Aznar's 3/11: 9/11 Deja vu?(L)et (I)nsight (H)elp (O)ur (P)erspective

[TruthIsAll]

The timing was just right. Elections in just a few days. The Socialist candidate is only 3 points behind Rajoy, Aznar's hand picked successor, in the polls.

Right away, Aznar blamed the Basque ETA, like Bush blamed al-Qaeda. Without any evidence. ETA denied any responsibility.

Of course, al-Qaeda is also suspect. Just like 9/11, police found a stolen van with an Arabic tape of verses. Funny, how al-Qaeda always comes to the rescue of a corrupt Neo-fascist in trouble.

Aznar's support of Bush is extremely unpopular in Spain. The masses hate Bush. So, what better way to turn public opinion? Generate Fear. Protest. Anger.

Excuse my tinfoil hat. I wish I did not have to wear it. But history tells me I need it.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&e=1&u=/ap/20040312/ap_on_re_eu/spain_bombings

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The debate over who was responsible for the attacks could affect the outcome of national elections set for Sunday. Aznar and his government ministers blamed the armed group ETA, which has fought for decades for an independent Basque homeland. But there was concern that Islamic militants and perhaps even the al-Qaida terror network had been involved.

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If ETA is found responsible, that could boost support for Mariano Rajoy, Aznar's hand-picked candidate to succeed him as prime minister. Both have supported a crackdown on ETA's campaign for an independent state in northern Spain, ruling out talks and backing a ban on ETA's political wing, Batasuna.

However, if Thursday's bombings are seen by voters as the work of al-Qaida, that could draw their attention to Aznar's vastly unpopular decision to endorse the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) and deploy Spanish troops there.

Rajoy is 3-5 percentage points ahead of Socialist candidate Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in polls. Polls close Sunday at 2 p.m. EST and exit poll results will be available soon thereafter.

A Batasuna leader, Arnaldo Otegi, accused the government of seeking political gain by blaming ETA. "The Spanish government is lying," he said.

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ETA denied responsibility, according to Gara, a Basque newspaper that the armed group uses to issue statements. The daily Gara said a caller claiming to represent ETA phoned its newsroom Friday to deny government allegations that the group was to blame. It was the first time ETA was known to have issued such a denial. The group normally claims its attacks in statements to pro-Basque independence media several weeks later.

Suspicions of al-Qaida involvement gained weight after police found a stolen van with seven detonators and an Arabic-language tape of Quranic verses parked in a suburb near where the stricken trains originated. A London-based Arabic newspaper also received a claim of responsibility in al-Qaida's name that called the attack "part of settling old accounts with Spain, the crusader, and America's ally in its war against Islam."

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[gandalf]

1. Al Qaea must be very religious

Even when preparing a terrorist attack, they cannot refrain from taking religious material with them.

I remember reading in the findings of the commission that looked into the 9/11 "intelligence failure" (you know, the redacted/blackened stuff) that members of Al Qaeda adhere to a high standard of "operational security".

How come that they leave their Koran videos in every single van they use? Must be negligence.

[DAWUSS]

2. I honestly doubt Al-Qaeda is all that powerful anymore

Now they just want to look more powerful by associating with terrorist attacks...

[papau]

3. 9/11 and 3/11 have 911 days between them ..... hmmm

It is good to have a tin foil hat!

:-)

[Junkdrawer]

4. Deja vu and a warning of things to come...

This will, no doubt, be the scariest presidential election ever. :scared: