What a piece of work is (this) man:
"This time it was Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. I am especially aggrieved at the brutal violence that has left dozens dead and injured in one of Europe's most important cities and one of the places I love the most... ," writes former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar in yesterday's Australian (For us not to be defeated, we must defeat terrorists).
Aznar, you'll recall, Spain's prime minister from 1996-2004, joined the 2003 Bush, Blair, Howard jihad against Iraq, which opened that country up to al-Qaida, led directly to the Madrid train bombings of March 2004 (192 killed and over 1,800 wounded), and contributed to his massive defeat in the 2004 Spanish elections.
"A personal responsibility is linked with a political purpose within those who voluntarily sign up for this jihad in its different manifestations. Any anti-terrorist policy that wishes to be successful must actively address these two aspects. In this respect, any self-blame, any reasoning designed to ignore the underlying political purpose, any desire to excuse the terrorist or blame the societies that suffer terrorism - including those with Muslim majorities - is completely out of place." (ibid)
But for Aznar there was no "personal responsibility" attached to "voluntarily signing up" to Bush's jihad in Iraq, nor one iota of "self-blame":
"I am going with my head held high and proud of the job I have done," he declared after being booted out of office in 2004. (Spain's Aznar: No regrets on Iraq War, foxnews.com, 22/3/04)
And, when asked how he felt about the carnage in Madrid, he uttered these words:
"Calm, serene, fulfilling my responsibilities and obligations as always... I see a lot of light in hope and in the future."
Maybe that explains why this war criminal is now a director of News Corp and opining in Murdoch's Australian.
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He is also the Chairman of the Friends of Israel Initiative.
One of José María Aznar’s most serious concerns is the battle against terrorism. He advocates a firm policy, one that is against any kind of political concession, combined with close "international cooperation between democratic countries".
https://transatlanticrelations.org/fellows/jose-aznar/
Well at least the Spanish had the good sense to get rid of him as soon as they could, many others are still glorifying their war criminal politicians.
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