The 1993 World Trade Center bombing (debatably), the Khobar Towers attack, and two of three Bali nightclub blasts were not suicide bombings. Only one possible suicide bomber was involved in the Kenya/Tanzania embassy attacks (another decided to flee instead and the rest never intended to suicide themselves). The cell phone method was used by Al Qaeda in Bali and has been used by terrorists in Iraq.
There've been a lot of comments suggesting that this does not appear to have been Al Qaeda because they did not kill themselves off, but there is no basis for that belief. In the past, the Islamofascists have killed themselves only when there is no non-fatal means of striking their intended target..
The 1993 WTC attack was not a suicide bombing, but for all intents and purposes it may as well have been -- the planners of that attack had arranged things in such a way that the perpetrators were going to get caught.
Ironically, the morons who carried out the attack didn't even realize this.
Possible al-Qaida Link Found in Attack
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040313/ap_on_re_eu/norway_spain_bombings_2 Sat Mar 13, 9:36 AM ET
MOLDE, Norway - Norwegian researchers have found documents that could link the al-Qaida network to terror bombings that killed 200 people in Madrid, Spain.
Experts from the government's Norwegian Defense Research Establishment said the documents found on an Arabic-language Web site last year suggest Spain as a possible terror target because the country had been part of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq (news - web sites).
"We must make maximum use of the proximity to the elections in Spain in March next year. Spain can stand a maximum of two or three attacks before they will withdraw from Iraq," the documents said, according to daily newspaper VG.
A series of bombs hidden in backpacks exploded in quick succession Thursday, blowing apart four commuter trains and killing at least 200 people and wounding more than 1,400 in the Spanish capital. The attacks occurred ahead of Sunday's national elections.
Researcher Thomas Hegghammer told the paper the researchers first thought the 42-page document referred to attacks against coalition forces in Iraq.
"But the fact that they specifically mention the election in Spain, makes us have to see this in the light of the action in Madrid, three days before the election," Hegghammer said.
Norwegian Defense Research Establishment spokeswoman Anne-Lisa Hammer told The Associated Press the researchers would not speak to journalists Saturday, but added that the Norwegian reports were accurate.
State broadcaster NRK said the documents do not refer to Thursday's attacks in Madrid but outline a strategy to pressure Spain, described as the weakest link in the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, to stop cooperating with the United States.
"The author, who is anonymous, is very well-oriented in Spanish politics. We cannot say for sure that this document stems from al-Qaida. We don't have any reason, either, to believe that it isn't real," researcher Brynjar Lia told VG.
The document suggests attacks on Spain would lead to the collapse of the fragile Iraq coalition set up by the United States if they forced Spain to withdraw.
Spanish officials blame the attacks on Basque separatists from the group ETA, which denied responsibility. An Islamic group linked with suspected al-Qaida links has claimed blame in a statement telefaxed to an Arabic newspaper in London.