Reply #25: I referred not to the horrible bombings, but to some official responses

[Aidoneus]

The act is of course horrible and without justification; I will attempt no debate against that obvious point.

Already the tone of the responses from certain quarters is ominous, as a precursor to how they plan to shamefully use the event for the benefit of ongoing and future attacks on their own countries and the world; that, I will speak on. I should have included a reference to who specifically I was referring to, and worked in the concept of hypocrisy in some form.. but the time has passed for being able to edit that in, so I'll work it out later.

such as:--(culled from a few articles found here)
"It's a declaration of war against democracy"
"The Madrid bombings are a monstrous assault on European democracy"
"the new fascism of the 21st century"
"European soldiers promote stability in Africa, Asia, the greater Middle East and most recently, Haiti"

I assume the usual suspects, Straw/Blair/Aznar and the rest of the current pack of lackeys of the aggressive militant tendency will read from the same page and milk every inch of it for exploitation (and Bush, of course, but that goes without saying), perhaps in the PR blitz justifying the next place they help invade and occupy (murdering thousands of innocent people along the way as they have assisted in before) or the next five thousand people they kidnap and hold prisoner (well, several thousands more if the hostages in occupation custody in Iraq count). Maybe used WRT the immigration issue instead.. I don't know, and won't think of it much. There are other steps for the relevant agencies to take if past tendencies are repeated as they currently appear to.

Those talking about how "the war has now reached Europe" and suggest that there is no justification for "terrorism" have never shrunk from helping along and praising the aggressors when Baghdad, Rafah, or Grozny are on fire. I guess there are justifications to be given after all, depending of course on who is the giver and who is the receiver. Of course, again depending on who is the giver/receiver also determines what term is used to describe it. Indeed, Spain alone provided hundreds of its armed forces to assist the invaders in occupying Iraq, helping along and praising those that had murdered many thousands of innocents in the span of just a couple months' time. A campaign of aggression and murder that you support.

That's what I meant by hyperbolic nonsense, not the act itself..

Not sure who was behind this, though I would spit acid on them if I could. That may sound strange following everything I said above? The other concern seems to be the effect on the markets.. !! Funny, my thoughts are on those harmed.. :shrug: Some of the other responses here are just as ridiculous, though more desperate than malevalent.