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| ETA ready to hang it up? |
| 2004-04-10 |
| The leader of a banned Basque political party was quoted on Friday as saying he believed separatist guerrilla group Eta was prepared to give up violence and negotiate with the Spanish government. Asked by a Basque newspaper if he believed Eta was willing to abandon violence, Arnaldo Otegi, leader of batasuna, said: "I am convinced of it." "Their latest statements, taking a clear position towards the new government of Spain to sit down and talk, point in that direction," Otegi was quoted as saying in the interview,published on Deia newspaper's web site. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 that he's a politician? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-10 8:32:56 PM |
| #3 So what does that say about Gerry Adams? |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-04-10 8:27:08 PM |
| #2 Interesting. I forget where I read it, but after the Madrid bombings someone was pointing out that 9/11 had raised the bar for all terrorist groups. How can you be taken seriously as badass terrorists if you can't mount a similar kind of operation? That guy (and I) assumed that meant that domestic terrorists would escalate their tactics to match. If this report is true, perhaps it means that instead they've decided the standard is too high, and they no longer have the belly to compete. This is a Good Thing. Means they're still sane. I guess it depends on whether you expect to receive your reward in this life or the next. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-04-10 1:02:33 PM |
| #1 Wise move. Even the new socialist government isn't going to have a lot of slack to cut for domestic terror. |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-04-10 12:39:52 PM |