>The attacks appear to be closer to a 'strategy of terror', where 
>groups associated with those in power use terrorism threats against 
>civilians to put political pressure on the politicians - in this 
>case, welcome political pressure - to lead the politicians to enact 
>right-wing legislation banning dissent and increasing the power of 
>the police state, all justified by the necessity to fight the 'war 
>on terrorism'.
Hmm, didn't work out too good, did it? Or was engineering the Popular Party's loss part of the strategy?
Doug