it was more of an incineration device. larry: not sophisticated? not remotely sophisticated. the level so low, i isn t it possibly could have been a probe. if, in fact a larry: a probe? a probe of the response facilities that nypd would have in that region, that area and oh, by the way, they were excellent. so anybody watching if it was a probe, sees a very, very adept police force waiting for the real thing to happen. larry: bob, show you a video and then your comment. the car and truck bombs employed with devastating frequency for a decade in many of the world s hot spots. you explored this in car bomb. here is a sample of what you did. a story how the century of the car became the century of the car bomb.
thank you, deborah feyerick on the scene in new york. go to harrisburg, pennsylvania. tom ridge, he served as secretary of homeland security under george w. bush, and former pennsylvania former governor of pennsylvania and decorated marine what is your reaction to this story, tom? all right. tom is not hearing me. one of those nights, folks, mother told me about this. we will get back with tom. let s check in right here in l.a. with harry humphries, counterterrorism expert and former navy s.e.a.l., president of global studies group and bob bayer, former cia officer and host of the channel 4 documentary car bomb and can a a columnist for time.com. harry, what is your take? well, one of two scenarios are possible. obviously it is extremely amateurish. it was not, in fact, a bomb. it was more of an incineration device. larry: not sophisticated?