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| Europe |
| The Conquest of Madrid |
| 2004-03-18 |
| The left are so happy, here is proof they say that appeasement works, and they don’t just hate us because we are westerners A group claiming to have links with al-Qaeda said today it was calling a truce in its Spanish operations to see if the new government would withdraw its troops from Iraq, a pan-Arab newspaper said. In a statement sent today to the Arabic language daily al-Hayat, the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the Madrid bombings that killed 201 people, also urged its European units to stop all operations. "Because of this decision, the leadership has decided to stop all operations within the Spanish territories... until we know the intentions of the new government that has promised to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq," the statement said. "And we repeat this to all the brigades present in European lands: stop all operations." The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades have previously claimed responsibility for bombings in Turkey and Iraq. "The Spanish people... chose peace by choosing the party that was against the alliance with America," the statement said. The newspaper planned to publish it on Thursday. "Praise be to God who gave us this victory in the conquest of Madrid... where one of the pillars of the axis of Crusader evil was destroyed," the statement said, affirming its earlier claim for the Madrid attacks. A US official in Washington has previously said the group’s link with al-Qaeda is unclear. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 If I were Al Queda, and I thought my bombing affected the election in my favor, and I wanted to continue the tactic, I would certainly release a statement saying "The Spanish people... chose peace by choosing the party that was against the alliance with America". Divide and conquer you know. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-3-18 11:57:03 AM |
| #1 As sad as I am for the victims of this violence their fellow citizens have doomed themselves for years to come. "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your councils or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." --- Sam Adams |
| Posted by: War46 2004-3-18 11:46:39 AM |