Explosionswelle erschüttert Madrid

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Let us pray by all means, and then pass the ammunition
By Barbara Amiel
(Filed: 15/03/2004)

Last Friday millions of Spaniards marched against terror and demanded
vengeance for the atrocity in Madrid. On Saturday, after the arrest of some Moroccans and Indians that pointed to an Islamist connection, some thousands marched in the streets once again. This time they were protesting against government policies that had allied Spain with America in the war in Iraq and, in their view, invited the terrible act of retribution.

Each of these rallies made for a news item in its own right. One can't blame the media for doing their work but perhaps commentators might have made the point that Spain has always had people opposed to the war just as most other countries have - including America. You can always find some, even many, with the view that we should not provoke the Islamic world and anything we do to protect ourselves from it will be provocative. Appeasement is nothing new and its futility seems lost in one of those great fogs that befuddle human minds.
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Madrid terrorists linked to Krekar

A group that Spanish police is investigating in connection with last week's terror attacks in Madrid has reportedly tried to establish itself in Norway. One suspect allegedly tried to move to Norway with the help of terror suspect Mullah Krekar's brother.
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Woher kenn ich nur den namen Krekar ^-^

Gratisregistrierung evtl ( bei mir gehts grad ohne komischerweise - und cookies sind keien gesetzt )
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OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
A Leaner, Meaner Jihad
By SCOTT ATRAN

Published: March 16, 2004

ANN ARBOR, Mich.
The coordinated train bombings in Madrid have altered Europe's political structure, shaken global financial markets and unsettled the American-led coalition in Iraq. Although we still do not know for sure who committed the atrocity, the only groups to have claimed responsibility so far say they represent Al Qaeda.

In any event, the attacks are clearly consistent with jihadist doctrine and aims. Osama bin Laden, specifically mentioning the loss of southern Spain to Christianity in 1492, has made it clear that any land once in Muslim hands was fair game for global jihad.

For the last year the Israeli historian Reuven Paz has monitored jihadist writings about Spain, which focused on the Spanish government's participation in Iraq. "In order to force the Spanish government to withdraw from Iraq," one online tract read, "it is a must to exploit the coming general elections in Spain." It added that two to three attacks would ensure "the victory of the Socialist Party and the withdrawal of Spanish forces," the first domino in the collapse of the American-led coalition.
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NZ a safe haven for terrorists: spy chief
By Claire Harvey, New Zealand correspondent
March 17, 2004
TERRORISTS may be using New Zealand as a "safe haven" to plot attacks or obtain passports, according to the country's security chief, who has already denied citizenship to three people with suspected terror links.

But the three unnamed individuals were still in New Zealand, Security Intelligence Service director Richard Woods said yesterday, signalling he was frustrated they had not been expelled.
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The Spanish dishonoured their dead
By Mark Steyn
(Filed: 16/03/2004)

"When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, naturally they will like the strong horse." So said Osama bin Laden in his final video appearance two-and-a-half years ago. But even the late Osama might have been surprised to see the Spanish people, invited to choose between a strong horse and a weak horse, opt to make their general election an exercise in mass self-gelding.
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Terror alarm raised for elections
By Peter Fray in Madrid, Anne E. Kornblut, Stephen Gibbs and Freya Petersen
March 17, 2004

Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups may be moving toward a potent new strategy - targeting Western nations at election time for the maximum political effect.

This scenario was raised yesterday by US intelligence officials and the FBI's most senior counter-terrorism agent, who is in Sydney for a regional police commissioners' conference.
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Danke Spanien
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Spain capitulates to Eurabia


Now that Spain has rejected its pro-American government in the wake of the Madrid bombings – and Osama bin Laden has effectively become the Spanish foreign minister – the question is not so much "Why did this happen?" but "What took so long?"
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