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Spain Demonstrates to the World Democracy Means Nothing
Spain Demonstrates to the World Democracy Means Nothing The Madrid government sacked Catalonia’s president and dismissed its parliament on Friday, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in Spain’s gravest political crisis since the return of democracy four decades ago. The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who seems to think he has the power […]
Catalan Leader Urges “Peaceful” Rebellion As Spain Takes Over Government
Catalan Leader Urges “Peaceful” Rebellion As Spain Takes Over Government Update (0920ET): A Spanish government spokesman has responded to Puigdemont’s address, saying that “Spain will not comment on comments by Puigdemont who is out of a job.” * * * As we detailed earlier, in a pre-record message this morning, Catalan separtist leader Carles Puigdemont […]
Chaos Unleashed: Catalan Parliament Votes For Independence, Spain Activates “Nuclear Option”
Chaos Unleashed: Catalan Parliament Votes For Independence, Spain Activates “Nuclear Option” Update: Just minutes after the Catalan government voted for Independence from Spain, with a former Decision of Independence likely to follow momentarily, over in Madrid wasted no time in responding, and moments ago, with 214 for and 47 against, voted to approve Article 155 […]
Catalan Chaos Continues As Secessionists Prepare Independence Motion
Catalan Chaos Continues As Secessionists Prepare Independence Motion After yesterday’s chaotic Spanish event rollercoaster, when the Catalan leader Carles Puidgement was going to press ahead with independence only to change his mind, and propose elections, before reversing again and punting the independence decision to parliament, we hoped to get some further clarity on how he’s […]
Spain Showdown: Catalan Parliament To Decide On Independence Tomorrow, Chaos To Follow
Spain Showdown: Catalan Parliament To Decide On Independence Tomorrow, Chaos To Follow A dramatic rollercoaster of a day for Catalonia and Spain is ending ominously, with the Catalan president Puigdemont announcing that he would let the region’s parliament decide the fate of the Catalan declaration of independence from Spain, capping off a day of furious […]
Catalan Government Said To Back Off Independence Push, Will Seek Elections; Spanish Stocks Soar, Yields Tumble
Catalan Government Said To Back Off Independence Push, Will Seek Elections; Spanish Stocks Soar, Yields Tumble Yesterday Catalonia’s government was preparing to declare independence, as we discussed. Just hours after Puigdemont snubbed Madrid, canceling his visit to The Senate to discuss their imposition of Article 155, Catalan Deputy First Minister Oriol Junqueras told AP that […]
Catalan Separatists Warn “The Moment Has Come” As Puigdemont Suddenly Cancels Parliament Appearance
Catalan Separatists Warn “The Moment Has Come” As Puigdemont Suddenly Cancels Parliament Appearance In a sudden, and perhaps ominous, last minute change, the First Minister of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, will now not travel to Madridon Thursday evening to appear before the Senate, and has brought forward the Catalan Parliament plenary session to vote on a […]
Are Our Mideast Wars Forever?
Are Our Mideast Wars Forever? “The Kurds have no friends but the mountains,” is an old lament. Last week, it must have been very much on Kurdish minds. As their U.S. allies watched, the Kurdish peshmerga fighters were run out of Kirkuk and all the territory they had captured fighting ISIS alongside the Americans. The […]
Dear Spain, Mainstream Media: A Majority of Catalans Want Independence (Stop Saying Otherwise)
Dear Spain, Mainstream Media: A Majority of Catalans Want Independence (Stop Saying Otherwise) Even though 92% of voters in the Catalonia election voted for independence, mainstream media keeps repeating the lie that a majority in Catalonia were against independence. Here’s the real math. Mainstream Media Lies Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal repeated this frequently stated […]
If You Want to Understand the Next 10 Years, Study Spain
If You Want to Understand the Next 10 Years, Study Spain Some of you may be confused as to why a U.S. citizen living in Colorado has become so completely obsessed with what’s going on in Spain. Bear with me, there’s a method to my madness. I believe what’s currently happening in Spain represents a […]
Catalonia is not Just About Spain – it is About Brussels!!
Catalonia is not Just About Spain – it is About Brussels!! There are of course those in Spain who side against Catalonia. Others write who are in Catalonia yet disagree with the separatists. Let me make this very clear. It is the government of Rajoy who has acted abusively, and this is all about protecting […]
450,000 Take To Barcelona’s Streets, Led By Catalan Separatist President, Chanting “Time To Declare Independence”
450,000 Take To Barcelona’s Streets, Led By Catalan Separatist President, Chanting “Time To Declare Independence” With Spain officially pulling the trigger on Article 155, and activating the Spanish Constitutional “nuclear option” this morning, when PM Rajoy said he would seize control of the Catalan government, fire everyone and force new elections in six months, attention […]
Catalonia’s Political Crisis Snowballs into an Economic Crisis
Catalonia’s Political Crisis Snowballs into an Economic Crisis Independence would be “horrific” and amount to “financial suicide,” said Spain’s Economy Minister. But financial suicide for whom? It’s not easy being a Catalan bank these days. In the last few weeks the region’s two biggest lenders, Caixabank and Sabadell, have lost €9 billion of deposits as […]
Spain Activates “Nuclear Option”: Will Seize Control Of Catalan Government, Force New Elections
Spain Activates “Nuclear Option”: Will Seize Control Of Catalan Government, Force New Elections Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy asked lawmakers to grant him unprecedented powers to force leaders of the Catalonia region to cease their independence push, a dramatic escalation in the confrontation between Spain and the separatist region, which the WSJ – and virtually […]
