ETA supporters find safe haven in France as crackdown backfires

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: IAN MATHER | Copyright information

IT LOOKED easy initially. The Spanish media celebrated Madrid's decision to outlaw the Basque separatist party Batasuna, the political wing of the terrorist organisation ETA, as though it signalled a final victory in Spain's domestic war against terrorism.

Now, however, the government must prepare to dig in for a long and bitter struggle against Batasuna and the Basque separatists.

There are already signs that the move to ban the party risks provoking a backlash in the Basque c...

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