The Trains of Jihad Derail Spain

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[TalosTheWolf]

The Trains of Jihad Derail Spain

By Walid Phares FrontPageMagazine.com | March 19, 2004

As I heard the horrible news on the Thursday morning of the terrorist attacks in Spain, my mind turned to the news releases made by the Spanish government regarding the attacks. Madrid's conservative government was strangely insisting that the Basque separatists, ETA (Euskadi ta Askatasuna -- which means “Basque Fatherland and Liberty”), were responsible for the train bombings -- while most evidence was screaming otherwise. ETA, a leftist group, wasn't keen on the mass killing of workers in the past, nor was it known for not making its intentions clear. On the other hand, al Qaeda had already threatened Spain on several grounds, and had manifested its direct intention to wrack havoc in the Iberian country. So why did Prime Minister Aznar’s government choose to initially blame ETA? Why did his foreign minister send a cable to Spanish ambassadors around the world advocating the position that the Basque separatists were responsible for the attacks?

[TalosTheWolf]

Not to make light of the tragedy in Spain, but Phares writes this column kind of like a Whodunnit. I think us Americans tend too often to see things in black and white and potentially miss the larger current running below radar. At least that's true for myself.

[Enduring Freedom]

For eternity, the term 'Go Spanish' will mean to run like a girl from danger.

Ride the Eurotrain, and GO SPANISH!

Enjoy over cognac and Dubonnet.