Transcript of Spanish President José María Aznar's address to the Spanish nation.

El País (Madrid, Spain) ^ | March 11, 2004 | José María Aznar

[empirekin768]

Nope, he is stepping down. Mariano Rajoy is the PP candidate for PM.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Let nobody be fooled: only with resolve we'll stop the attacks, a resolve that has to be present both in the antiterrorist fight and the opposition to the final objectives these terrorist want to achieve."

[Travis McGee]

VIVA ESPANA!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Godspeed to our friends in Spain...and BTTT

[jslade]

Thank you. VIVA ESPANA! Thank you Chile.

[virtude]

"Bravo!! Don't worry Spain! We're in your corner and will help you track these scumbag killers down like the dogs they are."

And we will.

VIVA ESPANA!!

[Tribune7]

Viva Espana.

[MarcoPolo]

Deo Vindice Spain!

Just a word of encouragement from a friend in the South.

[momfirst]

Gracias, El Conservador. Our hearts and prayers go out to Spain. They have a strong leader, may God be with him - I'm sure the US will!!

[Iberian]

Aznar is not running, he has expressed that this is the last term. Spain, like the Brits and Israel is an undaunted ally of ours.

[Iberian]

3 beautiful flags.

[McGavin999]

Thank you for translating this. It was a moving speech. We can fully understand the shock and horror they must be going through right now. I hope they know that we will stand beside them while they mourn, and when they are ready, we will stand beside them when they fight.

[jwalsh07]

Solidarity bump para nuestros amigos en Espana.

[Luis Gonzalez]

Viva España!

[Iberian]

Thank you. From "La madre patria" a sincere thank you.

[TomasUSMC]

Raise up the flag of Spain

Today our ally, an ally from the beginning, an ally in word AND deed. An ally in blood - was attacked.

A country of 40 million suffered 200 dead and 1200 hundred wounded in an attack which the Irish Minister of Justice correctly described as, "Perpetrated by cowards who are morally and ethically bankrupt." These loses are the biggest terrorist attack on the European continent in recent memory. It would be the equivalent of 1,200 dead and 7000 wounded, in our country.

The World and mainly our enemies are watching. Will we be like the French or will we be like the great Country we should always be. Lets show them all.

I propose that across this great land we start a drive to reach across the Atlantic to Spain. Let Freerepublic spearhead fund drives for Spain. Grassroots. People to People. No politics No Politicians. Call your talk show host on the local and national level. Call you pastors and neighbors. Your paper, the VFW, the American Legion. Call the Spanish Embassy - 1 202 452 0100.
Savage, Limbaugh, Hannity, FoxNews, hell call Geraldo.

Get on the Net. Get Pictures of the Flag of Spain and tape it next to Old Glory on your rear window or make bumper stickers. T Shirts, caps, ...... .


Many of us Americans have seen the Passion of Christ, now is our time to help carry the Cross.
For a time, I, will raise up the flag of Spain next to the Red White and Blue flag that graces my home's entrance. They then will stand together in my front yard as our troops stand together on the front lines.... and as the rest of us stand in our homelands - shoulder to shoulder against the terrorist.

Courage is Important. Friendship is Important.
Today - The Courage of Friendship is Important.

[TomasUSMC]

I looked and found that Spain has 40 million, so this would be like our country taking a hit for 1200 dead and 7000 wounded. I don't think Europe has suffered 200 dead on the ground from a terrorist attack in one day since the end of WW2.?

[NeonKnight]

The criminals that today have caused so many dead will be detained. They'll be tried and convicted by courts only bound by the rule of law. They'll fully serve their sentences and will have no horizon other than to see dawn between the walls of prison.

Huh?

Lets Roll!!