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Spain Bombing
IceDigger - Mar 11, 2004
  IceDigger Mar 11, 2004
My heart and prayers go out to all of you in Spain.

 Des-ROW Mar 11, 2004
*cries*

This is terrible.

 Alexvrb Mar 11, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by IceMan2k@Mar 11, 2004 @ 10:13 PM



 My heart and prayers go out to all of you in Spain.


I second that. What a cowardly act, so much innocent life lost...

 racketboy Mar 11, 2004
wow -- didn't even know about it -- goes to show how much I read/watch world news.

stinkin terrorists....

 muffinman943 Mar 11, 2004
terrorists suck, why would they be modivated to tdo this stuff

 Curtis Mar 11, 2004
Apparently Al Qaeda have claimed responsibility.

Yet another example of human stupidity - just what the world needs.

 mal Mar 11, 2004
Which of the "coalition of the willing" will be next?

Many Australians were killed in Bali in the October 2002 attack that was linked to Al Qaeda, and now it seems it's Spain's turn.

BTW initially it was attributed to Basque seperatists.

 it290 Mar 11, 2004
I'm not sure if ETA would even do something that extreme, although I wouldn't put it past them. Listening to the news stories about this today made me think about something, though - it seems like it would be too easy for non-Muslim terrorists to shift the blame by planting 'tapes with verses of the Koran' for example. It might not hold up to prolonged investigations, but it would surely throw the authorities off the trail for a while.

If it _was_ Al Qaeda, though, all I can say is that they picked a terrible target. Spain might be part of the 'coalition', but the overwhelming majority of its citizens are/were opposed to the war in Iraq &c. No person deserves to be murdered, and the citizens of Spain should not be held responsible for their government's actions.

 Gallstaff Mar 11, 2004
God... Muslim fanatics suck. Why can't they be like christian fanatics and just annoy you door to door. What the hell spawns THIS sort of extremists?

 mal Mar 11, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by it290@Mar 12, 2004 @ 12:11 PM



 If it _was_ Al Qaeda, though, all I can say is that they picked a terrible target. Spain might be part of the 'coalition', but the overwhelming majority of its citizens are/were opposed to the war in Iraq &c. No person deserves to be murdered, and the citizens of Spain should not be held responsible for their government's actions.


You can say pretty much the same thing about Australians, but it didn't stop the bombs going off.

And Gallstaff, christian fundamentalists are just as bad. How's the "War on Terror" been going in Afghanistan and Iraq lately?

 it290 Mar 11, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			God... Muslim fanatics suck. Why can't they be like christian fanatics and just annoy you door to door. What the hell spawns THIS sort of extremists?


Ever heard of 'The Crusades'?


  
	
	

		
		

			 You can say pretty much the same thing about Australians, but it didn't stop the bombs going off.


That's true, but I don't think they were specifically targeting Australians in that attack. More like well-off Western tourists in general. Not that that makes it any better.

 mal Mar 11, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by it290@Mar 12, 2004 @ 01:33 PM



 That's true, but I don't think they were specifically targeting Australians in that attack. More like well-off Western tourists in general. Not that that makes it any better.


No they pretty much wanted as many Aussies to die as they could get and said as much. Until the bombs went off, Bali was probably the #1 holiday destination of young Australians.

AFAIK for those in Western Australia it's closer and cheaper to fly to Bali than it is to the east coast of OZ.

 Ammut Mar 11, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by mal+Mar 11, 2004 @ 02:23 AM-->
QUOTE(mal @ Mar 11, 2004 @ 02:23 AM)