Zapatero says no to the Ibarretxe Plan.
Well, what a surprise.
I'm guessing here that the Spanish Crown did not take kindly the pronouncements by Simón Bolivar or Miguel Hidalgo, and I will venture to say that they said no back then.
But such things come with being a colonizing and imperialist nation, sooner or later the invaded countries and nations will seek their independence. And is not like this is the first time the Basques tried.
The last time was not too long ago either, and the irony is, the Basques were on the side that won the war.
The year?
1945.
Yup, the Basques were on the side of the Allies, while Franco, the person that destroyed the newly created Basque Republic (and the Catalonian Republic for that matter) was on the side of the Axis.
Now there is a little lap dog from Barcelona repeating ad nauseum that the Plan Ibarretxe is illegal because Basques that oppose it get killed.
This individual is in fact saying that the PNV is out there harassing and even killing people that opposes the proposal for a new statute. And he has a few people in the international community fooled with a rather comical "good cop, bad cop" analogy. You can imagine who the bad cop is.
So he is piling everything on Ibarretxe and the PNV, booby-trapping the political proposal with references of Sabino Arana and ETA. He is not too courageous either, he states these moronic ideas making sure he does not allow any comments on them, unlike the author of this blog that provides his detractors with a space where to express their minds.
Here is a note that appeared at Berria:
Well, what a surprise.
I'm guessing here that the Spanish Crown did not take kindly the pronouncements by Simón Bolivar or Miguel Hidalgo, and I will venture to say that they said no back then.
But such things come with being a colonizing and imperialist nation, sooner or later the invaded countries and nations will seek their independence. And is not like this is the first time the Basques tried.
The last time was not too long ago either, and the irony is, the Basques were on the side that won the war.
The year?
1945.
Yup, the Basques were on the side of the Allies, while Franco, the person that destroyed the newly created Basque Republic (and the Catalonian Republic for that matter) was on the side of the Axis.
Now there is a little lap dog from Barcelona repeating ad nauseum that the Plan Ibarretxe is illegal because Basques that oppose it get killed.
This individual is in fact saying that the PNV is out there harassing and even killing people that opposes the proposal for a new statute. And he has a few people in the international community fooled with a rather comical "good cop, bad cop" analogy. You can imagine who the bad cop is.
So he is piling everything on Ibarretxe and the PNV, booby-trapping the political proposal with references of Sabino Arana and ETA. He is not too courageous either, he states these moronic ideas making sure he does not allow any comments on them, unlike the author of this blog that provides his detractors with a space where to express their minds.
Here is a note that appeared at Berria:
Zapatero says Ibarretxe’s Plan won’t go any further
The PP has called on the PSOE Government to “waste no time” filing an appeal with the Spanish Constitutional Court against the decision of the Basque Autonomous Community Parliament
Editorial Staff – BILBO
The two main parties in Spain, the PSOE and the PP, have made it clear that they will be opposing the New Statute Proposal, ever since the Parliament of the BAC-Basque Autonomous Community gave it the green light last Thursday. The Spanish Prime Miniser has insisted that the Plan or Proposal will not go any further and has said he is also prepared to look into legal measures to achieve this. He pointed out, however, that everything needs time and that he was not planning to rush into things. He said he would be meeting with Ibarretxe, the Lehendakari (President) of the BAC, and that he would be looking into the legal measures in due course. The PP, however, is in more of a hurry and has urged the PSOE Government to “waste no time” in bringing the matter before the Constitutional Court.
“Ibarretxe’s Plan has no juridical legitimacy and will not go any further,” said Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez-Zapatero yesterday. “No one is above the law,” he pointed out, adding that “the destiny of countries is governed by laws". He assured everyone that the Proposal passed by the BAC Parliament on Thursday would not go any further, because it was against the law.
Zapatero felt that there was no place for such Statute Proposals in the future, because Ibarretxe’s plan was based on antiquated policies which only led to disagreement. “The future is based on the integration between Spain and the countries of Europe and that is what we intend to work towards: unity made up of Spain and the countries of Europe,” he stressed.
Zapatero said that although this was his position, he would nevertheless be meeting with Juan Jose Ibarretxe, the Lehendakari of the BAC, because the Spanish Government was keen to be “consistent” with its style of engaging in politics. “Once again, I shall listen to what the Lehendakari Ibarretxe has to say and he will have to listen to me, too,” he said, adding that “outside the Spanish Constitution there is nothing to talk about”.
Zapatero said he would also be meeting with the PP Chairman Mariano Raxoi and sent out a clear message of resolve directed at the PP: “The Government will act firmly, prudently and sensibly and everyone may rest assured that we will not be taking any steps that lack the necessary basis.” He said it was necessary to consider the matter carefully before taking legal measures. In the meantime, he would be keeping the doors for dialogue open, despite making it clear that the Plan would get no backing from either the Spanish Government or from the PSOE.
And a few other sources saying pretty much the same, of course, some with the classic venom dished out to anything and everything Basque.
International Herald Tribune: PM Issues Stern Rebuke of Basque Home Plan
Local Government International Bureau: "No Way": José
ISN: Spanish PM to Reject Basque "Sovereignty" Plan
Big News Network: Spain's PM Predicts Basque Plan Failure
And so on, and so forth...
“Ibarretxe’s Plan has no juridical legitimacy and will not go any further,” said Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez-Zapatero yesterday. “No one is above the law,” he pointed out, adding that “the destiny of countries is governed by laws". He assured everyone that the Proposal passed by the BAC Parliament on Thursday would not go any further, because it was against the law.
Zapatero felt that there was no place for such Statute Proposals in the future, because Ibarretxe’s plan was based on antiquated policies which only led to disagreement. “The future is based on the integration between Spain and the countries of Europe and that is what we intend to work towards: unity made up of Spain and the countries of Europe,” he stressed.
Zapatero said that although this was his position, he would nevertheless be meeting with Juan Jose Ibarretxe, the Lehendakari of the BAC, because the Spanish Government was keen to be “consistent” with its style of engaging in politics. “Once again, I shall listen to what the Lehendakari Ibarretxe has to say and he will have to listen to me, too,” he said, adding that “outside the Spanish Constitution there is nothing to talk about”.
Zapatero said he would also be meeting with the PP Chairman Mariano Raxoi and sent out a clear message of resolve directed at the PP: “The Government will act firmly, prudently and sensibly and everyone may rest assured that we will not be taking any steps that lack the necessary basis.” He said it was necessary to consider the matter carefully before taking legal measures. In the meantime, he would be keeping the doors for dialogue open, despite making it clear that the Plan would get no backing from either the Spanish Government or from the PSOE.
And a few other sources saying pretty much the same, of course, some with the classic venom dished out to anything and everything Basque.
International Herald Tribune: PM Issues Stern Rebuke of Basque Home Plan
Local Government International Bureau: "No Way": José
ISN: Spanish PM to Reject Basque "Sovereignty" Plan
Big News Network: Spain's PM Predicts Basque Plan Failure
And so on, and so forth...
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