<p>Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, following a close door intelligence briefing on the failed Times Square bomb attempt told reporters that Shahzad, 30, has waived his right to a speedy arraignment.<br />"That, of course, suggests he's continuing to provide valuable information to authorities," Feinstein said.<br /><br />Shahzad was arrested on May 3, two days after the failed bombing attempt, but is yet to appear in a court.<br /><br />The Senator said the likelihood of a Pakistani Taliban connection was very high in the case, and made a strong pitch for designating the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan as a terror outfit.<br /><br />"I think there is a very high likelihood that there were interactions between this suspect and the Pakistani Taliban.<br />"I also believe that the Pakistani Taliban ought to be on the designated terrorist list, as well as the Haqqani network should be on the designated terrorist list," he told reporters.<br /><br />Feinstein said there is a high likelihood that Shahzad did have training while he was in Pakistan, specifically in Waziristan from the Taliban.<br />Referring to the high profile cases of Nigerian terror suspect Abdulmutallab and Shahzad, the Senator said these reflect the prototypes of people that they may see more of.<br />He said people like Abdulmutallab, with no suspicious backgrounds may be "the new lone wolf" of the future.<br /><br />"Abdulmutallab's father was a high-level and respected person in Nigeria.<br />"This individual's (Shahzad's) father was a flag officer in the Pakistani Air Force. He was a naturalised American citizen. He was educated in this country. He held a job in this country. At one point, he bought a home in this country. And he was, as one might say, clean on his record," he said.<br /><br />Responding to a question, the Senator said he believes that there are grounds in the law now to revoke Shahzad's American citizenship.<br />"I don't think you need additional legislation to revoke his citizenship, because this is within five years of his having been naturalised, and that's the criteria.<br />"And the act that you can remove citizenship for, I believe, has been committed by this man," he said.</p>
<p>Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, following a close door intelligence briefing on the failed Times Square bomb attempt told reporters that Shahzad, 30, has waived his right to a speedy arraignment.<br />"That, of course, suggests he's continuing to provide valuable information to authorities," Feinstein said.<br /><br />Shahzad was arrested on May 3, two days after the failed bombing attempt, but is yet to appear in a court.<br /><br />The Senator said the likelihood of a Pakistani Taliban connection was very high in the case, and made a strong pitch for designating the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan as a terror outfit.<br /><br />"I think there is a very high likelihood that there were interactions between this suspect and the Pakistani Taliban.<br />"I also believe that the Pakistani Taliban ought to be on the designated terrorist list, as well as the Haqqani network should be on the designated terrorist list," he told reporters.<br /><br />Feinstein said there is a high likelihood that Shahzad did have training while he was in Pakistan, specifically in Waziristan from the Taliban.<br />Referring to the high profile cases of Nigerian terror suspect Abdulmutallab and Shahzad, the Senator said these reflect the prototypes of people that they may see more of.<br />He said people like Abdulmutallab, with no suspicious backgrounds may be "the new lone wolf" of the future.<br /><br />"Abdulmutallab's father was a high-level and respected person in Nigeria.<br />"This individual's (Shahzad's) father was a flag officer in the Pakistani Air Force. He was a naturalised American citizen. He was educated in this country. He held a job in this country. At one point, he bought a home in this country. And he was, as one might say, clean on his record," he said.<br /><br />Responding to a question, the Senator said he believes that there are grounds in the law now to revoke Shahzad's American citizenship.<br />"I don't think you need additional legislation to revoke his citizenship, because this is within five years of his having been naturalised, and that's the criteria.<br />"And the act that you can remove citizenship for, I believe, has been committed by this man," he said.</p>