Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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On 16 February, the daily El Pais published an interview the new General Coordinator of Izquierda Unida, Cayo Lara. For answers we noticed some improvement, in every sense, with the level of the previous coordinator, Gaspar Llamazares. Throughout the interview we can see some aspect of the left who stumbles, however, two important points: the Basque conflict and the Cuban Revolution.

on the Basque conflict, and more specifically on the Law of Parties:

P. Are you happy or upset that the Supreme Court has annulled the lists and Askatasuna D3M?

R. do not agree with the banning, is extremely dangerous outlaw people for failing to condemn ETA. Outlaw "who have not condemned the invasion of Gaza? To those who supported the invasion of Iraq? It's just a question that I leave in the air. Is that the proscription is very dangerous. It does not help to solve the Basque problem: create martyrs.


Cayo Lara realizes that outlaw parties is not "dangerous" but undemocratic. He seems simply "Dangerous" because it is concerned that the party is outlawed or Askatasuna D3M, the danger for him is that outlaw who should not be outlawed: PP, PSOE, IU ... But it is concerned that outlawing certain policy options that it believes can be outlawed without problems, as in the case of Basque independence. Another disadvantage

Cayo see Lara in the banning is the creation of "martyrs" from the nationalist left. In other words: not considered negative proscription in itself, but of course the political exploitation of this could make the nationalist left. Needless to say, he is the very left-wing nationalism that wants to be outlawed, and the head its autoilegalización.

then says:

P. Is not dangerous to have in the institutions to parties that support ETA?

R. Concern that there are more indifferent. If ETA parties serve, we must ensure that citizens do not vote. The theme of the Basque Country as a massive cover smokescreen Spain's social problems.


assumes that there may be "parties that serve ETA", forgetting perhaps that in any case, ETA will work with certain individuals in that game and that existing laws that punish "collaborating with armed groups." It is impossible for a political party commits a crime of collaboration with ETA but not specifically accuse any member of the same. Let

now with another obstacle facing the Cayo Lara:

Question. Why United Left advocates the dictatorship in Cuba?

Response. Well, there is a concept of dictatorship ... It is a model that Cubans have a revolution after 50 years. The Cubans are the ones to decide which model they want.

P. How democratic elections or what?

R. They have elections, only with a single party. Cuba Yo I stay with this: is a country, impoverished by the blockade, was capable of transmitting more solidarity than many developed European countries: teachers, doctors sent to other countries to treat people ... A Cuba must be assessed by comparison with neighboring countries, not Sweden. And, compared with its surroundings, Cuba has given lessons to the world. They have to make your transition: with Fidel, without Fidel, Raul, not Raul, but they are the ones who will decide.


first thing that strikes us in this response is that Mr. Lara does not deny the existence of a dictatorship in Cuba. Not correct the misinformation of the interviewer, only to mumble pathetically limited: "There is a concept of dictatorship ..." And his words one can deduce the absurd idea that the Cuban people have voluntarily opted to acquire a dictatorial political system.

To top it off, goes on to say that "they have elections, only one-party," as if he were to run for election or had anything to do with the electoral process. For Lara, the Cuban elections are not very different from those held in Spain under Franco.

I think the posture of a man allegedly socialist positions with two major issues such as conflict Basque and the Cuban revolution is revealing enough on their policy thinking.


Sunday, January 18, 2009

Bench Fixsalon Comments

Interview with Lara Cayo Otegi Reflections on armed struggle


fragments intervention Arnaldo Otegi in a meeting held in the Kursaal Donostia , and titled on the cover Gara "Otegi raises confront the state as a weak point, the political arena "

" The solution will be given in a European context, and the European context tells us that it is possible to build a state in Europe if a democratic majority is sufficient. The independence left has to make a effort to place the problem in the European context. His position is understood here as a reasonable alternative.

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We must be aware of one thing at the moment, which is the international arena. Since the U.S. administration has launched a "crusade against terrorism." I am well aware that the actions of ETA used in the international arena to avoid talking about the conflict in political terms .

