Reply #9: I don't quite agree [View All]

Spaniards were pissed at Aznar for going to war with Bush in the first place. Last year, some of the biggest anti-war rallies were held in Spain. These people didn't need Osama bin Laden to tell them how to vote.

I'm also reading the Guardian's article on the election in the other Window. It says that Spaniards are upset with Aznar for hiding the truth about last weeks' attacks, the truth being that it was al Qaida and not the ETA.

Spaniards probably don't like being lied to by their government any more than Americans.

Either way, the actual bombing probably didn't affect the outcome of the election as much as the war and the perception of lying in the aftermath of the bombing.