Random Square Bomber

SNL, poking fun at failed acts of terrorism since May 8, 2010...



We get it, the guy is a clown, his bomb didn't work. That being said, his goal was to kill people at one of our country's most popular tourist attractions, what if it worked?

(from WashingtonPost)
The Times Square bomb failed. What will we do when the next bomb works?
On Christmas Day, a 23-year-old Nigerian engineering student allegedly tried to destroy an airplane flying into Detroit. One week ago, an American citizen of Pakistani origin allegedly attempted to detonate a car bomb in New York's Times Square. Neither effort succeeded -- not because U.S. authorities intercepted the attackers, but because the bombmaking skills of the wannabe terrorists were lacking. In both instances, much of the subsequent debate has centered on how the attacks were able to get as far as they did. The unfortunate fact is that such cases represent a kind of terrorism that is virtually impossible to disrupt. These attempts will continue, and from time to time one of them will succeed, with many dead and injured. The more relevant question, therefore, is: How will we respond when that car bomb does go off? READ MORE