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In all processes of liberation, we are militating we must have the ability to be courageous and honest to understand that the instruments must be tailored to the needs of these processes . I am convinced that in the international arena is possible to achieve the ultimate goals of a process of national liberation if we can achieve a majority in terms of democracy in this country. Against this debate "armed struggle yes or no, I pose another debate:" How to Win. "

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The modus operandi of imperialism has changed. The left nationalist also have to read that and see the winning strategy in the social field also .

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Obviously, the situation has changed. I think personally that is a step in the process of national liberation has concluded . Either we are capable of bidding policy based on a solid foundation for incorporating the new generations, or we will have serious difficulties.

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Now is the State that is in the strategy of "resistance is overcome," that is interested in maintaining the locked position. The left-wing nationalism has to be able to read the situation and devise a strategy that allows you to recover the political initiative and make it impossible to block. have to keep the confrontation with the state in the area that we are stronger and the state is weakest: in the field of political arguments . "

Otegi you preparing the ground for an upcoming change in strategy of the nationalist left passing through the abandonment of armed struggle? Will we soon some decision by ETA in this regard? Perhaps a new cease-fire, in the context of the "pole sovereigntist" q EU may now be brewing with EA ? Do we have a new peace process in the making?


Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Ps3 No Yellow Or White Plug

About the statement of the Assembly of TAV

against TAV Assembly has issued a statement following the attack which claimed the life of Ignacio Uria. I'm not at all agree with the terms under which it says:

* Opposition to the HST should be as comprehensive, popular and participatory as possible. The right tools to achieve the cessation of this infrastructure are truthful information on the impacts of the project, civil disobedience, direct action and mass mobilization.
seems disavow the killing as "right tool" to achieve the cessation of ART, but only implicitly. If so ... Why not explicitly disavows? So would not doubt that the murder is not within the concept of "direct action" referred to the Assembly.

* There is no violence comparable to that exercised by the states and capitalism on nature and human beings in their daily lives. Deaths caused by wars, pollution, industrial accidents, in car coffin wage poverty, unemployment, police, prisons, etc. Are just some of the forms of violence, "fuzzy" or not, we support a daily. The works of TAV and claimed the life of a Romanian worker Luko on 14 July.
this is very true, but not the question to be addressed at this time, but has killed a man, a matter that is not comparable at all to others such as pollution or unemployment. Not even an accident. Such a string of examples of violence can only be aimed to minimize the violent event on which to rule Assembly, that is, the murder of Uriah.

* We demand that ETA is not involved in this conflict. This does not mean much less an endorsement of any kind to the political 'terrorism' of the English state but to extend the reflection on the legitimate means of struggle to stop the imposition of TAV and preserve the autonomy of the opposition movement.
's okay to make clear that such a requirement to ETA does not mean in any way an endorsement of the State, but I think at the same time should make equally clear whether they support or not the attack on ETA. Especially since over the statement did not become clear to all.

The rest of the statement insists and again to attack the TAV without mentioning the attack more, which would seem to me very well if it was not what many expected from this statement is a critique of it. But it seems that the criticism is conspicuous by its absence.

As for the terms in which the attack is mentioned, I think intentionally soft, always used the word "death" instead of other more suitable as "murder" or "murder." I have no doubt they would not use that terminology to be an anti protestor TAV who had been killed by the police, for example.

Obviously I do not demand that the Assembly condemn ETA globally, not to condemn the use of violence with respect to the anti TAV (is ethically refuse to sabotage machinery works? how to act when the state does not hear the outcry?), or even to "condemn" the attack as required by the PP and the PSOE. Suffice it to say explicitly whether they favor or against the use of assassination as a tool to achieve the cessation of TAV. If yes, explain why, if not, reject it properly.

Of course, this does not mean I am in favor of the TGV (in fact I am against), to outlaw the Assembly against the TAV, criminal act against it, etc.. I think the opinion Assembly is just an opinion, and has as much right to express it as I disagree with it.