Socialists claim Spanish victory (America's allies lose)

theaustralian.news.com.au ^ | March 15, 2004 | AFP

[Destro]

Source: AFP

Socialists claim Spanish victory

March 15, 2004

SPAIN'S opposition Socialist Party today claimed victory in the nation's general election and said it was in a position to form a government.

An official count of 77 per cent of the ballots showed the opposition Socialists (PSOE) with a clear lead.

The ruling Popular Party (PP) had 37.1 per cent of the vote and the Socialists 43.1 per cent, the interior ministry said.

The turnout stood at 77 per cent.

[raloxk]

these Greek incidents are mostly likely home grown terrorists. What are they called, November 17th?

[Alouette]

We surrender; please kill us last.

We surrender to Saruman!

[King Prout]

Afghani/Pak border needs some VENERAforming

There, I fixed it for you.

[King Prout]

KAKKATE KOI!

[AntiGuv]

November 17 got busted up (finally) about a year & a half ago.

[kropcke]

God - I don't even know what to write - I've edited this thing a million times already.

How could they just quit? - give up?
Doesn't make any sense to me.

One million explitives following.

[Fun Bob]

Chalk one win up to Al Qaeda, terrorism, and a spineless reactionary populace.

This is just going to embolden Al Qaeda to strike against the US coming into the next general election. If they think they can get the electorate to respond (with the help of the complicit mass media) and crumble to their will and elect a creampuff like Kerry into office, you can bet they will try to run some kind of operation here.

miserable failure miserable failure miserable failure miserable failure war criminal

[Redcoat LI]

The Greeks just had an election,didn't they?

They also seem to be rabidly anti-American,I am not familiar with what role,if any the Greeks have played in the War on Terror.

Unless this is as you suggested,payback from the Socailist for losing power.

Europe is in trouble.

[Destro]

No - N17 is gone. The propane rail car incident had its origin in Bulgaria not Greece. The bank bomb attempt probably was a home grown socialist terror attack - which is what Madrid 3/11 may also have been (with cooperation from al-Qaeda). Greece is actually not used to large scale terror killings like the IRA or ETA have carried out. Even Greece's N17 only claimed 20 killed victims in 25 years - which is not a whole lot if body count is what we are looking out.

[AlbionGirl]

No need to attack them a second time, you got them to fold the first time. They want to leave us standing alone, because they know that even as powerful as we are we can't vanquish them independently. Europe has been at war plenty these last 100 years, tbey would rather pay Dane-Geld than fight. Their memory of large scale death and destruction is still very much with them. And that won't change.

The Islamic zealots aren't stupid, they won't continue to attack those so easily subdued, thereby running the huge risk of their scared shitless subjects rethinking the Dane-Geld payment.

Their way to do us in is the path they've chosen. We can put up a good fight, that's for sure, but we can't sustain a decades long war against these quadrapeds and prevail by ourselves. The numbers and the passage of time favor them in spades.

This is a most disheartening turn of events. Look for Italy to be next, they'll roll-over like a fat seal too. I know this because I talk to my relatives overseas often. They aren't anti-American per se, but they are anti-Bush, and they are anti-war. They'll pay the Dane-Geld, no problem. It'll seem an international extension of the Mafia to them. They mind suffering a whole lot less than fighting.

[BikePacker]

The bombings took place 911 days after 9/11.

[Destro]

Those were Conservative Spanish demonstrators you are making fun of.

[kropcke]

I feel like letting the world get trashed. Save our own asses. If they don't want our help, foreign aid, whatever - screw'em. I couldn't give a crap right now. Spain just spit in our faces. Take all out resources, build up our defenses, and take over the moon, mars, etc - claim them as our own...let the rest of the world get paved.

[cvq3842]

You're right. The Spanish are cowards. No wonder they haven't been a world force since 1588.

[Alouette]

AP Caption:

People hold up their white painted hands to show a sign of peace, after holding several minutes of silence in Madrid's Puerta del Sol Friday March 12, 2004, a day after an estimated 198 people were killed from bombs placed in rush hour trains in the Spanish capital. (AP Photo/Mariana Eliano)

[BUSHFAN2004]

I bet the terrorists will try the same thing on Britain since it worked on Spain. They know it won't work on the US, but they may think to knock Britain out of the war too by a similar method of attack. The UK should be on sharp lookout for attacks next time they have elections.

[Destro]

The Greeks just had an election,didn't they?

The conservatives won an overwhelming victory in Greece and the next day asked NATO (America) for anti - terror aid as well as going on joint Greek-American anti-terror training war games.

[Iberian]

You my friend are under estimating the will of the Spaniards. They are not French, they have a history for fighting. More so than we have.

[Aquinasfan]

Sheep to the slaughter.

I think the tipoff was the draping of black strips of cloth everywhere. Our response was an upsurge in patriotic displays.

[RobFromGa]

If we got 77% to the polls, elections would not even be close and the GOP would run the table every election.

Unfortunately, I think the GOP would be doomed. Laziness and letting others carry the load-- these are more predominant among the Socialists/Democrats.