Is Europe's 3/11 America's 9/11? (Must Read)

The Times of India ^ | THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2004 | RASHMEE Z. AHMED

[nickcarraway]

Britain significantly declared it to be "an assault on the very principle of European democracy".

Will the rest of Europe dismiss it as ``Spain's Problem.''

[VRWCmember]

John Kerry says the threat of terrorism is overblown.

[carton253]

Is this Islamic Fundamentalism, or is it the Basques? Has anyone heard?

[Betaille]

This smells like Al-Quaeda. ETA has denied responsibility(they don't do that when they do it), and I don't think ETA has ever tried for such mass death.

[Yo-Yo]

Only problem is that this is 11/3 to them, not 3/11. One of my European friends once jokingly asked what it was that had Americans so fixated on November 9th.

[KellyAdmirer]

John Kerry's response would be to serve the terrorists with legal papers.

[DoctorMichael]

Wasn't France's railway system supposedly targeted a week or so ago?

If this IS AQ and NOT Basque Separatists then maybe the target was changed?

[nickcarraway]

This article says the Basques denied they were involved- and they like to take credit.

[CFC__VRWC]

Will the rest of Europe dismiss it as ``Spain's Problem.''

More than likely they'll dismiss it as Bush's problem ("If Bush hadn't antagonized the Middle east by stealing Iraq's oil, this never would have happened!")

They'll also provbably imply, just like they did with us on 9/11, that Spain "had it coming."

[Mike Darancette]

Probably not ETA since publicity is aim of domestic terror and their record is to never deny their work. OTOH: Al'Queda never admits.

[sam_paine]

When the ETA realized how much damage they had actually pulled off, no doubt they would back away from it knowing how deleterious this would be for their Public Relations. Blame it on Al Qaeda, no problem!

[kevao]

If it is Islamofascists, then we must ask, Why Spain? IMO, because GWB and particularly John Ashcroft have made it too difficult for them to do it here again.

[mvonfr]

and I don't think ETA has ever tried for such mass death.

The usual ETA pattern is to warn in advance about bombs so as to minimize the civilian casualties.

[Go Gordon]

John Kerry says the threat of terrorism is overblown.

Then Kerry asked where Bush was when all this took place.

[quidnunc]

I just heard the Spanish ambassador on FOX and he insisted that this was the work of ETA, the Basque separatist terrorists.

[nickcarraway]

If Al Qaeda had been frustrated in attempts to commit terrorism in the U.S., they may have decided they have no choice but to commit their acts elsewhere.

[RightWhale]

Is this Islamic Fundamentalism, or is it the Basques?

I hope it was not the Basque. Such an act would never lead to reconciliation but to something more final.

[Yo-Yo]

Maybe it was AZF, who blackmailed the French on March 3rd for $4 million and one million Euros. Perhaps they set timers on trains headed for France, but got their times wrong.

[carton253]

I know that this is going to be politically incorrect -- but kill them all - kill every last man of them. (the terrorists and not Muslims in general)