When I first heard about it, I wondered if there were any ties to Islamic terrorists such as Al-Qaeda. The news reports didn't say so, all they said was that it was attributed to Basque separatist group, ETA. Now, however, it appears that Al-Qaeda was involved after all:
The Spanish government initially blamed the Basque separatist group ETA, but began to think again after police found detonators and an Arabic-language audio tape of Koranic verses in a suspect van near where the bombed trains originated.
Soon afterwards, a message from a group calling itself the Brigade of Abu Hafs al-Masri and issued in the name of al-Qaeda claimed that a "death squad" had penetrated "one of the pillars of the crusade alliance, Spain" as an act of revenge for Spain’s support for the war in Iraq. If true, it would be the first attack on the European mainland by Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network.
"This is part of settling old accounts with Spain, the crusader, and America’s ally in its war against Islam," the statement said.
Assuming this is true, and I consider it likely that it is, it just goes to show that it's not just us; it's the entire free world they're at war with. Now will come the test of Spain's resolve. Will they continue to fight with us against the terrorists and their state sponsors? Or will this shock them into reversing course as so many want us to do? Time will tell but I sincerely hope it is the former.
More on this is available at Little Green Footballs, here, here, here, here, and here.
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