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To: redfish who wrote (34201)	3/13/2004 8:18:05 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793729

Blaming the ETA was a blatent political move Considering that some ETA guys were arresting with a truckful of explosives just a couple of weeks ago, not an unnatural one.

To: redfish who wrote (34201)	3/13/2004 9:20:35 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793729

Blaming the ETA was a blatent political move. Somewhere I read that the Spanish authorities had stopped an ETA group traveling with explosives a couple of days before the attack. If so, it was reasonable to immediately assume that this must be ETA. EDIT: It seems that Nadine beat me to it...

To: redfish who wrote (34201)	3/13/2004 10:41:46 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793729

The basque do not speak arabic. I was talking about the first reaction, which is what I thought you were addressing. It is entirely reasonable that in the early hours ETA would have been assumed. Shortly afterward, they announced that that they were looking at all options. Seems reasonable to me, as well. Further, when authorities make an announcement that turns out to be precipitous, they're always extra careful to be sure they're right with the follow-up. The timing of this re the election is certainly problematic.