Pakistani Taliban Spokesman: "America will soon burn"

Let's face it, islamic terror is all about momentum. We've seen it over the decades that as the radical islamic terrorists achieve certain levels of success against the infidels, their attacks and their fervor increases. And when you add into that mix a weak-kneed, spineless muslim appeaser in the form of President Barack Hussein Obama, you find yourself facing a rain of upcoming terror attacks on America.

The Pakistani Taliban are known for a good deal of bloviating but in the Times Square bombing attempt, they took credit and it is now revealed it was their doing and with the bumbling and appeasement of Obama's security teams, the Pakistani Taliban are now on a roll and decided to make more of their threats to America public. This is from the article at AOL News:

A Pakistani Taliban spokesman warned today in a video obtained by Reuters that America will "soon burn," and he called on jihadists around the world to band together to fight "imperialist forces." The timing of the video appears to be an attempt to capitalize on the media coverage the militant group has received since the failed attempt to bomb Manhattan's iconic Times Square on May 1.

In the video, excerpts of which were posted on the Reuters website, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Tariq Azim makes a direct reference to the Times Square bomb, saying: "It was just an explosive-laden vehicle which did not explode. But it (America) will see, all imperialist forces will see that it will explode also and America will also burn."

About a month ago I would have laughed at this claim by the Taliban - I'm not now. I think there are a few dozen Faisal Shahzad's out there. I think we are going to see at least a dozen similar attempts that we saw in Times Square and at least one of them is going to be successful. There will be American civilian blood spilled on American soil again and I'm afraid it is only then that someone in some sort of power role is going to finally call Barack Hussein Obama on the carpet - why it takes the lives of our sisters and brothers to get to that point is beyond me.

Pakistani Taliban Spokesman Says US Will 'Burn'


ISLAMABAD (May 14) -- A Pakistani Taliban spokesman warned today in a video obtained by Reuters that America will "soon burn," and he called on jihadists around the world to band together to fight "imperialist forces."

The timing of the video appears to be an attempt to capitalize on the media coverage the militant group has received since the failed attempt to bomb Manhattan's iconic Times Square on May 1.

Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen arrested for attempting to carry out the attack, has admitted to receiving training at a camp run by the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, U.S. officials say.

In the video, excerpts of which were posted on the Reuters website, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Tariq Azim makes a direct reference to the Times Square bomb, saying: "It was just an explosive-laden vehicle which did not explode. But it (America) will see, all imperialist forces will see that it will explode also and America will also burn."

Azim, the same man who on May 6 denied Taliban involvement in the foiled New York attack, also called for the downfall of the Pakistani government and security services, condemning the "ruling coterie" and "unholy army" as U.S. lapdogs.

It was unclear when the video was recorded. Azim doesn't directly claim that his organization was responsible for the planned attack. But more arrests in Pakistan and the United States on Thursday suggest that investigators believe Shahzad was not alone in executing his plan.

Raids in Massachusetts and Maine on Thursday netted three people with alleged links to Shahzad. Two were taken from a house in Watertown, a suburb of Boston with a large Middle Eastern community, while a third was arrested in North Portland, Maine.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said those in custody may have provided money to Shahzad, but it's still unclear whether they were involved in the planning of the attack.

Also Thursday, one person linked to the Pakistani Taliban was arrested in Pakistan, according to The Washington Post. U.S. officials say he has provided an "independent stream" of evidence implicating the TTP, the acronym for the group, in the failed bombing attempt. Pakistani authorities refused to comment on the arrest.

The Post, citing unidentified U.S. officials, alleges the detained man helped facilitate Shahzad's journey to the tribal areas where he has confessed to receiving bomb-making training. A second man, Mohammad Rehan, arrested just days following the failed attempt and linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammad, a Kashmiri militant group, is also alleged to have traveled with Shahzad to North Waziristan, where a variety of militant outfits, including the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaida, operate training camps.

It's unclear whether the new arrest is related to Rehan.

Questions still remain over whether Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen, acted independently or was part of a larger, coordinated plot. The mounting evidence, however, has begun to point to the latter. If proven, it would catapult the Pakistani Taliban into another stratosphere of militant groups, ones with global networks and the ability to activate cells in foreign countries.

The Obama administration is now considering adding the Pakistani Taliban to its list of global terrorist organizations, a designation that would classify it alongside groups like al-Qaida and place its activities under the watchful eye of international anti-terrorism agencies.

Terrorism analysts in Pakistan remain skeptical of the group's international reach but concede they may now be coordinating with other groups in Pakistan with established overseas connections.

Pakistani authorities have been scrambling over the past week to control the damage caused by this latest attempt by one of its citizens to attack the U.S. Relations between the two countries, officially close allies in the U.S.-led war on terror, have dipped dangerously low since the attack. Pakistan's response has been to round up anyone with known connections to Shahzad in various parts of the country, including his family members.

The tactic is common in Pakistan, where the arrest of family members is often used to pressure terrorism suspects into talking. International human rights organizations have condemned such methods, likening them to collective punishment.

U.S. officials, however, have responded with guarded praise for Pakistan's response, but insist more still needs to be done to combat the broader menace of rising global terrorism emanating from Pakistani soil.