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Originally posted by newbie123:

For current examples, think of the current terror strikes going on around the world. The most recent example being in spain. An attack placed at the right moment influenced a country's election, which resulted in the withdrawal of that country from the war in Iraq.

Wrong.
Prime minister Aznar was ousted because he was perceived to manipulate the bombing to his own ends. Two days after the bombing, one of the most used slogan from the demonstrations was "Our dead deserve the truth". In the meantime the gouvernment was still adamantly saying "it's ETA and nothing else", despite growing evidences pointing to radical islamists.