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To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (35507)	3/19/2004 2:53:18 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793681

They will only kill Europeans as a tool to stir up anti Americanism or as punishment for supporting the US. Whatever their reasons, they will continue to kill Europeans. The ones that did the dirty deed in Madrid escaped from Morocco after doing the same there. The Spaniards let them alone. The Al Qaeda that performed 911 were in Europe prior. It is really the HQ for a lot of them. If they can't get at us, they will probably do Italy next.

To: Dennis O'Bell who wrote (35507)	3/19/2004 12:42:22 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793681

Al Qaeda is not particularly interested in killing Europeans. They're interested in killing Jews and Americans. They will only kill Europeans as a tool to stir up anti Americanism or as punishment for supporting the US This attack was different. It made political sense, and there's almost a sense of relief in interpreting it. Ah, we get it - you're attacking the weak links of the Coalition. The attacks for the last two years, blowing up nightclubs and synagogues, didn't make political sense. Why hasn't AQ been trying to bomb Italy, Spain and Poland for the last two years? Who is the audience? The west, or Arabs as for 9/11? I have no clear sense of which way AQ is going to jump, or if the different groups are pursuing the same strategy at all.