Posted on 04/22/2007 12:41:46 AM PDT by spkpls4
But by far the most controversial decision Zapatero has made since taking office was to convert the prison sentence of Iñaki de Juana Chaos, a high-profile member of ETA, to house arrest.
Whatever the rationale behind Zapatero's decision to free de Juana, it has dramatically divided Spain in a way not seen since the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War. And that, say critics, is precisely the problem. Because when Spain is divided, terrorists are strengthened.
Indeed, in Zapatero's Spain, the terrorists seem to have more influence than the government. And like Spain's post-modern bullfighters, Zapatero has been conquered by his own fear...his fear of opinion polls. The terrorists, in any case, have taken notice. Many Spaniards now fear it's only a matter of time until they strike again.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
"Zapatero has been conquered by his own fear...his fear of opinion polls"
As goes Spain with Zapatero, so goes the USA with the Democrats.
I resent the word “feminized” used in this context. There are plenty of females who are not the least soft on terror.
Aa cornered mother is a most formidible foe in any species, so “feminized” as a derogatory meaning soft or weak is a misnomer.
This is very true. In the case of Spain, the Muslims have not even been subtle in announcing that there will be another attack. The recent bombings in Algeria and Morocco were accompanied by rhetoric about how Spain will be next, partly because they want Spanish troops out of Afghanistan, and partly because they want “al Andalus.” And the Spanish are genuinely afraid, probably with some reason.
They’ve shown themselves to be weak, with a PM who is more interested in “gay marriage” than anything else, an internal situation that seems to be tending towards the division of the country, and the Muslim wolves are just waiting for the right moment.
And the Dems are creating the same division here, and while we are not weak, they are declaring us to be so. In the war of propaganda, it’s appearances that count, and I am sure the Muslims will seize on this.
BTW, this is an excellent analysis of Spain’s situation right now. The author is extremely perceptive; it mentions that he is based in Madrid, and he is clearly right on top of things.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
"The Iberian Peninsula was a fairly easy conquest for the Muslim armies.
Usually three interpretations have been advanced to explain it.
The Middle Ages saw it as the punishment of God for a society that had lost its ways.
St. Boniface in 746 pointed a finger at the spread of homosexual practices
as the cause of the loss of Spain to the Muslims. Modern historiography
has moved away from the medieval interpretation and seen the collapse of
Spain due to the internal decay of the Visigothic kingdom or as the
logical development of the Muslim policy of conquest.
Recently the Spanish scholar Pedro Chalmeta has combined the two interpretations."
"Spain fell because it was a state in "a deep crisis that affected the efficacy
and stability of its political, military, juridical, ecclesiastical, economical,
and social structures".... The Kingdom of Toledo had experienced in the
forty years before the invasion a series of rebellions and upheavals that
resulted in the disintegration of central authority and misgovernment
at every level. .... The government complicated matters with increasingly
harsh taxation and the devaluation of gold coins. It is not surprising that the
economic difficulties were reflected in the deterioration of quality of life.
Abortions became common; babies were left to die or were sold into slavery.
".... While the poverty level increased among the middle and lower classes,"
the rich tended to become richer as they extended their lands and gained legal control
over the poor, who often lost free status to become serfs. At the same time,
poverty pushed many to become bandits, others to seek safety as hermits
in locations far away from inhabited centers, others to seek spiritual refuge
in ancient cults from the pagan past, and others to choose the ultimate act
of despair, suicide.... Lack of loyalty and misbehavior were present at
all levels of life, even among the privileged people. The aristocrats were
ready to betray the loyalty that they had sworn to the crown; the kings
were unable to check the rapacious policies of their tax collectors and
of the nobility.... It was a condition that called either for disintegration
of central power or for the reception of any benevolent invader
who promised a better world."
"BARBARIANS, MARAUDERS, INFIDELS - The Ways of Medieval Warfare",
Antonio Santosuosso, Westview Press, Perseus Books Group (2004)
The "right moment" will never come. Santiago Matamoros will help out when necessary. And I wouldn't bet against help from Los Reyes Catolicos!
I hope so.
The Muzzies are doing a sustained attack on Spain (have you been following the events in Cordoba?) and I think that unless a few bishops manage to grow a spine, Spain is going to be in for some really rough times and they won’t be that far in the future. Of course, ZP is busy fighting the Church, which is sole hope of Spain, so the bishops have a war on two fronts - and, frankly, most of them are not up to it. Some are, though, so we shall see what happens...
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