Al Qaeda claims responsibility for the Madrid bombings hours before the Spanish national elections.
Commentators earlier suggested that evidence of an Al-Qaeda sponsored attack would serve voters to reject Aznar's support of the Iraq war at the polls. In the next few days, we'll see whether the attacks will result in a belated popular mandate for Aznar's support for US policy or empower the opposition socialists, reaffirming the longstanding opposition to Spanish involvement in the war on terror.
In light of the politically transformative function of terror, what can we expect in November?