[Peach]

AQ send letter - blackmail - saying it would stop operations in Spain if they withdraw their troops from Iraq!

[CGVet58]

one word - halabiya

[dandelion]

I pray that God gives America the strength to stand alone, if it is necessary. The world is being told to stand back and watch as we are destroyed, and they may very well do so. But in the end, if America is destroyed, who will save the rest of the world from this hateful army?

This is more fearful than death: the image of the world living on it's knees, in fear of death.

I will not be among them, for I will choose death first. To hell with Al-Qaeda.

[Getsmart64]

Ok..let me put my tinfoil hat on here. Just had a thought, albiet a small one but a thought nonetheless. A few weeks ago it was reported that some group had been trying to blackmail France by blowing up trains if they didn't get some money. Now, maybe...just maybe....they proved they could do it by blowing up trains in Spain. Am I way out on a limb here??

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

It's too bad the new Spanish prime minister won't announce more troops for Iraq and a pledge to stay as long as needed just to stick it to the terrorists.

Do Spaniards have any cojones or any Churchill in theie veins?

[prairiebreeze]

This is fully predictable whether it's from AQ or not, or even if it's genuine or not. Plenty of terrorist off-shoots, leftist loonies (many of them only a short step from being something close to a terrorist, and just your average every-day nut case, who would send something like this out.

Spain has no idea the can or worms they have opened and deposited on their country.

Prairie

[Toespi]

So basically, Spain is going to give aid and comfort to the enemy who killed over 200 of their countrymen and I believe that somewhere in Bush's doctrine that any country doing so, or aligns themselves with terrorists is to be considered a terrorist nation. Looks like Spain is going to fall on their sword for Al Qaeda.