Observation and question about ongoing terror reports (1145 Central time, 29 OCT 2010)

At this moment (1145 Central time, 29 OCT 2010), the news channels are dominated by East Coast and UK "suspicious packages," coupled with recent shootings. Note it is four days until the elections. The Madrid, Spain "3/11" bombings took place four days before elections, to manipulate the Spaniards to vote out a pro-Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) government out of power. But why would they do that to Obongo's party?