Tag Results for Faisal Shahzad

Thursdays’ FBI raid was genuinely big news as it appears the suspects have ties to New York’s failed car bomber Faisal Shahzad. But big stories and tight lips can add up to short facts. All things considered, the raids were an opportunity for local media to shine.

Would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad was on the run after his SUV-bomb failed to detonate on the Great White Way, with the FBI, the NYPD, anyone else with acronym, and the media in hot pursuit. But did leaks that passed from law enforcement to the media and ultimately to Shahzad almost result in a terrorist making a clean getaway? NPR's Dina Temple-Raston says yes. Our panel may have a few thoughts.