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Remember that hilarious FAIL of an anti-gay Christianist rally that took place on May Day in Washington, DC? Today Right Wing Watch tips us that rally organizer Janet Porter is now saying that they prayed them some prayers that were SO good, that as a thank you bonus, God decided to make sure that there Times Square car bomb would …

As much as it grievously pains me to agree with Orrin Hatch on anything, it does seem unbelievable that one can buy an airline ticket in cash, at the counter, with no luggage, and stroll onto a flight to the Middle East (or anywhere) without further attention.

Fox News is wondering if it isn’t time to start picking up recent Pakistani immigrants. Just, you know, in case. You knew this was coming, right? Lieberman shoots that right down.

Federal investigators say that Faisal Shahzad, arrested at JFK yesterday for the attempted car bombing of Times Square, has implicated himself and says that he was acting alone. The law enforcement official who said Mr. Shahzad had implicated himself also revealed more details of the transaction. He said authorities had found Mr. Shahzad through the email address he had given …

Federal investigators have arrested a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan in connection with Saturday’s failed car bombing in Times Square. The suspect was arrested at JFK while apparently attempting to flee the country. The man, Faisal Shahzad, was believed to have recently bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder that was found loaded with gasoline, propane, fireworks and fertilizer in the heart …

Although they insist that there is still no evidence to support the Taliban’s claim of responsibility for Saturday’s car bomb attempt in Times Square, federal investigators now say they have clues that the incident may not have been domestic in origin. The failed car bombing in Times Square increasingly appears to have been coordinated by more than one person in …

The NYPD has released surveillance video of a “balding white man in his 40’s” leaving the vicinity of the SUV left in Times Square on Saturday night. In a chilling surveillance video released late last night, the man is seen at the end of Shubert Alley peeling off a sweatshirt he’d been wearing over a short-sleeved red shirt, furtively glancing …

A Pakistani sect of the Taliban is claiming to be behind yesterday’s failed car bomb attack in Times Square. Homeland Security officials and the NYPD say no evidence has yet been uncovered to verify the Taliban’s involvement. According to the Associated Press, a one minute video allegedly released by the group says the attack is revenge for the death of …

Times Square was evacuated and several Broadway shows were canceled last night after police found an unexploded bomb inside of a burning car. “It appears to be a car bomb left in a Pathfinder between Seventh and Eighth” Avenues on 45th Street, said Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. The device, he said, contained “explosive elements” …

Lower Manhattan went on a terrorism alert this morning after a man dressed as a track worker was found in a subway tunnel carrying a quart of cyanide pellets and bottles of water. According to the NYPD, the man is a local college student who claims he planned to commit suicide deep in the tunnels so his body would not …

Alternet today features a lengthy essay on the rise of Christian terrorism seen recently via the murders of abortion providers and the resurgence of heavily armed Christian militias. Christian terrorism has returned to America with a vengeance. And it is not just [Dr. Tiller’s murderer] Roeder. When members of the Hutaree militia in Michigan and Ohio recently were arrested with …

Former Clinton White House adviser Dick Morris says Barack Obama is the first anti-American president because he’s said that he wouldn’t use nuclear missiles to respond to a non-nuclear terrorist attack on an American city.

After today’s twin bombings of Moscow’s subway system, the NYPD has stepped up its presence at many major NYC subway stations, especially in high tourist areas like Times Square. Following two suicide bombings in Moscow’s subway system on Monday morning, the New York City Police Department is beefing up security underground. The NYPD says straphangers can expect an increased police …

Liz Cheney is making a lot of enemies on her own side.

Two employees of the New York DMV have been busted for selling state IDs with stolen identities to the tune of over $1 million. The US Attorney’s office in Manhattan announced the arrest of the two employees and four others involved in the scam. “The integrity of any security system, no matter how elaborate or expensive, is only as good …

Osama bin Laden released a tape today claiming responsibility for the failed underwear bomber. The one-minute message was explicit in its threat of new attacks. Like the airline plot, bin Laden said they would come in response to America’s support for Israel. “God willing, our raids on you will continue as long as your support for the Israelis continues,” bin …

When the FBI passed around their “computer-aged” photo of Osama Bin Laden a few days ago, a Spanish politician recognized Osama’s hairstyle. Gaspar Llamazares said he would no longer feel safe travelling to the US after his hair and parts of his face appeared on a most-wanted poster. He said the use of a real person for the mocked-up image …

Liz Cheney is keeping America safe. With lies! Via Think Progress: Of course, while Obama wasn’t speaking publicly about the terrorist incident, he was directing an immediate federal response. Moreover, as Huffington Post’s Sam Stein documented, President Bush didn’t utter a single word about shoe bomber Richard Reid’s terrorist attack for six days, whereupon he simply said that he was …