DR. RICE: I believe that the Spanish people understand that they've had strong and good leadership in President Jose Maria Aznar and his government, that fighting terrorism cannot allow one to be intimidated. We are fighting a global war on terrorism, and the events in Spain are just more evidence of the lengths to which these killers will go to try and intimidate free people. Whether they were ETA or al-Qaeda, it is the same method. It is to try to intimidate people to use methods that are violent, to try to terrorize people, and no one can be intimidated.
Socialists Score Spectacular Spanish Election Win Sun Mar 14, 5:48 PM ET By Adrian Croft
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish voters swept the center-right government from power on Sunday in a spectacular general election upset over last week's suspected al Qaeda attack in Madrid.
The ruling Popular Party (PP) conceded defeat to Socialist leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, a staunch supporter of the U.S.-led war in Iraq (news - web sites) that most Spaniards opposed.