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Barandiaran had apparently been under suspicion by Spanish counterterrorism forces for playing just such a role. During the time he was mayor of Andoain, separate ETA attacks killed two of the town's residents; Ainhoa Ozaeta, the masked woman who appeared in the video that announced the 2006 ceasefire and who was one of the others arrested in Bordeaux Tuesday night, was his deputy mayor. "They would have had plenty of reason to monitor him," says Gurruchaga. "Andoain is a place where ETA has a lot of allies. And whenever there was an attack or a robbery, you would hear...
...thing that the arrests are unlikely to do, however, is to stem ETA's violence. On Thursday in fact, Spain's Interior Ministry issued a special alert to Basque police forces urging them to "tighten precautions" in the face of likely attacks. ETA has a habit of striking after arrests in an effort to counteract the perception - especially among its own supporters - that it is weakened. "They'll compensate with a terrorist attack that will animate their base," says Dominguez. "After all, the arrests only affected the political wing, the military part wasn't touched. So they could attack...
BARACK OBAMA Democratic presidential hopeful, who has said he would hold talks with Iran "The President did something that Presidents don't do, and that is launch a political attack targeted toward the domestic market in front of a foreign delegation...
...recent weeks, Michelle has also become a favorite target of conservatives, who attack her with an exuberance that suggests there are no taboos anymore. The latest strike came from the Tennessee Republican Party, which posted a YouTube ad ridiculing Michelle's now famous "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country" remark. That prompted Barack Obama to throw down a gauntlet of his own. "I would never think of going after somebody's spouse in a campaign," he told Robin Roberts of Good Morning America. "She loves this country ... And especially for people...
...Following Bush's visit this month, the Jerusalem Post reported that a senior U.S. advisor on the trip had told Israeli officials that Bush was prepared to attack Iran, but that Gates and Rice were blocking the way. It was a second-hand report that White House Press Secretary Dana Perino strongly denied. On the Hill Thursday, Petraeus listed Iran as key to the top two security concerns facing Central Command, and mentioned nuclear worries in particular. "The lack of transparency in efforts by countries such as Iran and Syria to develop their nuclear programs is a major concern...