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But why did they seek to delay assigning the blame on al Qaeda? Because they knew that if al Qaeda were seen to be responsible, the Spanish public would blame Aznar not bin Laden! But there's the real ironic twist: if the appeasement brigade really do believe that the war to depose Saddam is and was utterly unconnected with the war against al Qaeda, then why on earth would al Qaeda respond by targeting Spain? If the two issues are completely unrelated, why has al Qaeda made the connection? The answer is obvious: the removal of the Taliban and the Saddam dictatorship were two major blows to the cause of Islamist terror. They removed an al Qaeda client state and a potential harbor for terrorists and weapons of mass destruction. So it's vital that the Islamist mass murderers target those who backed both wars. It makes total sense. And in yesterday's election victory for the socialists, al Qaeda got even more than it could have dreamed of. It has removed a government intent on fighting terrorism and installed another intent on appeasing it. For good measure, they murdered a couple of hundred infidels.
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Excellent deductions. This guy knows politicians and terrorists.
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But the truly scary thought is the signal that this will send to other European governments. Britain is obviously next.
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I thought the same just the day it happened: Not ETA, but Al Qaeda, and the next is the UK.
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I'd also say that it increases the likelihood of a major bloodbath in this country before the November elections. If it worked in Spain, al Qaeda might surmise, why not try it in the U.S.?
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No way. The US is not Europe, much less since 9/11. And the war against terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq harmed in a great extent Al Qaeda and some of its most important branches. The leaders of Al Qaeda are not dummies, a new attack on the US in the same level or close to that of 9/11 would mean its doom, cause Bush would win easily the elections since he is firmly determined to attack and finish the terrorism and even the Democrats know this. Neither the US is Spain nor Bush -to the eyes of the Americans- is Aznar -like he is to the eyes of the Spaniards. The author here contradicted himself.