[J Aguilar]

Police officer Sanchez-Manzano and the chain of command that ends in him have established what it seems to be a new record in the history of disappearing of evidence: between 60 and 90 tons, which includes the impregnations of water and ketone analyzed in his laboratory.

From each explosion scene an estimated 9 tons of material could be obtained, however, the only evidence left to carry out chemical analysis are 23 small pieces (in one scene, just a rusty nail).

[J Aguilar]

Ping!

[donna]

I had to go find a summary of this story to understand - I haven’t been paying attention. How extraordinary it is!:

At worst, the information uncovered by El Mundo could mean that the deadly bombing was actually perpetrated with the complicity of the same Spanish police bomb squad, Tedax, that was subsequently charged with investigating the crime.

Either way, if the leads published in recent days pan out, it would appear that Spain’s 2004 elections were stolen by terrorists, alright. But the terrorist operation that brought the socialists to power may have been an inside job — in effect, a coup perpetrated by some of the same authorities who are responsible for preventing terror.
http://www.nationalreview.com/gaffney/gaffney200505181246.asp

[tanuki]

I can’t see evidence destruction on this scale as anything but deliberate. It really is totalitarian control of information. I can’t imagine a real cop wanting to be any part of this farce.

[PLMerite]

What is Spanish for “Truther” ?