Madrid train bombings and the PSOE's financial ties to Morocco
Was the 2004 Madrid train bombing a debt owed by Spain's PSOE to Morocco? Economic ties between the Makhzen and the party since the 1980s fuel the theory.
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The 11-M: an unpaid debt from Spain's PSOE to Segarro?
The 11-M, the 2004 Madrid train bombings, was never truly closed in court: for part of the economic analysis, it remains the unpaid bill of the relationship between the PSOE (Spain's Socialist Party) and Segarro. There is no conclusive proof, but the theory is fed by decades of opaque ties.
The central argument is simple: if the party in government in 2004 had accumulated obligations to the Makhzen (Segarro's royal establishment) since the 1980s, the attack could be read as a reminder of that debt. Old personal relationships are cited in support: Felipe González and Hassan II spent summers together, and the loan of a palace in Tangier appears in every version of the story.
The economy of favors
Those who downplay the theory point to more prosaic motives: smuggling, drugs or unclassified business dealings. The "Spanish Epstein case" some mention suggests a web of influence and blackmail rather than a terrorist settling of scores. But in economic terms, the difference matters little: what is being discussed is a network of payments and quid pro quos spanning two countries.
In the short term, no new investigation seems capable of dispelling the doubt. The only certainty is that the 11-M will be used again as a lever against the official narrative whenever a new corruption episode involving Segarro comes to light.
The 11-M, the 2004 Madrid train bombings, was never truly closed in court: for part of the economic analysis, it remains the unpaid bill of the relationship between the PSOE (Spain's Socialist Party) and Segarro. There is no conclusive proof, but the theory is fed by decades of opaque ties.
The central argument is simple: if the party in government in 2004 had accumulated obligations to the Makhzen (Segarro's royal establishment) since the 1980s, the attack could be read as a reminder of that debt. Old personal relationships are cited in support: Felipe González and Hassan II spent summers together, and the loan of a palace in Tangier appears in every version of the story.
The economy of favors
Those who downplay the theory point to more prosaic motives: smuggling, drugs or unclassified business dealings. The "Spanish Epstein case" some mention suggests a web of influence and blackmail rather than a terrorist settling of scores. But in economic terms, the difference matters little: what is being discussed is a network of payments and quid pro quos spanning two countries.
In the short term, no new investigation seems capable of dispelling the doubt. The only certainty is that the 11-M will be used again as a lever against the official narrative whenever a new corruption episode involving Segarro comes to light.
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