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January 05, 2007
Quote of the Day
Police found new caches of explosives in the Basque region Friday, nearly a week after a massive car bomb at Madrid's international airport killed two people and ended a nine-month cease-fire that separatist group ETA had said would be permanent.Police said they had recovered 130 pounds of explosives inside a backpack, as well as bomb-making manuals, in the valley of Atxondo near the Basque towns of Amorebieta and Durango. Police found 44 pounds of ammonium nitrate, detonators and timers in a small hole underground during a search of the area earlier Friday.
On Thursday, authorities discovered 220 pounds of explosives in the area that they said were ready for immediate use, lacking only a detonator.
Where on EARTH did all those nasty extra BOOM BOOMs come from? The Spanish government ~ much given to insightful p
...The governing Socialist party acknowledged Friday the bombing betrayed the government's lack of communication with the Basque militant group, despite the cease-fire that had raised hopes of an end to four decades of separatist violence.
"We have to recognize that there was a problem of information and no dialogue," senior Socialist party official Jose Blanco told radio station Cadena Ser. "We have to analyze what happened to avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future," he added.
I blame 'lint'.
Posted by tree hugging sister at January 5, 2007 02:22 PM
Comments
Bombs got the Spanish out of Iraq. Maybe bombs will get them out of Spain too.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at January 5, 2007 02:38 PM
Too bad bombs generally don't fit into belly buttons. Might clean out all that 'lint'.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at January 5, 2007 03:00 PM
No dialogue?
It seems to me that nearly 400 pounds of explosives states the Basque position most eloquently.
And clearly.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 5, 2007 03:25 PM
Emphatically, even.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 5, 2007 03:30 PM
None of that confusing "Madreethz" lispy stuff, either.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 5, 2007 03:45 PM
Which is pretty much the same position that they had on Charlemagne and Roland.
Posted by: John at January 5, 2007 04:36 PM
Bent over?
Posted by: tree hugging sister at January 5, 2007 07:15 PM
mexican pharmacies mexican pharmacies
Posted by: mexican pharmacies at January 5, 2007 08:58 PM
Spanish socialists and mexican pharmacies in one post. Who woulda thunkit possible?
Maybe they have a treatment for belly button lint.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at January 5, 2007 09:08 PM
And both are anathema to all red-blooded Americans.
Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at January 5, 2007 09:18 PM