior Wiring. The cables shown below are called Suzies.
Electrical, green or black. Air line, yellow or red.
Susie cables are thick and coiled tightly, each with a male and female end. If you seen any other wires or cables that don't look like these, especially any that go through the back of the cab into the front of the trailer through holes that appear to be recently drilled, you need to let cops know ASAP, whether it's a parked rig or you drive up along side it on the interstate.
So, what are you going to do if you're looking at a vehicle you believe carries a bomb? Of course, you're going to try to get distance and something that will stop shrapnel between you and it. That's probably the safest option. But if you feel like you have a moral obligation to do something, to be that guy, here are some options:
Get yourself one of these babies: a Gerber Hinderer. There's a glass punch on the end opposite the blade. Pretty cool, huh?
Hey, they even come in girl colors.
Or one of these:
Available here.
What are you going to do with that? Use the punch on the end to shatter the window glass, permitting visual access to the vehicle. If you see something in there that looks like fireworks or any kind of flame that might be used to start a detonation sequence, then it would help to have handy one of these:
Model 5-BRU Kitchen Extinguisher
KD/FA5 Kitchen/Garage Fire Extinguisher
Here's mine. Where's yours?
So, the rest is self-explanatory: you pop the window(s) with your window-punch and commence to hose down anything that looks hot with your fire extinguisher.
What could go wrong?
If you don't have a personal fire extinguisher which can put out Class B (liquids and gases) and Class C (energized electrical equipment) fires ~ and I'd like to know why, if you don't ~ throw water, dirt, or food on it. From a flower shop, restaurant, construction site, anywhere you can get it.
What could go wrong?
And, now as a special musical reminder to Faisal and his brothers and sisters everywhere; everybody sing with me...
