A T-shirt vendor saw something suspicious in New York’s Times Square Saturday evening — smoke coming from an unoccupied SUV on 45th Street near 7th Avenue — so he alerted police.
The tip led to what New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called an “amateurish”-looking car bomb and what Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told ABC News’ “This Week” today might have been part of a “one-off” attack.
The 6:30 p.m. scare prompted police to evacuate thousands of people from the heart of the Big Apple during one of its busiest times — a warm Saturday night when it was packed with theatergoers and tourists.
“We are very lucky,” Bloomberg said. “Thanks to alert New Yorkers and professional police officers, we avoided what could [have been] a very deadly event.”
Also, an AP video report which I appreciated may be found here.
Luck is a wonderful thing, but no basis for a responsible strategic plan. We can’t rely on the good fortune and/or the incompetence of our enemies to keep us safe.
In my experience, there is no such thing as luck.