Thursday, March 11, 2004
Arabs or Basques?
Blasts Come Days Before General Elections
ETA, the Basque separatist group that is being blaimed for this attack that has killed over one hundred people, is denying that they are responsible for the attack. They say that it is most likely an attack executed by Arab terrorists.
I have a feeling that this is true; ETA has normally in the past called in warnings to their targets before attacks have occured, and takes credit for its attacks. The fact that they are denying it would either indicate a major shift in their policy, or their innocence. I am inclined to believe the latter.
If Arab terrorists are responsible, I think Europe is going to be in for more such attacks. Maybe this will wake Europe up and help them realize that the efforts of the United States in the Middle East are good and deserve the aid and assistance of all nations.
UPDATE: Here's a striking picture
(from the NYTs website and credited to Reuters) of one of the train cars destroyed in the terror attacks today. I wonder how this was executed, since it appears that the blast went off inside the train. Suicide? Or some sort of package hidden in the train? Whatever it was, it was pretty powerful, the way it blasted such a clean circular patter into the train seems to indicate a very powerful device.
I guess we'll see who was behind this...
FURTHER UPDATE:
Oxblog is citing a report that Al Qa'eda affiliated group is claiming responsibility for the attacks in Spain. We'll see if this hold water, but I bet it does.
ETA, the Basque separatist group that is being blaimed for this attack that has killed over one hundred people, is denying that they are responsible for the attack. They say that it is most likely an attack executed by Arab terrorists.
I have a feeling that this is true; ETA has normally in the past called in warnings to their targets before attacks have occured, and takes credit for its attacks. The fact that they are denying it would either indicate a major shift in their policy, or their innocence. I am inclined to believe the latter.
If Arab terrorists are responsible, I think Europe is going to be in for more such attacks. Maybe this will wake Europe up and help them realize that the efforts of the United States in the Middle East are good and deserve the aid and assistance of all nations.
UPDATE: Here's a striking picture
(from the NYTs website and credited to Reuters) of one of the train cars destroyed in the terror attacks today. I wonder how this was executed, since it appears that the blast went off inside the train. Suicide? Or some sort of package hidden in the train? Whatever it was, it was pretty powerful, the way it blasted such a clean circular patter into the train seems to indicate a very powerful device.
I guess we'll see who was behind this...
FURTHER UPDATE:
Oxblog is citing a report that Al Qa'eda affiliated group is claiming responsibility for the attacks in Spain. We'll see if this hold water, but I bet it does.
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