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2006-04-07 Europe
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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-04-07 02:55|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 I recall the discussions after the Madrid bombimbs and how the weak on WoT Socialists won when before the bombings Aznar was a shoo-in. Some of us predicted there would be pre-election terror attacks for years to come.
Posted by phil_b">phil_b  2006-04-07 03:04|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]  2006-04-07 03:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, as I noted here, the Bad Guys were remarkably up front about what they were planning to do for those who were taking them seriously:

Therefore we say that to force the Spanish government to withdraw from Iraq the resistance has to measured by painful strikes against their forces and accompanying this a informative campaign clarifying the truth of the situation inside Iraq, and we must absolutely gain from the approaching date of general elections in Spain in the third month of the coming year. We believe that the Spanish government will not endure two or three attacks as a maximum limit because it will be forced to withdraw afterwards due to the popular pressure on it, for if its forces remain after these strikes it is almost certain the Socialist forces will win the elections, as one of the main goals of the Socialist party will be the withdrawal of the Spanish troops . . . the dominoes will fall quickly, although the basic problem will remain of toppling the first piece.

-Iraq al-Jihad, circa August 2003

There's an assumption in certain quarters that just because these people are crazy that they're also stupid. While a lot of them are, there's also some very cunny malevolence at work among al-Qaeda's deep thinkers.
Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling  2006-04-07 03:16|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]  2006-04-07 03:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Completely agree Dan. A lot of them are smart and from their perspective fully justified in doing what they are doing.
Posted by phil_b">phil_b  2006-04-07 03:21|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]  2006-04-07 03:21|| Front Page Top

#4  Oh my, I meant "cunning," not "cunny," which I believe may in fact be vulgar.

Okay, I'm going to bed now ...
Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling  2006-04-07 03:23|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]  2006-04-07 03:23|| Front Page Top

#5 The bombings in Madrid were known by the Socialists beforehand. I wish Spain has the balls to investigate that. The whole thing was a setup to get rid of Aznar.
Posted by wxjames 2006-04-07 09:12||   2006-04-07 09:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh yes, the "Vote or and Die" campaign continues
Posted by Captain America 2006-04-07 09:34||   2006-04-07 09:34|| Front Page Top

#7 http://www.jokaroo.com/funnyvideos/italian_berlusconi_eats_snot.html
Posted by Ulang Spereger4318 2006-04-07 13:33||   2006-04-07 13:33|| Front Page Top

#8 Dan,
Vulgar can be good!
Posted by 3dc 2006-04-07 21:26||   2006-04-07 21:26|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Yusef Islam 2006-04-07 05:00||   2006-04-07 05:00|| Front Page Top

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