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To: jlallen who wrote (551948)	3/15/2004 3:28:40 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

We'll never know what those FBI agents might've found out about upcoming terrorist attacks because they were diverted to working on Iraq. More importantly it's illustrative of how resources were wasted for the last year and a half working Iraq when our real enemy is Al Qaeda. And it's obvious Spain would've been better off had they not been following us on a wild goose chase in Iraq, if they had been concentrating on Al Qaeda. And that's why the Spanish threw out their government, for their obvious incompetence in the war against terror. Steve Dietrich

To: jlallen who wrote (551948)	3/16/2004 11:35:51 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<LOL! The FBI is a domestic law enforcement agency....how would their effort have averted a strike in Spain....>> Gee, it's almost like you're talking our of your ass: US offers FBI help to Spain for probe of attack Tue Mar 16, 1:29 PM ET Add Politics - AFP to My Yahoo! WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has offered help to Spain in its investigation of the deadly March 11 bomb blasts in Madrid, an FBI (news - web sites) official said. FBI Photo "The US government, through the president's office and through the Secretary of State has made the offer to assist in the investigation," the official said privately. "But this is not something we can do without an invitation by Spain. The Spanish are handling the investigation and we haven't been invited," the official added. The attacks left 201 people dead and more than 1,500 others injured after 10 bombs exploded almost simultaneously in four commuter trains. In the past FBI investigators have taken part in investigations of attacks committed abroad and not necessarily on US targets. They also took part in the probe of the October 12, 2002 attack in Bali, that killed 202 people. If the FBI hadn't been wasting the last year and a half on Iraq maybe they'd be a little further ahead on Al Qaeda. Maybe a lot more Spaniards might be a live, and maybe the Socialists wouldn't be in power... Steve Dietrich