Spain accused of easing up on terror watch

[ze_dscherman]

Signs emerge of serious intelligence and security failures before bombings

Spain cut the number of police units responsible for watching radical Islamists in the months before last week's Madrid bombings, reducing numbers by up to a half in some cities and sending them back to ordinary police work, it was claimed yesterday.

A report in the newspaper El Mundo emerged amid numerous signs of serious police and intelligence failures in the run-up to the attacks that killed 201 commuters.

They include allegations that:

Read the rest at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,2763,1170913,00.html

Oh my, REDUCING security right BEFORE a election?

[burrowowl]

1. Dupe

go here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x426865

[ze_dscherman]

2. Sorry, overlooked it

Reminder to myself: More coffee before posting in the morning.