[MD_Willington_1976]

"Terrorism is combatted by the state of law"

Time to start calling this guy "Moon Unit Zapatero"...he's gonna stop terror with big words, nasty laws and a mean grimace...oooo I can see them shaking in their turbans

[Dane]

"Terrorism is combatted by the state of law. ...

Uh Senor Zapetero, terrorists and criminals don't follow the law.

Whew this guy is a soft on crime liberal.

[Angelus Errare]

To quote the Popular Party demonstrators - Zapatero presidente de al-Qaeda!

[Dr. Frank fan]

Anatomy of a "fiasco"

Spanish military fatalities since November: 1 (one)

[Bringbackthedraft]

"We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil,"

Damn, where did I hear that before?

[0scill8r]

woops, you must have posted this while I was typing this in. My title's better, though!

[Enduring Freedom]

The gift of Spain to the Free World:

"Going Spanish"

Turning tail and running like a girl in the face of danger.

[Betis70]

When Amrous, an apparent indigent and illegal resident, was first arrested in January in the northern city of San Sebastian after a neighborhood disturbance, he shouted at officers: "We will fill Madrid with the dead," police said.

After questioning Amrous, anti-terror Judge Baltasar Garzon extended his detention for another 48 hours.

This is the same judge who had Pinochet arrested for killing Spanish citizens. Looks like he is pretty tough on ETA too. Maybe not too tough on AQ though.

http://www.lakota.clara.net/Library/garzon.html

[Shermy]

This guy is the rudest, most childish politician I've seen in ages.

Heck, the old Soviet Emperors and Castro didn't intervene in elections, openly, and sent diplomatically-correct congratulations.

[blackdog]

Zapatero had better face east and pray that Islam does not have request #2....................

And they sure do!

What an ass. I hope the people of Spain have a recall process before terrorists set up camp inside their government. I predict violence in Spain on a scale that boggles the mind in about six months.

[cherry]

"El Pais reported Wednesday that the fingerprints of one of the Indians, Vinay Kohly, matches one found at the scene of a 2001 killing in Madrid"

SO THERE WAS TERRORISM IN SPAIN BEFORE THE IRAQ WAR!!!!!

people, let us not forget about why we invaded both Afghanistan and Iraq....we were bombed repeatedly in the 90's....cuminating in the take down of the Twin Towers....

let's not forget who started this war on terror either.....

anybody remember Iraq invading Kuwait....???/

[blackdog]

What is the term for Spain's el presidente? Can you imagine the type of violence when the Al-Qiada backed encumbent or candidate runs for an election?

The people of Spain are going to have some real nightmares. It's in a way a good model though for gleaning information however. Very interesting for analysts. I bet we can get a lot of good intel by good spying methods.

[My2Cents]

Has this guy actually been to Iraq? I mean, does he speak with any degree of authority and knowledge at all? Or is he just a leftist punk who's made up his mind, and the facts be damned?

I feel for you, Spain, but you got yourself into this mess by electing this turd, so good luck to you in your slow sinking into irrelevancy.

[NewLand]

Let me make sure I got this right...freedom for 20 million people is a fiasco, but the past and present cold booded slaughter of innocent civilians in Iraq is acceptable.

And this guy openly supports J. F'in. K.

Pray for the Spanish people...and pray for America.

[syriacus]

What does Zapatero think of his buddy Kerry's Vietnam legacy?

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April 30, 2000 -- Happily waving, cheerfully dressed, Vietnamese schoolchildren gather to honor the memorable words John "Fickle" Kerry spoke to their parents in the 1970's...


"Good luck, Vietnam."
"We're outta here."
"Have a good life, folks."John Fickle Kerry, 1971

[PolitBase]

I always thought a "fiasco" was a kind of Italian wine bottle (with the basket base)

[RichInOC]

Spain's new leader intensified his criticism of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq on Wednesday, saying it was "turning into a fiasco."

...coward say what?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

All cape and no sword.

[You Dirty Rats]

This guy is still wet behind the ears and heads up a nation with a series internal terrorism problem. Does he actually think anyone cares what he has to say about Al-Qaida?

[wayoverontheright]

There's something fishy about this whole thing.

Contrary to popular belief, al-Qaida gains very little from this event. As Mark Steyn pointed out, the New Hampshire National Guard supplies more troops to Iraq than Spain. Al-Qaida has to sway many, many more elections to put a tiny dent in the number of troops, Iraq's democratization is GOING TO HAPPEN, and the terrorists MUST KNOW IT. If anything, the resolve of the rest of the Western world seems to have increased as a result.

I see all the evidence cropping up to implicate al-Qaida, but this one simply isn't their style, these were REMOTE DETONATIONS, indicating secular operatives. Al-Qaida never has admitted 9-11 yet for this one someone conveniently puts it in writing? Anyone could send an anonymous letter claiming credit for this one, and considering WHO HAD THE MOST TO GAIN and WHO IS IN CHARGE NOW OF THE INVESTIGATION, it wouldn't surprise me if it was Zapatero, as his words above indicate that he is not afraid at all of another attack. Why, he may be the only Spaniard NOT shaking in his shoes right now. How can he be so sure? Could it be because he is the only one who knows IT WASN'T AL-QAIDA who performed this dastardly deed?

Far-fetched? Since when did SOCIALISTS not see their own civilians expendable to achieve their grand design?