German Eagles

One of the strategies created in recent years by international terrorism is undoubtedly the attempt to influence the conduct and outcome of elections both in Arab countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq, and in Western countries.

The execution of terrorist attacks, as happened in Spain in March 2004, aims to influence voters’ choices by directing the vote to a political party more inclined to disengage the forces deployed abroad in that country to aid nascent democracies in the fight against terrorism.

As the election period approaches, the state of alert of the forces responsible for safety increases progressively, and makes use of all their resources....