Check out the link below for comments from the Italian Prime Minister's office. He sums up the whole European situation quite succinctly.
http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200403161723-1159-RT1-CRO-0-NF82&page=0&id=agionline-eng.italyonline Italy On Line
Special service by AGI on behalf of the Italian Prime Minister's office
CASTELLI WARNS OF AL QAEDA INFLUENCE ON ELECTIONS
(AGI) - Milan, Italy, Mar. 16 - Al Qaeda could attempt to influence the European election outcome as well as elections in each single country, said Justice Minister Roberto Castelli during an interview with Radio Padania. "If the theory that after these bombings the Spanish voted for the party that promised to withdraw troops from Iraq - said Castelli - were true, then Al Qaeda achieved an extraordinary political victory, promoting change in Spain, a change in international relations and a change in the European makeup. Rightist governments were advancing all over Europe, and now they're influencing countries with bombs, where before the Red Brigadiers, Eta, and separatists had not succeeded". Castelli is concerned about the future scenario: "We're thinking about what could happen, they could launch attacks in France and against the law on the veil, in Italy against the Bossi-Fini law, and even the European elections. If they follow through with this analysis we open up to the possibility for Al Qaeda to rule Europe under threat of it's bombs". (AGI) .
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If the theory that after these bombings the Spanish voted for the party that promised to withdraw troops from Iraq - said Castelli - were true, then Al Qaeda achieved an extraordinary political victory, promoting change in Spain, a change in international relations and a change in the European makeup. Bump to Castelli! This is worse than a schoolyard bully, gangbangers intimidating to avoid victims testifying in court...they will hold the world hostage, Spain should be the last dumba@@es that fall for this!