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Usama bin Laden claims Spain as part of Islam and has said so many times.

Well he claims the whole world for a future muslim theocracy too for that
matter.

Grenada Spain is part of Islam's glory old days. The Califate is an
important symbol in bin Laden's message.

Yes, and for the bin laden types, it is an major defeat, that for them, could
have well just been yesterday that happened.
As evidenced by the AQ statement regarding settling old accounts with Spain.

If voters in any western country think that a less confrontational policy
towards the groups such as AQ/bin laden will make them safer, they are sorely
mistaken. I am not pointing to any specific events like Spain, but in general,
in how it appears some Europeans would rather appease or not cooperate with the
US/UK, for fear of making the terrorists more mad.


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)