Spain's govt (Aznar) 'twisted' bombings for gains - report

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Lying filthy motherfucker. No wonder Aznar likes Bush so much.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050622/wl_nm/spain_commission_dc

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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's previous center-right government "manipulated and twisted" the Madrid train bombings of March 2004 in a bid to salvage general elections three days later, a parliamentary commission found on Wednesday.
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Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, including a tape by an Islamic group saying the attack was a reprisal for Spain's role in Iraq, the PP insisted Basque separatist guerrillas ETA were the prime suspects in the attacks which killed 191 people.

"The objective was to influence public opinion about the authors of the attack and avoid political consequences which might harm the electoral interests of the Popular Party," read the final report. The report alleged the PP was afraid of public outcry if the bombings were linked to its unpopular support for the Iraq war.

"It was clearly an informative attitude inappropriate for a democratic government," said the report.

Aznar, who stood down at the elections, told a hearing of the commission last year he still believed ETA was linked to the attacks. The commission said in Wednesday's report it found no evidence of any ETA involvement in the bombings.
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[daleo]

1. This should win euphemism of the year (for inventive way to say lying)

"It was clearly an informative attitude inappropriate for a democratic government," said the report.

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2. Ya think?

I know Bush is bad, but I think Aznar is worse. He is sooooo creepy.

[daleo]

3. I haven't had to follow his career as much as Bush's.

If he out-creeps Bush, he must be something special. Nice to know the Spanish people saw through him.

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4. Kick for the DSM crowd.

They will lie about anything.