What's al Qaeda?
Indictments for many of the perpetrators of the March 11, 2004 attack in Madrid have been handed down. But some still don't want to really explore al Qaeda's hand in the attacks. The Associated Press reports (again):
Shortly after the attacks, Islamic militants claimed responsibility on behalf of al-Qaida and said they acted to avenge the presence of Spanish troops in Iraq, dispatched in 2003 by then prime minister Jose Maria Aznar.
However, a senior Spanish intelligence official and a Western one closely involved in counterterrorism measures told The Associated Press last month that there was no evidence the cell had any contact with or received any logistical or financial help from Osama bin Laden's terrorist network.
Dan Darling explained the problems with this view of the March 11, 2004 bombings here.
(Hat tip on AP story: Counterterrorism Blog)
Shortly after the attacks, Islamic militants claimed responsibility on behalf of al-Qaida and said they acted to avenge the presence of Spanish troops in Iraq, dispatched in 2003 by then prime minister Jose Maria Aznar.
However, a senior Spanish intelligence official and a Western one closely involved in counterterrorism measures told The Associated Press last month that there was no evidence the cell had any contact with or received any logistical or financial help from Osama bin Laden's terrorist network.
Dan Darling explained the problems with this view of the March 11, 2004 bombings here.
(Hat tip on AP story: Counterterrorism Blog)
posted by Thomas Joscelyn at 10:14 AM
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