The Hidden Agenda

The Basque writer Txillardegi wrote an article that sheds light on the hidden agenda by Madrid, here you have it:

THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG

The closure of Egunkaria, because of its magnitude, can hide the whole extent of the attack against the Basque Country. But it would be nonsense to analyze the events of February the 20th out of their context. You only have to take a closer look at the list of the arrested people to realize about that.

Five out of ten arrested people take part in the Direction Board of the newspaper: first of all Martxelo Otamendi the Editor and along with him, in the decision making process, four more persons: Iñaki Uria, Fermin Lazkano, Luis Goia and Inma Gomila.

If you analyse the profile of the other five persons you can see the underlying objective of the action that has been taken. Juan Mª Torrealday is the Editor of the Jakin the Basque cultural magazine; Pello Zubiria is the Editor of the Argia a Basque weekly magazine; Xavier Oleaga has been a leader of the Basque education movement; Txema Auzmendi, Jesuit and priest, has been the producer of the Basque section of the Herri Irratia, a Basque Radio Station. Xavier Alegria, besides his politician profile, has been a hard working leader of the Basque language movement for many years.

This is no the right moment to talk about the boycott that Egunkaria has suffered for a long time, made by some nationalist people. But things will be clarified in the future.

The closure has not been an isolated attack apart from other attacks against Basque culture. Everyday we can read in the news about the attacks against Basque culture that are being made by the Spanish Popular Party in Nafarroa. The campaign against the Basque education movement (Ikastola) is another example. The work that this movement has made for many years, favouring the bureaucracy of the Basque Government, has been hided and distorted.

But nowadays there are more and more people in favour of a modern and alive Basque language. And this is what causes the anger of the enemies.

It would take long to talk about the attitude of the French authorities against the Basque language. You only have to look at the situation of the Basque language in the north of the Basque Country to realize about that.

The big attack of the recent days, in short, is the last straw of a negative will against the Basque Country. But the Basque people have been through dark situations like this before, and for sure we are going to overcome all the difficulties.

Go for it!

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