On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:04:35 -0500 Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
writes:
> Joseph Wanzala wrote:
>
> >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?
If the blogger that Wanzala posted was correct, then the crucial issue from the standpoint of the security forces in Spain would be that of securing passage of antiterrorist legislation that would enhance the repressive powers of the Spanish state. Presumably either a Popular Party government or a Socialist government would, under the circumstances, feel enormous pressure to accept such legislation.
Jim F.
>
> Doug
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