Here's the part of Shazad's story that I think may just shed some light onto the investigation should authorities choose to investigate it.
Officials who spoke to The Associated Press early Tuesday on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the investigation said Shahzad had recently returned from a five-month trip to Pakistan, where he had a wife.
Considering the amateurish make-up of the bomb ( and yes Malkin, that's exactly how Fox"News" has been reporting it today. Are you going to besmirch them as well? ) I'm not ready to rule out that this man may have been forced to do this. I don't think it's much of a stretch to think this way.
Take a look at the Christmas Day Bomber and his explosive device. Authorities later showed that it wouldn't have brought the plane down and that the only casualty, aside from the man carrying the explosives, would have been the person sitting directly next to him. While this in no way is meant to de-emphasize the danger and terrorist nature of these techniques, one has to ask whether or not these men were forced to carry out these actions.
Ultimately, the message is still clear - that people want to do the US harm for one reason or another. I don't buy into the "they hate us for our freedom" meme. If that were the case, then why aren't these people attacking Amsterdam in stead of us?
Moreover, just look at the shoddy nature of Shahzad's work. He bought the vehicle on Craigslist - which is easily tracked by authorities. He didn't use explosive grade fertilizer and used M88 firecrackers as a detonator. This virtually screams of Shahzad being the fall-guy for an outside organization.
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