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...then the police swept in, virtually besieging the town for several hours. In the end, the government arrested all 23 as members of the directorate of Batasuna, the political arm of ETA, the armed group that seeks to separate the Basque provinces from the Kingdom of Spain. The action against Batasuna was ordered by Judge Baltasar Garzon who is investigating the links between ETA and Batasuna. It was those same allegedly links that got Batasuna banned as a political party...
Since June, Spanish authorities (in concerted action with French counterparts across the border) have scaled up their antiterrorist operations and moved aggressively against ETA and Batasuna. Earlier this week, Spanish authorities arrested two other Batasuna leaders. Arnaldo Otegi, the group's main spokesperson was jailed on June 8 to serve a 15-month sentence for participating in a tribute to an ETA activist killed in 1978 by a fascist paramilitary group...
Yesterday’s rally began with a speech from the leader of the Harvard Burma Action Movement, a senior who uses the pseudonym “Shanti Maung” to protect family members still living in Myanmar...
...Ahmadinejad at Columbia,” editorial, Sept. 27, 2007 The stance taken by the Crimson Staff in “Ahmadinejad at Columbia” insinuates that any action, no matter how discourteous, is laudable as long as it incites academic debate. It may be true that discourtesy among public officials gives professors and journalists more to talk about, but one thing is for sure: It won’t make the world a happier, more pleasant, or safer place to live. It is the university’s job to provide substance for thought, not spectacle. Breaking social...
...fast-moving, tough-talking Sarkozy cannot afford to delay the special regime reform for calmer times without damaging the reputation and credibility he has built on being a man of action. That means the highest-stakes showdown of his administration is all but inevitable. "If he achieves this reform by overcoming big protests, he'll have satisfied the 50% of public opinion approving the measure, thrill fellow conservatives, and re-establish himself as the formidable leader who inspires the French," says Reynié. "If he fails, he's in serious trouble. The reform movement will be stalled; the left revived...