SPAIN LIVE - The announcement was made eerily staged - as always, when the Basque ETA terrorists have your say: Three ETA members, disguised with white hoods, the Spaniards promised by video message a "permanent, fundamental and internationally verifiable" ceasefire. Also presented an "end to the armed force" in view. The gang demanded but at the same time negotiations for a separation of the northern English Basque country. Spain's government that the terrorist movement could drive with many police successes in recent years into a corner, reacted coolly.
The new announcement was not the expected message, said Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba. The ETA'm obviously still believes that "the end of the violence has a price". The gang have to say little that is new and apparently wanted to maintain the "guardianship" of the Basque Country. A target of the terrorists "internationalization" of the conflict refused Rubalcaba. For the assessment of the credibility of a ceasefire were "responsible in a constitutional state, the security forces" and not abroad.
Spain calls on the ETA, which killed over the past decades, with bombings nearly 850 people, so as to force an independent Basque country unconditional peace. The bonds, which in its Basque homeland hundreds of thousands of fighters and sympathizers, must give up their weapons and dissolve.
which is in the new ETA statement of the question. Rather, the terrorists remain in their usual chaotic liberation ideology, demanding an end to "oppression". And swear: "The ETA will not give in their struggle for a truly democratic process in the Basque country." Is meant is a "democracy" after the presentation of the extremists. Spain, governed democratically for 35 years, admitted to the northern English Basque country in recent decades already high degree of autonomy to other regions in Europe from the well can only dream of.
The ETA had announced as early as last September, a cease-fire. Since then, there was indeed no more attacks. Terrorism experts, however, assume that the current peace overtures have to do with the fact that the violent separatist organization is weakened. English and French police had arrested in the last three years, more than one hundred high-profile terrorists ETA, ETA, the entire leadership had been smashed.
The past teaches us also that the ETA is always temporary peace-loving, if she stands with her back against the wall. All previous cease-fire by ETA were broken later. It is believed that it further with its proposal to its political arm, wants to help on their feet, which is forbidden since 2003. In the spring are held in the northern English Basque country local elections - and since the ETA would like to return it. Before its ban on ETA's political representatives were mainly in Basque villages and small towns rule in a number of town halls. Ralph Schulze
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