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El Pais: An association chaired by a PP cadre demands "filling the streets with resisting patriots"
"it will be necessary to fill the streets of Spain with resisting compatriots and that they do not resign themselves (...) There's no turning back. Tomorrow will be late". In an almost warlike tone and referring constantly to the reform of the Catalan Statute, Santiago Abascal, chairman of the Nuevas Generaciones (New Generations) of the PP in the Basque Country, presented yesterday the Foundation for the Defence of the Spanish Nation, not yet registered aas such, which he himself heads. The Ministry of Culture has rejected their application to be constituted as a Foundation on the grounds that its objectives coincide with those of the Ministry of Defence. For the moment, they are registered as an association.
Oh... My... God...

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jan 27th, 2006 at 09:37:00 AM EST
At what point do they trot out the laws on sedition and start rounding them up? That's rapidly approaching incitement to riot.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Jan 27th, 2006 at 09:39:38 AM EST
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They don't. Zapatero is all about (measured) demeanor. They just smile and hand them back their application with a "sorry, dude, you're supplanting the ministry of Defence".

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jan 27th, 2006 at 09:47:40 AM EST
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I like that attitude!
by Alexandra in WMass (alexandra_wmass[a|t]yahoo[d|o|t]fr) on Fri Jan 27th, 2006 at 04:47:22 PM EST
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I've found the web site for the group, and put in the link in an update above, check it out, it's a jewel.

I sincerely hope that these thugs get the same treatment that Batasuna has if somebody does something to "defend the unity of Spain"

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2006 at 12:14:06 AM EST
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You do realize Santiago Abascal is not only the president of Nuevas Generaciones in the basque Country, but also the spokesman for the PP's parliamentary group in the Basque Parliament...

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2006 at 06:59:42 AM EST
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Well, not quite. I must have gotten that from an old news item referring to another institution.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2006 at 07:11:25 AM EST
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