Open Thread

May 4th, 2010 9:17 AM

Talking Point: Times Square bombing plot update.

Authorities arrested a U.S. citizen in connection with the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square as he tried to leave the country, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday.

Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. ET Monday night by Customs and Border Protection agents as he attempted to board an Emirates airlines flight to Dubai at New York's JFK airport, officials said.

"It is clear that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill Americans," Holder said.

What implications, if any, will this arrest have for the Administration's policies regarding captured terrorists who are also American citizens?