Madrid Bombing Group Announces Next Possible Targets

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(excerpt) "The Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for last week’s Madrid train bombings has warned its next targets could be Japan, the U.S., Italy, Britain, or Australia, an Arabic newspaper reported today...

...In its statement, Abu Hafs al-Masri said it was calling a truce in Spain to give the socialist government that was elected Sunday—three days after the train attacks—time to carry out its pledge to withdraw troops from Iraq.

The group appeared to boast it had the power to change governments. The socialists—who have long opposed Spain’s military involvement in Iraq—were running second in Spanish opinion polls until last Thursday’s bombings.

“We change and destroy countries,” the statement said. “We even influence the international economy, and this is God’s blessing to us.

“We won’t accept to be an object in this world, but a player, a strong player—with God’s will,” it added. (end excerpt)

Full article:

http://www.fftimes.com/index.php/3/2004-03-18/17377

Now let's ask: is it any surprise that these nutcase fanatics now see the opportunity for blackmail by terror more clearly than ever before? For whatever reason Spain turned on a dime and elected Zapatero, the message the terrorists received was clear: this changing elections stuff stuff works great and will work again. Nice going Spain, with your monumental message of appeasement you have just ensured more attacks in other countries than would otherwise have occurred. So, who will be next I wonder?