Explosion In NYC, Times Square Recruitment Center Bombed
Although unknown at this time, but not for long, bomber(s) decided to blow up a military recruitment center at about 3:45 a.m. No one was in the center, but the reverberation could be felt above and beyond:
An explosive device damaged a military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday, and police blocked off the area to investigate.
The explosive device caused minor damage, and no one was injured, police said. The explosion shattered a glass entryway. :
Witnesses staying at a hotel in the area said they heard a “big bang” and could feel the building shake. A large plume of smoke was also visible after the explosion, they said.
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An explosive device caused minor damage to an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday, shaking guests in hotel rooms high above.
Police blocked off the area to investigate the explosion, which occurred at about 3:45 a.m., shattering the station’s glass entryway. No one was injured.
“If it is something that’s directed toward American troops than it’s something that’s taken very seriously and is pretty unfortunate,” said Army Capt. Charlie Jaquillard, who is the commander of Army recruiting in Manhattan.
He said no one was inside the station, where the Marines, Air Force and Navy also recruit.
Witnesses staying at a Marriott hotel four blocks away said they could feel the building shake with the blast.
“I was up on the 44th floor and I could feel it. It was a big bang,” said Darla Peck, 25, of Portland, Oregon.
“It shook the building. I thought it could have been thunder, but I looked down and there was a massive plume of smoke so I knew it was an explosion,” said Terry Leighton, 48, of London, who was staying on the 21st floor of the Marriot.
Members of the police department’s bomb squad and fire officials gathered outside the station in the early morning darkness, and police cars and yellow tape blocked drivers ” most of them behind the wheels of taxicabs ” from entering one of the world’s busiest crossroads. Police began allowing some traffic through around the start of rush hour.
Though subway cars passed through the Times Square station without stopping in the early hours of the investigation, normal service was soon restored, with some delays.
The recruiting station, located on a traffic island surrounded by Broadway theaters and chain restaurants, has occasionally been the site of anti-war demonstrations, ranging from silent vigils to loud rallies.
Here is how the kossacks feel about it:
It’s nothng [sic] new for the right to CAUSE or INCITE the violence, or to trigger arranged mob responses, and make sure it all gets pinned on the Left. And the right seems to be able to get the FBI and law enforcement to do this for them as well. Anarchy, chaos, property damage, physical harm, mayhem, murder, militarized police with massive crowd control equipment, are all ‘options’ the right are eager to use to shut down any potentially energizing movement.
More:
The center is normally staffed by two noncommissioned officers but was empty at the time of the explosion, said Capt. Charlie Jaquillard, the commander of army recruiting operations in Manhattan.
“If it is something that is directed toward American troops, then it’s something that’s taken very seriously and is pretty unfortunate,” he said.
Members of the police department’s bomb squad and fire officials gathered outside the recruiting station, which has occasionally been the site of anti-war demonstrations, ranging from silent vigils to loud rallies.
Police cars and yellow tape initially blocked drivers from entering one of the world’s busiest crossroads, though some traffic was allowed through around the start of rush hour.
Guests at the Marriott Marquis on 46th Street said they heard a “big bang” and could feel the building shake. A large plume of smoke was also visible after the explosion, they said.
Terry Leighton, 49, from London, England, said he was on the 21st floor of the hotel when he heard the blast and looked out a window.
“I thought it could have been thunder,” he said. “I looked down and there was a massive plume of smoke. So I knew it was an explosion.”
Darla Teck, 25, was on the 44th floor of the hotel. “There was a big bang. I felt it,” she said.
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March 6, 2008 - 08:46 AM on March 6th, 2008
The KOSmonoffs are dumber than a box of turtle turds…
If the squeamish authorities do not get a handle on this kind of activity, the American Civil War of the 1800’s is going to look like a walk in the park…
March 6, 2008 - 08:59 AM on March 6th, 2008
Notice how the lefties are psychotic about not taking responsibility for their actions and projecting their mental illnesses on their opponents?
Watch, this bomber will be a Kuchinich supporter.
March 6, 2008 - 09:20 AM on March 6th, 2008
My nephew, a Marine, is home for the month and is doing recruiting at his local station. He told me this past Saturday, that all the station have been on high alert.
How pathetic, that those that commit their lives to defending our freedom, are the targets of those whom the soldier is protecting.
March 6, 2008 - 10:44 AM on March 6th, 2008
No good faceless cowards as disgusting as those scoundrels in BERKELEY i hope if they ever get cuaght they get life in prison and are fed on bread and water and screw the ACLU and AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
March 6, 2008 - 11:31 AM on March 6th, 2008
3, Pam, God Bless your nephew. Thank him for his service for me, please.
Notice when the nutroots don’t get their way that the resort to violence?
March 6, 2008 - 11:33 AM on March 6th, 2008
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March 6, 2008 - 11:50 AM on March 6th, 2008
Thanks PCD. He told me about an incident at a station, he wasn’t sure where, in which a father/son team came in and the dad had a gun..I guess he wanted to verbally set these recruiters straight?!?! And no, the kid had not been signed up before coming in with his dad..
Freaks!
March 6, 2008 - 01:39 PM on March 6th, 2008
7, And the father was a Pacifist, I bet.
I’m beginning to think our troops need to be armed at home for THEIR OWN PROTECTION.
March 6, 2008 - 06:30 PM on March 6th, 2008
Give a hug to your nephew from me Pam and tell him many, many thanks for all he and his fellow soldiers do.
I hope someones taking a good look at the security of these places.
March 7, 2008 - 12:25 AM on March 7th, 2008
I wish they would allow the recruiters to be armed and protect themselves. Of course that won’t happen.
I have to agree with the post about a possibly pending civil war. The government is preparing for a revolution themselves. Here’s a link to some information that should send chills up your spine.
http://www.northcom.mil/News/2008/021408.html
By using the Canadian Military to suppress any uprising, the executive branch could effectively suspend Posse Comitatus without congressional approval. For the executive branch to use US military units other than National Guard units inside the US, they have to convince Congress to suspend Posse Comitatus. Congress does so frequently, but only with serious limitations as to what the military is allowed to do. By claiming that the Canadian Military is being used to supplement the National Guard, the executive branch can use them at will without having to go through Congress. Is that a power that we want Hillary Clinton to possess?