Not so fast. Madrid bomb mastermind acquitted.

Posted by: special_guest at October 31, 2007 12:58 PM

From the article linked above:

[Spanish] Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who came to power after the attacks, welcomed the verdicts. "Justice was rendered today," he said.

To quote Hugh, that is an ambiguous statement, that can be interpreted in different ways by different groups.

Posted by: special_guest at October 31, 2007 1:02 PM

Going through the list of the 21 convicted I found these three Spaniards - Jose Emilio Suarez Trashorras, Sergio Alvarez Sanchez, Antonio Ivan Reis.

The first guy was the ex-miner who supplied the explosives. Not details on the other two.

Are these people "reverts"? Not judging by their names. Are they leftist sympathisers? Or are they just anti-social malcontents attracted by the idea of terrorist mass murder?

I'd like to know their motivation. If its either the latter two, then it marks a dangerous new pattern for what, so far, have been attacks carried out entirely by Muslims.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4899544.stm

Posted by: Matamoros at October 31, 2007 1:04 PM

Matamoros,

The far left and Islam are in an unholy alliance. Its really possible they helped the jihadists without converting.

Posted by: Elric66 at October 31, 2007 1:06 PM

Elric:

But are they leftists? The article didn't say. What if they're not? What if they're just losers with no political or religious axe to grind, just a deep-rooted grudge against society?

G-d knows, there are enough of that type out there to provide the Islamists with whole divisions of accomplices.

Posted by: Matamoros at October 31, 2007 1:19 PM

Matamoros,

Its possible but odds are they are recent converts. They are the real danger the newly converted. If you are born a Muslim, you dont know any better. For a Westerner, especially a woman, you have to have some serious mental issues.

Posted by: Elric66 at October 31, 2007 1:28 PM

I heard the the former miner exchanged explosives for drugs. My source was NPR, so caveat emptor.

Posted by: MP at October 31, 2007 1:49 PM

I am waiting for the American Left and the ACLU to start chanting "Free the Fort Dix Six". I remember the slogan following the US Democratic Party Convention (1968), "Free the Chicago Seven". More recently, "Free the Jeena Six".
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Posted by: CTYankee at October 31, 2007 1:51 PM

"authorities said that while Abdullahu provided weapons to the other men and joined them for target practice in Pennsylvania, he resisted the idea of participating in an attack. The government said he told the others at one point that it would be against Islam to kill civilians and that it would be "crazy" to attack the military installation. "

he never warned the FBI before the attack so he was part of this group. but he got 5 years? prolly out in 2 half yrs.

Posted by: leonthepigfarmer at October 31, 2007 1:54 PM

I am waiting for the ACLU to charge that Abdullahu confessed as a result of "torture" or waterboarding. Maybe he plead guilty only after they offered him a free ticket home to Kosovo.
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CT Yank

Posted by: CTYankee at October 31, 2007 2:20 PM

OT but related?

The title of the following link says it all. The political [UN]correct and dhimmi apologist may have gone too far now. Apparently they need IFAW days type education 24/365.

University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation
http://thefire.org/8555.html?PHPSESSID=a9751feda74e10577a3c230c49b1fde3

FIRE's home page it the above link doesn't work
http://www.thefire.org/

Posted by: getrealnow4 at October 31, 2007 2:34 PM

Saudi Arabia should be sued for reparations for this attack, Bali, London, and of course 9/11, among others. Several trillion in victim compensation and societal compensation for trauma and security expenses. Failure to comply would be cause for forced reparations (i.e. war). Sounds fair to me...

Posted by: BunrattyBill at October 31, 2007 2:35 PM

Zapatero owes is election to these thugs.

Posted by: Crusader at October 31, 2007 2:38 PM

So when are the muslims going to start holding conferences and speaking engagements for the 'Misundertandings of Islam'?

I think it is the muslims that need to attend these trainings sessions and not us Westerners.

The only 'misunderstandings' about islam is between those teaching us westerners and those killing westerners. Can they get together and see who prevails in decision making?

Posted by: alaskan1000 at October 31, 2007 2:44 PM

Joze Maria Arnaz, a so-called "conservative", was a rabid Serb-murderer for Kosovo jihadists, even pushing for the bombing and murdering Serb-TV station personnel for their opinions. Then, he gets a "thank-you" from the Global Jihad, with 191 of his cotizens killed & he brought down.

Posted by: Enragedsince1999 at November 1, 2007 3:41 PM