NOTHING TO WORRY about ETA anymore, according to the New York Times. Yeah, right:

The series of bombings in Spanish cities this month by the Basque militant group ETA reflects a major shift in the trajectory of an organization that has terrorized Spanish society for more than 30 years, Spanish government officials say.

Rather than signaling newfound strength, they say, the bombings indicate desperation from a group that is slipping into its death throes.

"ETA is in its terminal phase," said Fernando Reinares, the senior antiterrorism adviser at the Interior Ministry. "We know that terminal phases often produce rivalries and fragmentation that can lead to spectacular attacks."

Like 9/11, which was carried by the weak al-Qaeda, you mean? By the way, Reinares, if you're right then you're giving one more reason why suspecting that it was ETA who did the March 11 attacks was logical in the immediate aftermath. A mistake? Maybe. But not a lie, as your boss Zapatero is saying. In fact, it was so logical that Zapatero, and several political figures (i.e. the leader of the Basque country region) were on TV / radio before any of Aznar's men denouncing ETA for the massacre. No matter how they rewrite history, many others, including all the opposition parties, went in the open blaming ETA before Aznar, Acebes, or any other official from his government.