Beyond The Pale

• Barcelona 2017 Terrorist Attack: Madrid Coverup? 8 months ago Last week an alternative Spanishnewspaper broke the story that the Iman who was the head of the terrorist attack in Barcelona and Cambrils in August 2017 not only had been a CNI (Spanish secret servie) informer (we already knew that) but he was still an informer at the time of the attack, in...
• The Day of the Book and the Rose 1 year ago Today is Sant Jordi, for me, the nicest of the Catalan holidays. Saint George is the patron saint of Catalonia, but his popularity spreads far and wide. He is also patron saint of, among others, England, the country of Georgia, Malta, Portugal, Romania, and the boy scouts.Saint George is the one...
• Catalan Exiles are Spreading Out 2 years ago There are now Catalan political leaders living in exile in three different countries within the E.U. Until recently there were five living in Belgium: President Puigdemont and four of his ministers. A couple of weeks ago Anna Gabriel, a member of the Catalan parliament, refused to appear in court...
• The New Spanish Inquisition 2 years ago A new Spanish Inquisition is underway. This time its focus is political and not religious. The target is the Catalan independence movement.It began four months ago with charges of rebellion against Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, the two leaders of the large grassroots independence movements...
• One More Catalan in Exile 2 years ago People who have some interest in Catalan independence probably know who Carles Puigdemont is.  He is the deposed president of the Generalitat (the Catalan government), who much to the dismay of Spanish President Rajoy, who deposed him and called for new elections (although it was not his...

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