[elli1]

Thank you for the details. Given the time lag between the bombing & the tip-off on the tape, I'd be cautious about assigning too much credibility to tape. It might be real, but then again, it might be a bogus claim.

[forrestroche]

"Given the time lag between the bombing & the tip-off on the tape, I'd be cautious about assigning too much credibility to tape. It might be real, but then again, it might be a bogus claim."



The tape could be bogus (or not), but it has nothing to do with the above article (Analysts now doubt group's claim for Madrid bombing). The group mentioned there was Abu Hafs. They claimed responsibility in the London-based Al Quds Al Arabi daily. The tape was from a different group, believed to have committed the bombings in Casa Blanca last year. The man on the tape speaks arabic with a morrocan accent. (not to be confused with the voice that reported the location of the tape who spoke spanish, with an arab accent)... So far there is no consensus on the tape.

forrest

[forrestroche]

one more thing.

the time lag is no evidence of falsity. it was actually a pretty quick claim of responsibility. the government actually said the promptness of the claim made the tape (and the london claim) suspicious. but if they intended to influence the elections, they needed it out there.