Guys, quit it. The deaths of 192 people is not cause for a pissing contest.
Can we outline it like this:
ETA did it:
- A statement so as not to be forgotten
- Arguably the same type of explosives as before
- Been shut down hard in the past and risen up again
- Pretty much have tried things like it
- Framed Al Quaeda for it? Not too hard to steal a car and leave an Arabic tape in it. Why they would do this is anyone's guess.
- Al Quaeda seem to be more into symbolism (Embassies, WTC etc)
- As far as we know not a suicide attack
ETA didn't do it:
- Not their style so far
- Spain cooperated heavily with the US/UK over Iraq
- Suicide attacks are only a hallmark of AQ of late
- Some group affiliated as claimed it
- Madrid is arguably the easiest of three capitals (the others being Washington DC and London)
- ETA have denied it
That's pretty much all we know.
Can we outline it like this:
ETA did it:
- A statement so as not to be forgotten
- Arguably the same type of explosives as before
- Been shut down hard in the past and risen up again
- Pretty much have tried things like it
- Framed Al Quaeda for it? Not too hard to steal a car and leave an Arabic tape in it. Why they would do this is anyone's guess.
- Al Quaeda seem to be more into symbolism (Embassies, WTC etc)
- As far as we know not a suicide attack
ETA didn't do it:
- Not their style so far
- Spain cooperated heavily with the US/UK over Iraq
- Suicide attacks are only a hallmark of AQ of late
- Some group affiliated as claimed it
- Madrid is arguably the easiest of three capitals (the others being Washington DC and London)
- ETA have denied it
That's pretty much all we know.