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2004-03-15 Europe
Al-Qaeda cell likely carried out Madrid bombings
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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-03-15 12:04:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Supplying Islamic militants TERRORISTS with explosives to carry out a mass casualty event that would benefit Basques would be more than "indirect ETA involvement" in the Matrid carnage.
Posted by Garrison  2004-3-15 2:09:47 AM||   2004-3-15 2:09:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, at least one good thing will come out of all the carnage in Madrid: The EU leaders will have lots more meetings and form committees, a la Parkinson's Law.

/dark humour
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-3-15 9:31:46 AM||   2004-3-15 9:31:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 #3 In the interest of accuracy, Al-Qaeda broke its support for GIA in the mid-90s and urged its European head, Hassan Hattab to jump to the GSPC. Many GIA types did in fact bolt over. So citing (in the imbedded comment)a GIA attack as an Al-Qaeda attack is not exactly correct.
Posted by TerrorHunter4Ever 2004-3-15 12:29:15 PM||   2004-3-15 12:29:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#4  The al-Qaeda decision to dump the GIA for the GSPC was made in 1998, while the bombings in France occurred in 1995-1996. So I think the comment stands.
Posted by Dan Darling  2004-3-15 2:44:25 PM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]  2004-3-15 2:44:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Negative. Al-Qaeda distanced themselves from GIA heads shortly after the slaughter of Muslims in Algeria began in mid-90s. They remained tied to the European wing of GIA however (to include Hattab) until those forces jumped to GSPC...concluding that move in 1998 when they formally announced all ties boken. Sorry, should have been more detailed in my explanation.
Posted by TerrorHunter4Ever 2004-3-16 2:17:56 PM||   2004-3-16 2:17:56 PM|| Front Page Top

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