Spain - Over 11 million march in rallies against terrorist attack

Europa Press via Babelfish translation ^ | March 12, 2004

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More than 11 million people they were pronounced in all Spain against the attacks of Madrid

MADRID, 12 (EUROPE PRESS)

More than eleven million people they have been pronounced today in all the country to put record of its consternation before the attacks happened yesterday in Madrid, according to informed to Europe Press the Main directorate into the Police. This calculation, according to the mentioned sources, has been made on the different ones

PUBLICITY

manifestations that have taken place this late in all the capitals of province, following the call of the central Government.

Only in Madrid, the Delegation of the Government calculates that they have gone out 2.3 million citizens ' With the victims, with the Constitution, by the defeat of terrorismó.

Thousands of Catalan were pronounced in all the independent community to condemn the terrorism. In Barcelona, the demonstrators ascended to 1.5 million, whereas in Lleida were around 35,000 the assistants, 40,000 in Tarragona, and uns 59,000 in Girona, being both of most important of the history of both cities.

With respect to Andalusia, only in Seville, 700,000 people demonstrated themselves against the terrorism in one of the greater concentrations than they remember. Altogether more than 2 million Andalusians they went out in his eight capitals. More than 400,000 people they went to the appointment in Malaga and 250,000 granadinos secundaron the call. In Cadiz 350,000 people protested against the terrorism and in Cordova they were 200,000 those that went out. Almeria welcomed in 150,000 manirestantes and Jaén120.000, whereas 60,000 people pronounced themselves in Huelva.

Around 1,400,000 Valencians they went out to condemn the terrorism. In Valencia, the most numerous manifestation of this community, 1,000,000 of people, 300,000 in Alicante and 100,000 in Castellón were congregated.

A million the Gallegos were almost demonstrated against the terrorism. The most numerous manifestation took place in Vigo, with 400,000 people, whereas in A Corunna 150,000 people mobilized themselves, who in Ourense were between 65,000 and 75,000, whereas in Pontevedra they secundaron the call more than 75,000 people. In Lugo 40,000 citizens went out about and in Ferrol they surpassed the 60.000.

In the Basque Country, they were pronounced more than 400,000 people against the terrorism. In San Sebastian they were concentrated around 35,000 people and in Vitoria they showed them arrived at the 100.000. The most important manifestation took place in the streets of Bilbao, where they were congregated more than 300,000 people.

A MILLION IN CASTILE And LEON

More of a million people all the cities and towns of Castile and Leon were pronounced today by the streets of. The most massive protest of the region took Valladolid place, with 250,000 people, whereas in Medina of the Field the forecasts were overflowed, since they went out more than 25,000 people. Near 100,000 people they were pronounced in Salamanca and more than 100,000 in Leon. The streets of Towns filled with 100,000 people and near 40,000 pesonas flooded Segovia. Meanwhile, Zamora colapsó with 40,000 citizens and the abulenses overflowed the forecasts, whereas more than 25,000 people they went out in Palencia.

On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of Aragoneses late pronounced this in the three provincial capitals and numerous municipalities to support the victims who died in the attacks that shook the city of Madrid yesterday. Thus, around 400,000 zaragozanos they were pronounced by the streets of his city. In Huesca and Teruel the numbers are of 40,000 and 25,000 demonstrators respectively.

Castile-the STAINS, HISTORICAL MANIFESTATION

In Castile-The Spot a total of 500,000 people went out. In Guadalajara, from where some of the assassinated ones in the attack of Madrid came, they were concentrated more than 120,000 people, in Albacete pronounced 100,000, whereas in Toledo of where they were also part of the deceaseds, 35,000 people went out in the celebrated greatest manifestation in the city. In River basin, 30,000 and 70,000 in Real City were congregated.

In Extremadura, 150,000 people attended the manifestations in the frontier capitals. Thus, 80,000 people concentrated in Badajoz 50,000 in Mérida.

One of each five Navarrese jammed Pamplona in the greater manifestation against the terrorism that has been known in the Leasehold Community. There were no shouts and yes a single placard with the motto of the manifestation of Madrid.

The ASTURIAN ones JAMMED the STREETS In the Principality of Asturias, more than 350,000 people jammed the center of Oviedo in repulses by the attempted manifold of Madrid, whereas in Logroño were 100,000 those that cried out against the terrorism, in the greater manifestation of their history. Murcia also welcomed the greater manifestation of its history with unsa 300,000 people who went out in the greater manifestation of their history.

