New York City police report that a small bomb or incendiary device has exploded near a military recruiting station in Times Square. WCBS reports that a hole has been blown through the window of the office and that witnesses report a loud bang that shook their hotel at about 4 AM EST. Traffic, including subway trains, have been diverted from the area.
Members of the police department's emergency services unit and fire department blocked cars early Thursday from entering the area surrounding a military recruiting station at 43rd Street and Broadway. A gaping hole was in the front window and shattered glass was on the ground.
Police could not immediately confirm that an explosive device was set off in the area.
It's feeling even more like 1968 these days, isn't it. I sincerely hope they catch the bomber(s) and throw the book at them. If they don't nip this in the bud, so to speak, it will be deja vu all over again.
A case of non-violent peaceniks using violence to make their point?
I think you’re spot on. The problem for these folks is there’s been no Tet equivalent in Iraq.
I live near Times Square and when I awoke around 5:30 this morning I knew something was going even before I turned on my computer; whenever the police helicopter hovers above for hours you know something is up.
That said; IMO the best part of Times Square is the recruiting center.
Wouldn’t it be interesting if the "Code Pink" nut jobs were behind this bombing? Code Pink’s "peace" agenda is actually a scam and a front for their real purpose – a totalitarian socialist government which will be based on their views of what is "correct" behavior, thinking and living. Freedom of speech and personal liberties are the furthest thing from their squirming little minds and free-thinking citizens are their sworn enemies – those that they "code pink" want to vilify and silence in any way they can – including violence.