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...outlawing Batasuna, the political arm of the separatist paramilitary organization ETA, the Spanish government may be headed for confrontation - not only with the extremists, but also with moderate nationalist majority in the Basque Country. Last Monday, the party's activities were suspended by Judge Baltasar Garzon, whose order was promptly enforced at the party's offices by police. The judge's ruling was based on his findings that Batasuna forms an integral part of ETA's structure and, as such, shares responsibility for the band's terrorist actions. The move coincided with a resolution passed on Monday in the Spanish...
...Despite the cross-party support in Madrid for the clampdown on Batasuna, in the Basque country - where the party represents an assertive minority of voters - it has left many wondering whether shutting down the political party will actually help curb ETA's attacks and the rising tide of street violence that has eroded the Basque social fabric over the last decade...
...decisions in Madrid are certainly likely to strain relations between the central government and the moderate Basque nationalist coalition that, a little over a year ago, decisively defeated the Basque subsidiaries of Spain's two major parties. In the same election, Batasuna's support was slashed by more than 40 percent, with the party drawing only 10 percent of the region's vote. The election underscored two political facts of the Basque Country - a resounding rejection by most voters of Batasuna, principally because of its inability to distance itself from ETA's violence; and at the same time a popular...
...SPAIN Vote Against Terror By a majority of 304 to 16, deputies of the lower house of the Cortes, the Spanish parliament, voted to allow the Supreme Court to dissolve political parties that are deemed to support or encourage terrorism. The effect of the bill will be to outlaw Batasuna, the political wing of the Basque separatist organization ETA, which has killed over 800 people in a 30-year campaign for an independent homeland. Despite opposition by leaders of the Catholic Church in the Basque region, the Senate is expected to pass the law, without amendments, on June 25. SYRIA...
...claiming to represent the separatist group ETA gave advance warning of a car bomb that exploded near a Madrid stadium shortly before a European Champions' League football match. The attack came a day after police said they had dismantled ETA's international financial network with the arrest of 11 Batasuna Party activists. Fifteen people were slightly injured in the blast, but the match kicked off on schedule, allowing Real Madrid to qualify over Barcelona...