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To: RetiredNow who wrote (34816)	3/16/2004 6:16:44 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793639

My immediate reaction after the blast was: this was very likely an al Qaeda attack - and Aznar will win in a landslide if he rallies his people behind him against al Qaeda terror. But he made a severe miscalculation and tried to blame the wrong guys. What happened in Spain was no appeasement but simply Aznar falling from his high horse. Tidbit: Spanish troops to Iraq carried a crusade sign, the Cross of St James of Compostela: guardian.co.uk Zakaria ("The Future of Freedom") believes that the Madrid attack actually shows the decline and weakness of al Qaeda. From attacking US embassies and warships they have sunk to targeting civilians. Zakaria: Madrid Bombing Shows al-Qaida Weakness newsmax.com