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...Leninist in ideology. They carry out their bloody missions skillfully-eight political killings so far this year 63 last year-if sometimes reluctantly Says the mother of one: "My son did not enjoy killing, but he thought that otherwise nothing could be accomplished." Their acronym, ETA (for Euzkadi ta Azkatasuna, or Basque Homeland and Liberty), has become synonymous with terror in Spain. Their goal: an independent state composed of the four predominantly Basque provinces in Spam and the three in France...
...million Basques inhabiting four provinces in Spain's northeast corner agree with the group's methods, the E.T.A.'s aims reflect a centuries-old aspiration of the Basque people for independence-or at least greater autonomy. The organization's initials stand for Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna-which means "Basque Land and Liberty"-in the region's unique, highly inflected language. The origins of the Basques, who have lived in their present Iberian habitat for at least 5,000 years, are unknown; they seem to have no ethnic connection with any other tribe in Europe...
Even before their spectacular assassination of President Luis Carrero Blanco, members of the E.T. A. (for Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna-meaning Basque Land and Liberty) were electrifying Spain with their terrorist raids. In addition to many fire and bombing attacks, the small band of fanatical Basque separatists has since 1969 committed six assassinations, three kidnapings and 40 bank raids, collecting $14 million. Earlier this year, after police fatally shot a Basque leader, Eustaquio Mendizabal, the E.T. A. was comparatively quiet. But the Basques have recently renewed their terrorism with a vengeance. Their ultimate, if fanciful aim: to unite all the Basques...
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