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An American from Pakistan arrested over Time Square bomb plot 
DEBKAfile Special Report May 4, 2010, 12:44 AM (GMT+02:00) 
Tags:  Times Square   US-Pakistani  

Time Square bombing investigated

Faisal Shahzad, 30, a US citizen from Pakistan, was arrested at New York's JFK airport late Monday night trying to board a flight to Dubai and will appear in federal court Tuesday. He was identified as the buyer of the Nissan Pathfinder used to rig the failed car bomb. US Attorney General Eric Holder said more than one person is sought in connection with the terrorist plot.

By Monday night, US officials had begun to look seriously at the Pakistani Taliban claim of responsibility.

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The failed Time Square bombing exposed misconceptions
DEBKAfile DEBKA-Net-Weekly
May 4, 2010, 12:32 PM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  car bomb   Times Square 

New York remains on high security

Its tardy identification as a terror conspiracy laid bare the fundamental flaws in the Obama administration's Afghan War policy and the misconceptions at the heart of US methods for combating international terror.

These are analyzed by our most seasoned experts in DEBKA-Net-Weekly's coming issue out next Friday.

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Mubarak and Netanyahu frame strategy for Israel-Palestinian talks

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
May 3, 2010, 6:46 PM (GMT+02:00) 

Tags:  Mubarak   Netanyahu   US-Palestinians 

Friendly rendezvous at Sharm el-Sheikh

Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and president Hosni Mubarak agreed on a joint strategy when they talked at Sharm el-Sheikh Monday, May 3, DEBKAfilereports.  it was to go for a partial solution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict based on setting up a Palestinian state within temporary borders, although this formula was repeatedly rejected by Washington and the Palestinians. Both also see Hamas control of the Gaza Strip slipping sharply as a result of their joint embargo on Gaza.

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