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WELL,
THE NSA NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THIS
The
Catalan government beat the fascist goons with two very simple codes
- as revealed by La Vanguardia.
"I've
got the tupperware. Where do we meet?"
That
was the code on a prepaid mobile phone for people to collect and
protect the ballot boxes.
"I'm
the paper traveller".
That
was the code to protect the actual paper ballots.
Internet war, did you say?
--Pepe Escobar
http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1346-civil-war-erupts-in-spain-blood-being-spilled-in-state-of-catalonia
Spanish FM says police actions in Catalonia ‘proportionate,’ number of injured rises to 840+
Spanish
police scuffle with a man outside a polling station for the banned
independence referendum in Tarragona, Spain, October 1, 2017 © David
Gonzalez / Reuters
RT,
1
October, 2017
The
Spanish Foreign Minister has defended the actions of the national
police amid the violence during the Catalan independence vote,
restating the central government's claims that the actions were
“proportionate,” while the number of injured surpassed 840.
“You
may think people were peacefully exercising their right to vote but
the problem is this so-called referendum had been ruled illegal by
the Constitutional Court,” Alfonso
Dastis told SkyNews on Sunday.
Dastis
denounced the referendum as “sham
voting,” accusing
the organizers of bringing in rigged ballot boxes, full of
pre-planted votes. The official did not provide any proof for the
allegations, though.
Spain's
FM dismissed allegations of excessive police violence. "I
don't agree with you that this is an extraordinary level of
violence,” Dastis
said.
The
Regional Catalan government, has meanwhile announced new figures for
the injured in today’s clashes, which has surpassed 844.
The
lack of reaction towards the referendum clashes on the part of EU
leaders, according to Dastis, is due to them waiting on “reliable
information” as
evidence of the violence to be distributed by the “defenders
of the so-called” referendum,
and which might contain “fake
photos.” The
official urged to “wait
and see” until
this “reliable
information” of
sorts emerges.
When
asked about the Spanish government reaction should the Catalonia
actually declare independence, the official took on the same
expectative approach, stating that it should happen first and then
talk about it.
Here is some coverage. Neither al-Jazeera nor Channel 4 hide where their sympathies lie whereas the BBC makes it look like a "clash" between two groups of young poeple within the context of an illegal referendum (BBC News videos are yet to appear on You Tube)
I also saw in the Live coverage that local Catalan police were defending Catalans against the Spanish Guardia who were brought in in overwhelming numbers.
Catalonia firefighters form human shield to protect referendum voters from riot police
Firefighters
praised for 'protecting the public' after displaying their support
for the independence referendum
1 October, 2017
People took to social
media to praise the fire officers for stepping in to 'protect the
public' from the violence seen since polling stations opened on
Sunday morning.
Days before the
referendum was due to take place hundreds of firefighters gathered
along the roof of Catalonia's history museum with a banner saying
'Love democracy'.
Firemen in Catalonia having to protect people from police violence. Surely the police should protect people from violence not perpetrate it.
Firemen in Catalonia having to protect people from police violence. Surely the police should protect people from violence not perpetrate it. pic.twitter.com/AlMCQlZ5i2
Thousands of people
turned out to vote in the region on whether it should seek
independence from the central Spanish government.
However it has been
deemed illegal by Spain and the country's national police began to
seize ballot boxes and voting papers from Catalan polling stations.
Hundreds of voters were
also forcefully removed from polling stations with violent clashes
breaking out in Barcelona and near the city of Girona.
Emergency services
confirmed 38 people were hurt, mostly with minor injuries as a result
of police action.
Voters described the
police as “aggressive” and giving “no warning” and police
were seen smashing into one polling station using a hammer and bolt
cutters to break through the glass of the front door.
Seventy-three per cent of
polling stations have been able to open, Catalan government spokesman
Jordi Turull has announced.
He asked for patience,
saying “there are constant attacks on the computer system”.
The ballot papers contain
one question: “Do you want Catalonia to become an independent state
in the form of a republic?” with two boxes: Yes or No.
Spain's Constitutional
Court ordered the vote to be suspended and central authorities say it
is illegal
Robin, just noticed this little gem on Zerohedge.
ReplyDelete"The Catalan government said voters could print out ballot papers at home and lodge them at any polling station not closed down by police."
Why would anyone imagine that the Catalonians would not abuse this facility and just print out and fill in as many ballot papers as they like?