One of Ours

The intelligence documents declassified last Friday by the Spanish government prove that the initial allegation that ETA was the likely author of the attacks was not only supported by the consensus of Spain's intel community (and foreign terrorism experts), but that the Interior minister and other officials supplied all relevant information to the public as soon as new clues emerged, including the possible implication of the al-Qaeda network...

...The results from absentee ballots (cast up to March 7 -- four days prior to the terrorist attacks, and which) give the Popular Party a sweeping 13-point lead over the Socialist party who finally took the victory. It should be noted that absentee ballots in past Spanish elections historically lean slightly to the left. The clear conclusion is that Aznar's People's Party was going to win the election until the terrorist attacks and the accusation of a government conspiracy from the opposition.