Gentlemen,

There's an old saying that has carried down through history. It goes like this;

"One man's terrorist is another man's patriot."

In British history, the "Sons of Liberty" are shown as terrorists, while in American history, they are spoke of as patriots for the acts they committed prior to the American Revolution.

It doesn't matter. Both sides of the issue are correct, since they come from oppositive points of view.

But, rest assured, as long as there are people that are willing to sacrifice their own lives for a cause... terrorism or whatever... there will not be peace, unless both partys agree to discuss the issues openly.

A member of the U.S. State Department reported to his superiors, in 1957, that the Cubans would overthrow the government, despite the fact they had very little foothold in the country, outside of a couple of small jungle areas. When asked why, he indicated that some followers of Fidel Castro, when about to be arrested, would blow themselves up, along with one or two Cuban soldiers if possible, to avoid capture. The reasoning, he said, was because they did not want to give up information on their comrades in arms, and if they could kill one or two Cuban soldiers, their death was worthwhile.

In a little over a year, Castro rode a jeep into Havana with his rebel forces.

History does repeat itself, and for some reason, governments and nations are too blind to see what's coming, until after it happens. I think it's time for the Spanish government to quit scoffing at the Basque question. ETA will not go away, until there is a resolve.

El Gato (A Wolf in a cat skin coat...)

[ 08-03-2001: Message edited by: ElGato ]