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| Evidence that Islamists were involved in Spain bombing |
| 2004-03-11 |
| Spain’s interior minister said a suspect van had been found on Thursday near Madrid, scene of bombings that killed 190 people, containing seven detonators and a tape in Arabic language. Interior Minister Angel Acebes said the tape had recordings of verses from the Koran. Spain has so far attributed the attack to Basque separatists, but Acebes’ remarks appeared to raise the possibility of a link to Islamist militants. Still way to early to tell and news like this is questionable when it first comes out but from when I first heard about it this attack sounded like the MO of Islamists, not Basque separtists to me... |
| Posted by:Damn_Proud_American |
| #11 My personal opinion, it's Islamofascists. Also my personal opinion, it's time to start cutting off heads, beginning with the Madrassas and Islamofascist "preachers" in the heartland - Saudi Arabia. I think eliminating the house of Saud, crushing the entire arab world from Egypt through Iraq and down through Sudan, Yemen, and Jordan, taking out Syria, and putting the Paks and Iranians on notice, will do a lot to stop this nonsense. Unfortuantely, we need a slightly larger Army than we now have. I think it's absolutely stupid that the rest of the world (especially "old" Europe) can't see the necessity of this. All right, if you don't wish to fight to secure your civilization, don't come whining to us when you have a boot on your neck, or we've succeeded and not cut you in on any profit. It's time to declare you're part of the team, or we'll decide you're part of the problem. Spain, Great Britain, and a few "new" European countries understand, and have joined us. The rest of you have some serious choices to make. There are no fence-sitters or kibbitzers this time 'round. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-3-11 5:52:04 PM |
| #10 the modus operandi of Al Quaida is the SUICIDE bomber. Al Qaeda has conducted suicide bombings where this was *necessary*, typically with heavily-guarded targets or when piloting airplanes into buildings. Where it was not, it has staged ordinary terror attacks with one distinction - it has attempted to inflict mass civilian casualties where most non-Muslim terrorist groups have tended to target government officials or landmarks *after* phone calls are made to get civilians out of the way. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-3-11 4:12:14 PM |
| #9 the modus operandi of Al Quaida is the SUICIDE bomber. These didn't suicide and seemed not too eager to collect their 72 virgins. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-3-11 4:00:02 PM |
| #8 22:39 Al-Qaida letter calls Madrid attacks `Operation Death Trains`; says `we succeeded in infiltrating heart of crusader Europe` Latest from Haaretz flash-ticker This is a ticker dedicated to breaking news, if it appears here it is usually a long way away from confirmed. |
| Posted by: Evert Visser 2004-3-11 3:50:29 PM |
| #7 If people think it's the Islamists,then there might be a backlash against Aznar's PP,for allying with the US and "provoking" the attacks.Remember that the Iraq war was extremely unpopular in Spain to begin with.I think ETA is trying to influence the elections with this. |
| Posted by: El Id 2004-3-11 3:43:27 PM |
| #6 UPI has an article arguing these attacks don't fit ETA's usual mode of operation: ETA's usual mode of operation: |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-3-11 3:35:17 PM |
| #5 Islamists training and making use of ETA. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-3-11 3:31:52 PM |
| #4 Let the "Moor Killers" brigade go to work. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2004-3-11 3:29:45 PM |
| #3 Questionable, at best. It's awfully easy to get tapes of koran readings, and leaving ONLY that and seven detonators behind is suspicious in itself. ETA trying to shift blame? Stupid Islamists? All of the above? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-3-11 3:27:25 PM |
| #2 Why not ETA and A/Q a joint op... who knows. My money's still on ETA. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-11 3:25:55 PM |
| #1 Well, now Spain will have to decide what price peace? The radicals want Andalusia back, is Spain willing to give it to them for the sake of peace, since peace is prized above all? Snarky, I know, but... Decisions will have to be made. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-3-11 3:24:06 PM |