In Cantabria, around 85,000 people the streets were demonstrated against the terrorism by the center of Santander crossing in silence, interrupted by some shout of ' asesinos' or ' libertad'.

In the Balearic ones, about 180,000 people participated in the marches against the attacks of Madrid. In Palma de Mallorca they concentrated most of them, around 130,000, 42,000 in Ibiza and 10,000 in Mahón and Ciudadela.

More than 35,000 ceutíes they went out today to say ' nó to the terrorism in which it has been the greater manifestation of the history of the independent city. In the Canary Islands, the official data base in 500.000 the demonstrators in all the islands.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Don't get mad - get even. Support the US mission to find these bastards and kill them.

[Paul Atreides]

How many did the pro-Saddam protestors claim to have, last summer?

[Iowa Granny]

Those babblefish translations are difficult to read.

[NRA2BFree]

EXACTLY!! Death to the savages!

[Constantine XIII]

Heh, last time the Spaniards started thumping Islamic fanatics, it didn't go so well for the fanatics.

[ampat]

Seems like the spainards aren't looking to the UN to solve their problem with terrorism.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Looks like its time to get medieval with them.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Why didn't this same thing happen here after 9/11?

[oyez]

Sure as Hell beats a minute's silence by a long shot.

[syriacus]

What, me worry?
Kerry has assured me that the threats are overexaggerated.

[KevinDavis]

Cause people in this nation is a bunch of wimps.

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Why didn't this same thing happen here after 9/11?

I was wondering about that too. But it should be noted that the 11 million marchers were not gathered in a single place; it was occuring around the country. Madrid had about 2.3 million marchers, Barcelona had 1.5 million.

I never saw an aggregated estimate for U.S. rallies after 9/11, but surely it must have been in the millions too.

[TomGuy]

Why didn't this same thing happen here after 9/11?

The Spanish may show the world how to really fight terrorism again. They did it once some 14 centuries ago.

11 million take to the streets to protest terrorism. That is a loud message.

[Luis Gonzalez]

There were none to speak of.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Luis Gonzalez]

Did you see a report anywhere that two million people had taken to the street in Chicago?

Los Angeles?

Seattle?

Anywhere?

[nopardons]

And OBL is still smarting from that one.

[gatorgriz]

"Don't get mad - get even. Support the US mission to find these bastards and kill them."

You got it wrong...

"Don't get mad - get even. Support the US mission to find these bastards and "we'll" kill them."

[expatpat]

How soon before the majority forgets.......?

[RoseofTexas]

How long before the US and Bush get the blame?! My sincere sympathy to the Spaniards! God be with the family members of those lost and a quick recovery for those injured.

[kristinn]

It starts with one. I'll be out with a few others tomorrow in D.C. at the Blue Star Mothers Rally.

[breakem]

I think you're off on your dates and the "terrorists" you speak of were in Spain for centuries. I hope we don't learn that lesson you're talking about.

[Luis Gonzalez]

That's great, and you guys in DC do a great job, but there was little response across America after 9/11.

As a matter of fact, the biggest response and demonstration went down in the unlikeliest place:

[quantim]

Louis Farrakhan must be besides himself, like a rat in a round room looking for a corner.

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Did you see a report anywhere that two million people had taken to the street in Chicago? Los Angeles? Seattle? Anywhere??

I saw reports of rallies in a lot of small towns.

[AmishDude]

Why didn't this same thing happen here after 9/11?

We had faith in Bush and thought we had faith in the Democrats, too. But in Europe -- even in Spain -- it's possible that the leaders will get cold feet or try appeasement.

They also need to demonstrate their resoluteness to the rest of the EU.

[Luis Gonzalez]

And that's why Americans did not take to the streets to show a united front to the world?

Because we left it up to the Federal government?

[AmishDude]

We didn't need to demonstrate anything to the world. "The world" is how we got into that mess in the first place.

Bush said we would "get" the terrorists right away. No equivocating, no election in 4 days. Lest we forget, defense is one of the few things that the Federal government is required to do.

[jimfree]

Over 11 million march in rallies against terrorist attack.

I just have to say "Duh." On September 11 I was the one who was weeping; my wife who earlier thought me too conservative was just angry and vengeful. Spain is entitled to a large measure of vengence.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Excuses.

[WorkingClassFilth]

"Why didn't this same thing happen here after 9/11?"

