Attention Truthers

Here's something for the Kooky Kult of Koslam to go into denial about.

Philippine troops defuse bus bomb after U.S. Embassy warning

The bomb — black powder stuffed in a pitcher with steel fragments for deadlier effect — was hidden in a backpack on a bus where it was hastily abandoned by two men late Sunday in southern Maguindanao's Talitay town, regional army spokesman Lt. Col. Julieto Ando said.

Panicking passengers grabbed the bag and hurled it outside the bus. Police and army experts later defused the bomb, which was attached to a timer and batteries but was not yet set to explode, Ando said.

A police investigation was under way to determine whether the foiled bombing was planned by al-Qaida-linked militants, or linked to lingering political wrangling following May 14 congressional and local elections, he said.

The volatile Maguindanao region, where Muslim guerrillas and political warlords hold sway, was hit by bombings and gun attacks because of intense political rivalries during the balloting.

"It's hard to pinpoint who left that bomb in the bus," Ando told The Associated Press by telephone.

Maybe someone working on orders from Karl Rove?

"We had our share of bombings, killings and gun strafing in the recent elections. It's impossible not to have those in an elections here."

We're waiting for leading presidential candidate Ron Paul to link this event to US foreign policy blowback.