Today's edition of Deutsche Welle (they are the ones that reported how Aznar and Acebes lied to the German Antiterrorist force in regards of the attacks in Madrid last March) mentions the reaction to the Ibarretxe plan in an article aptly named "Basque Autonomy Plan Irks Madrid".
It is pretty much the same that everyone else says, but then there is this little pearl:
Even in the Basque country itself, opinion is split on the issue. The province of Alava, one of three in the Basque country, has fewer Basque nationalists than the two other provinces. Its district administrator, Popular Party member Ramon Rabanero, said if the autonomy plan did somehow become reality, Alava would choose to stay with Spain.
So, Mr. Rabanero, member of a party founded by Francoist ministers, wants for Araba to secede from the Basque Autonomous Community.
It was not enough with dividing Hegoalde, the Southern Basque Country, into the Basque Autonomous Community (that encompasses Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa) and the Foral Community of Navarre).
Divide and you will conquer.
So lets divide again.
Like all lap dogs, Mr. Rabanero wants to wag his tail as to get a bigger bone, oh yes, I can hear the Spin Doctors going, "you see, not all Basques want independence".
Correct, just like not all Colonials wanted independence from England.
It is pretty much the same that everyone else says, but then there is this little pearl:
Even in the Basque country itself, opinion is split on the issue. The province of Alava, one of three in the Basque country, has fewer Basque nationalists than the two other provinces. Its district administrator, Popular Party member Ramon Rabanero, said if the autonomy plan did somehow become reality, Alava would choose to stay with Spain.
So, Mr. Rabanero, member of a party founded by Francoist ministers, wants for Araba to secede from the Basque Autonomous Community.
It was not enough with dividing Hegoalde, the Southern Basque Country, into the Basque Autonomous Community (that encompasses Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa) and the Foral Community of Navarre).
Divide and you will conquer.
So lets divide again.
Like all lap dogs, Mr. Rabanero wants to wag his tail as to get a bigger bone, oh yes, I can hear the Spin Doctors going, "you see, not all Basques want independence".
Correct, just like not all Colonials wanted independence from England.
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Marcus,
ReplyDeleteI'll be glad to provide you with the links, from the ones listed at my site I highly recommend Buber's Basque Page and the International Basque Organization for Human Rights as reference sites.
There is a couple of sites with discussions, I'll post the links as soon as possible.