I think it did - in bits and pieces.

If you'll recall, all across the country, folks attended memorials, rallies and vigils. For a brief time, the pink-o scum in the media didn't even dare to take a breath because the world had so totally changed and their message wasn't part of that change.

Then, like cats creeping softly, they began to complain that they were being frightened by the heightened patriotism...

[sarasmom]

What did we do?
A small group of us intentionally crashed a plane in a field in Pennsylvania, to save others.
And all air movement stopped.
The entire world stood still, for hours.
We worked,we mourned,we prayed,we lit candles,we stood together and grieved together.
Then most of us calmly and coldly aimed, pointed, and fired back.
Dont you remember?
Have you forgotten?
How can you have forgotten?

[I got the rope]

What? Were we supposed to sit there as targets? We were at war. The Spanish are treating this as a criminal act and not a declaration of war. They are setting themselves up for more of the same crap if they don't treat this with the seriousness that it deserves. Clinton and Reno made this mistake and look what it got us. No matter what the media wants you to think...many of these people are leftist scumbags. I bet you can translate this sign can't you?

[Luis Gonzalez]

I haven't forgotten.

I haven't forgotten asking myself why there weren't millions in the streets showing solidarity with New York.

That's always disturbed me.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"The Spanish are treating this as a criminal act and not a declaration of war."

I guess you didn;t read the PM's speech yesterday.

[AmishDude]

So, go demonstrate. Demonstrate for hours, for days, for weeks, with your friends, with your enemies. And when you're done, you'll have sore feet, but an enormous sense of self-satisfaction.

And that's about it. But, hey, knock yourself out.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"If you'll recall, all across the country, folks attended memorials, rallies and vigils."

That's not 11 million people hitting the streets at once.

Our reaction as a people always bothered me.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"...you'll have sore feet..."

God forbid we should inconvenience ourselves.

[Monty22]

March march, but hold yer fire!

Marching does jack and $h!t against islamic terrorism. In fact, it'll just edge them on.

A good stiff Spaniard reply would work, but I guess they don't have the capability. And besides, the USA's response was anemic at best to 9/11.

Can't really blame them for marching, what else can they do? But a march is as useless as me watching a DVD at home sitting on the couch. It's utterly useless.

[I got the rope]

Nope I didn't... and he doesn't matter...he won't be there soon. His replacements and the other shills in his government are still saying that this is a criminal act.

[Monty22]

"God forbid we should inconvenience ourselves."

Or actually do anything worth a damn. And no, taliban and iraq were nothing yet. Absolutely nothing to the islamics.

A 'setback' at best. But they have a lot more women and kids to kill on our soil before we retaliate. In the hundreds of thousands next.

But we'll wait, like the 'good guys' we are. And even THEN types like you will defend islam. Sickening.

[paulsy]

"Did you see a report anywhere that two million people had taken to the street in ... Seattle?"

Yeah, sure. Maybe in protest against the Iraq war.

[WorkingClassFilth]

What of the millions of flags, bumper stickers, and patriotic gestures that so offended our media elites?

What of the millions and millions of dollars (billions?) that poured into the coffers of aid and relief agencies?

What of the millions of pints of blood that were given in the days and weeks following the attack?

What of the nationwide shutdown of liberal treason?

A powerfull thing happened here too, my friend.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I haven't forgotten asking myself why there weren't millions in the streets showing solidarity with New York.

Luis, you know - maybe it's because most Americans didn't see it as New York's problem. We saw it as an American problem. At least I did (and still do).

And if you'll recall, there were American flags flying everywhere.

[Monty22]

I could throw my mouse and monitor through the WALL for this idiot's pro-islamic style, and this isn't the first time! He's done this every damn attack we've had.

Why can't anyone stop this plant from his BS here?

[A CA Guy]

The world is getting smaller and smaller for those who perform terror to honor their moon god.
I feel just horrible for those people's loss. I would so love to see that crowd be handed those monsters.

[Monty22]

The islamic territory hasn't shrunk a bit. It's all still there, and growing. Wake up.

That mood god will see you, and me dead. Unless we act.

[sarasmom]

There were millions in the streets, all over the country.
The streets outside our homes.In every state of the USA.
President Bush saw us.
He begged us for patience, and promised he would act.
He calmed our blood lust, and reacted in an intelligent measured way.
We trusted him to do the right thing.
He did not let us down.
Have you forgotten?