[Azzurri]

Tomorrow is a huge day in the war on terrorism. If the Socialists win in Spain, it will give the terrorists a road map to victory...terrorize a country and watch it's citizens capitulate. I'm fairly sure another terrorist response in the US would solidify support behind the pro-war on terror party (the Republicans), but I'm not sure of the same response in Europe. I hold out hope for the Spaniards...we'll see.

[AntiGuv]

Don't hold out too much hope. The European mentality of appeasement is far more deeply entrenched than one might imagine. Yesterday I happened to speak by phone with some Greek acquaintances of mine and wondered how concerned they were about the Olympics, considering what had happened in Spain. Their response was basically: 'That's ridiculous. Why on Earth would the Muslims attack Greece? The Greeks haven't done anything to them and we didn't support the U.S. in Iraq. Greece has good relations with the Muslim countries.'