4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 16, 2004 NATION WORLD Spain plans MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spain's that Azna incoming prime minister pledged yester- rorists by day to bring Spanish troops home from his gover Iraq unless the United Nations takes con- nections b trol there, harshly criticizing the U.S.-led terrorists war even as he promised to maintain train bon good relations with Washington. attacks in A day after his Socialists swept people an Spain's ruling conservatives from Zapate power in elections overshadowed by order Spa terrorist bombings, Jose Luis made cle Rodriguez Zapatero also promised to pared to f lead a more pro-European government "I have that would restore "magnificent rela- that, unle, tions" with France and Germany - United N which unlike Spain's outgoing govern- occupiers ment both opposed the Iraq war. Spanish t In a surprise defeat, Prime Minister limit for Jose Maria Aznar's conservatives on 30" Zapa Sunday became the first government He descri that backed Washington in Iraq to be mit peace voted from office. The U The election was held amid charges authorize to pull troops out of Iraq r made Spain a target for ter- supporting the war, and that nment concealed possible con- between the attack and Islamic for political gain. Thursday's nbings - the worst terrorist Spain's history - killed 200 d wounded some 1,500. ro campaigned on a pledge to ain's 1,300 troops home. He ar yesterday that he is pre- ulfill it. said clearly in recent months ss there is a change in that the nations take control and the give up political control, the roops will come back, and the their presence there is June atero told a news conference. ibed Spain's decision to com- keepers to Iraq as "an error." J.N. Security Council has ed the current multinational force in which Spain is participating. But there has been no talk of turning that force, which is led by the United States, into a U.N.-controlled peacekeep- ing force. President Bush called Aznar yester- day to thank him for his "support, his friendship and his strong leadership," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. Bush then called Zap- atero. "The two leaders both said they look forward to working together, par- ticularly on our shared commitment to combating terrorism," McClellan said. Zapatero promised to maintain "cor- dial" relations with Washington, but he had harsh words for the war in Iraq and the U.S.-led occupation. "It divided more than it united, there were no rea- sons for it. Time has shown that the arguments for it lacked credibility and the occupation has been managed badly," he said. NEWS IN BRIEF. . HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD MADRID Blast suspect may have al-Qaida links Evidence is mounting that Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaida were behind the Madrid bombings and the assault may be tied to a bloody attack in Morocco last year, officials said yesterday. One of five suspects held by Spanish police in connection with last Thursday's attack in Spain had traveled to his home country of Morocco, then left on April 20, 2003 - almost a month before the May 16 attacks in Casablanca that killed 45 people, officials said. The suspect, Jamal Zougam, also has connections to a key suspect in the Casablanca attacks and possibly to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Moroccan official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Al-Zarqawi is a key operative working with Osama bin Laden's terror network who has been blamed in attacks in Jordan, Iraq and elsewhere. It appears "increasingly likely" Islamic extremists played a role in the Madrid attacks, though "a number of avenues are being pursued," said a U.S. counterterrorism official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. U.S. authorities aren't ruling out al-Qaida involvement or the possibility Mus- lim extremists were working with the Basque separatist group ETA. JERUSALEM Sharon rules out peace talks with Palestinians Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday ruled out negotiations with the Palestinians, accusing them of doing nothing to stop terror attacks a day after a double suicide bombing killed 10 Israelis. The declaration dealt a blow to efforts to restart peace talks, clearing the way for the prime minister's proposal to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and impose a boundary in the West Bank unilaterally. Addressing Israel's parliament, Sharon said Sunday's attack at the Israeli seaport of Ashdod "reinforces the understanding that there is no Palestinian leader with the courage, the ability, to struggle against terrorism." "Clearly, in this situation, there will be no political negotiations," he said. Palestinian Cabinet minister Saeb Erekat called Sharon's declaration "unfortunate." "This was a very grave development which will not add anything to the efforts to revive the peace process, but will only add to the complexities," he said. U.S. officials and international mediators have pushed Israel and the Pales- tinians to implement the "road map" peace plan. Socialist Party leader Jose Rodriguez Zapatero gives a thumbs-up as he celebrates his party's win yesterday. ABROAD Continued from Page 1 onsite directors," she said. "We've sug- gested that they stick around the pro- gram sites, and that they not do a lot of traveling by plane or train or bus. "I have heard nothing to indicate that anyone is considering coming home," Dickerman added. But if the situation changes, she said, the OIP will not hesitate to make adjustments. Dickerman said the OIP will moni- tor the situation through its staff in Spain in addition to watching for travel warnings from the State Department. "If there were a travel warning, if we thought conditions were unsafe in a par- ticular place, we'd cancel a program," Dickerman said. "It might be possible that we'd immediately come home (or) move them somewhere else. It really depends on what the specific threat is." But students who are planning on studying in Spain through the OIP said the bombings would not affect their plans. "I'm not thinking about cancel- ing the trip," LSA sophomore Matthew Dickman said. Dickman, who said he has visited Spain before, noted that the Basque militant group ETA has made terrorism a concern for tourists since the years of the fascist Francisco Franco regime. Currently, officials strongly suspect al- Qaida perpetrated the bombing, though ETA was initially suspected. "Traveling to Spain, one always knows that terror- ism is a problem," Dickman said. "I'm not that concerned about it, but it's always there in the back of your mind." LSA sophomore John Denman- Duggan, who said he will be taking a trip to Spain and other European coun- tries this summer before studying in Spain sometime next year, also said he would not change his plans. "I wasn't worried, because I figured, 'What are the chances something like that will happen in the few days I'm there?"' Denman-Duggan said. Still, Dickerman stressed that the OIP would base any future decisions related to the Spain trips on its own assessment of the area's safety. "Whether students themselves are concerned or not, obviously we don't want to be sending students to a place that's unsafe," Dickerman said. 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