Domestic or foreign? That is the question concerning who parked a car in Times Square on a Saturday night. CNN's report Napolitano: Car bomb being handled as 'potential terrorist attack provides the basic details on the event as it unfolded last night in New York City.
New York has deployed hundreds of cameras in the city and Time Square has to be one of the area in the city with a higher density of video cameras. These are great for catching "who done it" but so far the ability to prevent situations like this is limited.
A big city with lots of cars and on-street parking makes it easy for someone to park a car and escape on foot. While the car did not explode and the contents rigged to explode where not high explosives it is a reminder of what the future may hold for our major metropolitan cities.
Department of Homeland Security has had Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) as areas of emphasis going back three to four years. Grant funding has been specifically targeted towards improving state and local capabilities in dealing with IEDs.
The importance of terrorists training with explosives and practicing with small detonations to ensure that they work is highlighted by this failure. The old adage of "If you see something, say something" is good on for every citizen to remember. If it something seems out of place, call 911 to let the law enforcement officials check out the event.
Unfortunately sooner or later one of these attacks will be successful--again.
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New York has deployed hundreds of cameras in the city and Time Square has to be one of the area in the city with a higher density of video cameras. These are great for catching "who done it" but so far the ability to prevent situations like this is limited.
A big city with lots of cars and on-street parking makes it easy for someone to park a car and escape on foot. While the car did not explode and the contents rigged to explode where not high explosives it is a reminder of what the future may hold for our major metropolitan cities.
Department of Homeland Security has had Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) as areas of emphasis going back three to four years. Grant funding has been specifically targeted towards improving state and local capabilities in dealing with IEDs.
The importance of terrorists training with explosives and practicing with small detonations to ensure that they work is highlighted by this failure. The old adage of "If you see something, say something" is good on for every citizen to remember. If it something seems out of place, call 911 to let the law enforcement officials check out the event.
Unfortunately sooner or later one of these attacks will be successful--again.
