Cover up?

That a man-caused disaster on the US soil at this particular moment would have grave political fall outs for the current US Administration is beyond doubt. The time window during which all problems could still be credibly pinned on the prior administration is well past expiry date. 

Yesterday, there was yet another incident of mass shooting in the US:

A gunman blocked the rear door of an upstate New York immigration center, then walked through the front door and opened fire Friday, killing 14 people, likely including himself, police said at a news conference in the massacre's aftermath.

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The gunman reportedly was a 41-year-old man of Asian descent and lived in the Binghamton suburb of Johnson City. The man was carrying identification with the name Jiverly Voong, a local law enforcement official told The Associated Press — though there were conflicting reports of his age, and officials would not identify the shooter during the news conference. The ID name Jiverly Voong was believed to be an alias, said a law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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A woman who answered the phone at a listing for Henry D. Voong said she was Jiverly Voong's sister but would not give her name. Asked if she was aware that he might have been involved in the shooting, she said: "How? He didn't have a gun. I think somebody involved, not him. I think he got shot by somebody else. I think there's a misunderstanding over here because I want to know, too," she said. [link]

Now, Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has claimed responsibility for the attack:

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Taliban militant leader Baituallah Mehsud claimed on Saturday responsibility for an attack on a US immigration centre in New York state in which 13 people were killed.  "I accept responsibility. They were my men. I gave them orders in reaction to US drone attacks," Mehsud said by telephone from an undisclosed location. [link]

There are several reasons we are suspicious. This isn't the first shooting incident in the US this year. In the recent incidents, the identity of the attacker was officially disclosed within hours of the attack. In this case, police officers were unusually reticent. There is still not much official info. There are conflicting reports about the weapons use - some are reporting a high powered rifle, the others - two handguns. There were also conflicting reports of a couple of arrests made. The report from US leftist website Huffington Post only compounds the confusion. Also, certain type of activities have long been reported from upstate New York, the area where the attack took place.

While false claims for terror attacks are not unprecedented, it is rather inexplicable for Mehsud to choose this particular incident where facts are bound to come out sooner or later. By the same token one could question the possible motive for a cover up.

It is possible the administration wants to disclose details at a more opportune moment when the President returns from his high voltage G-20 tour.