John, an American ex-pat in Barcalona, has been blogging about the various happenings in Spain for several years now. Here is a recent quote pulled from his blog...
Note, by the way, that the fervor of "Tell us the truth" and "We want all the information" and "The Government's covering up" and "Aznar lied" is all gone today. There are no "spontaneous" demonstrations in the streets and no hysterical leftist politicians on TV screaming denunciations of the Government. They seem content for the investigation to continue normally now. That's because the election is over and the demonstrators and politicians got what they wanted: a PP defeat. That's the last you'll hear about their concern for the victims and their demands for justice.It is sad but most likely true. Last weeks bombing in Madrid was most definately aimed at producing a change in the political theatre of Spain. Unfortunately, in this situation, the terrorist did succeed. Many journalists and pundits are predicting that there will be similar bombings throught the world in the near future as various nations go to the polls. It is my hope that no one else decides that bloody terrorism is not the deciding issue that weakens the news of the free world.
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