Al Qaeda or ETA?

Al Qaeda or ETA?

Spain became the victim of a major terrorist attack this morning. Most early speculation was that it was commited by a Basque separatist group, ETA.

Later, attention has turned to Al Qaeda after an email claiming responsibility for the bombings was received by a London newspaper office.

The claim may or may not be real. Maybe time will sort it out.

Either way, the terrorist are most likely going to end up steeling the resolve of govt's and politicians to deny them whatever it is they desire.

We'll see.

Thank god the UN is on the case.

Police search for Madrid terror bombers

But Spanish Interior Minister Angel Acebes said authorities are investigating a van found in the town of Alcala de Henares, outside Madrid, with at least seven detonators and an Arabic tape with Koranic teachings. . . .

Referring to a statement claiming responsibility and attributed to a group affiliated with al Qaeda that was received by a London-based Arabic-language newspaper, the U.S. official said "keep in mind we often see false claims of responsibility," and that even for attacks it did commit, "al Qaeda frequently takes no public credit."

In an interview on Radio Popular in the Basque Country, Arnaldo Otegi, leader of banned radical political party Batasuna, said he did not believe ETA was responsible. . . .

The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning the attack "in the strongest terms."