He should know: General David Petraeus says that Faisal Shahzad, the man who has admitted to attempting to set off a car bomb in Times Square, acted alone. Petraeus tells the Associated Press that Shahzad was inspired by the Taliban, but that he was not acting under its directives. Shahzad has told authorities that he trained at a terrorist camp in Pakistan, but they have not confirmed this.
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