The Madrid Train Bombings

American Voices

March 17, 2004 | ISSUE 40•11

Madrid is still searching for answers after the worst terrorist attack in Spanish history. What do you think?

What kind of Muslims are the Basques? They're not Muslims? Then why would they blow stuff up?

Albert Douglas
Systems Analyst
Man, maybe we should have tried to track down Osama bin Laden after Sept. 11.

Roger Carter
Deliveryman
Wow, a real-life Guernica.

Ann Collins
Chef
And now, yet another healing process begins.

Henry Sanchez
Cleaner
Bush is definitely going to get the Spanish vote in November.

Janet Campbell
Teacher Assistant
The question is, 'Was it al Qaeda or the Basques?' And if it's the latter, the question becomes, 'Now, who are the Basques, again?'

Walter Morris
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