I see that the Spanish government has rejected overtures from ETA (freedom fighters) to negotiate <significant wiggling of eyebrows>. This is incredibly dumb. Governments frequently ‘stonewall’ and tie-up in red tape legitimate complaints – sometimes the only way to attract attention to your cause is through violence. I prefer the style of ETA (Basque separatist group). They seem to be conducting themselves in a ‘reasonable’ way and may deserve the title ‘freedom fighters’. To my knowledge they [ETA] have never deliberately targeted civilians (just shot policeman & stuff). Seems a reasonable way of attempting to (violently) make your point. Negotiation doesn’t work and they are targeting security forces (who are PAID to take risks [it’s their job]) rather than innocent civilians. France & Spain are squealing and demonizing them as ‘terrorists’ as is government’s wont. To randomly kill civilians is not going to attract sympathy to the ETA cause. Just fear and loathing and even greater support for the government (make it stop). Dumbasses!
They should on no account, ‘lay down their arms’ (governments demand so that they can return to their stonewalling). Maybe ETA should target the twats who keep their carcasses out of harms way and let the relatively innocent security forces die on their behalf. Then you may see a quick inclination to ‘negotiate’. The French just need a severe gobsmack to teach them to keep their Gallic noses out of other peoples business.
They should on no account, ‘lay down their arms’ (governments demand so that they can return to their stonewalling). Maybe ETA should target the twats who keep their carcasses out of harms way and let the relatively innocent security forces die on their behalf. Then you may see a quick inclination to ‘negotiate’. The French just need a severe gobsmack to teach them to keep their Gallic noses out of other peoples business.
