I agree, six months of work can put up a hell of a facade. Especially if your deception is only part of a larger, high-level cover-up. And thanks to the mental laziness of much of the world, not just Spain, it seems to be working.
So now, ETA is off the table, al-Qaeda is there “in theory” and you have some odd group of Moroccans that no one seems to know about as your prime suspects, eh? This is more of a brain-twister than talking about cell phones. Whoever is pulling the strings in Spain is putting on an absurdist show worthy of a Fellini.
I should have said al Qaeda is there “in the background.” You can’t drop a name like abu Nidal without there being some connection to al Qaeda. But obviously, the Spanish government doesn’t want anyone taking too close a look at what it calls al Qaeda involvement.