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Catalonia's president flees to Brussels after Belgium offered him asylum as Spain [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | October 30, 2017 | Jake Willis Simons, Chris Pleasance, and Gareth Davies

Posted on 10/30/2017 6:02:47 AM PDT by C19fan

Spain's top prosecutor called for charges against sacked Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and other separatist leaders on Monday as Barcelona capitulated to Madrid. Mr Puigdemont and former speaker Carme Forcadell were ordered to hand themselves over to police on charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement as Mr Puigdemont's bail was set at 6million Euros (£5.3million).

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catalonia; spain
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When the going gets hot Puigdemont gets into the fetal position.
1 posted on 10/30/2017 6:02:47 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Why go to the heart of the evil empire?


2 posted on 10/30/2017 6:04:48 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (he had the best mom - ever.)
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To: C19fan

So, what would YOU have done?


3 posted on 10/30/2017 6:06:23 AM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY.)
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To: House Atreides

How about starting out by raising an army


4 posted on 10/30/2017 6:08:42 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: C19fan

I’d be surprised if those unelected,$500K/yr,Mercedes limo pigs running the EU aren’t really concerned about this.They’re doing everything they can to prevent Britain from leaving...and it looks like they just might succeed.But the situation in Spain is,at least symbolically,just as damaging as Brexit.Maybe even more damaging.


5 posted on 10/30/2017 6:09:56 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: epluribus_2

Why go to the heart of the evil empire?

why?

The Equadorian embassy did not have any empty rooms.


6 posted on 10/30/2017 6:10:53 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: epluribus_2

They made him, his wife, and his kids an offer they couldn’t refuse. :-(


7 posted on 10/30/2017 6:14:16 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: epluribus_2

“Why go to the heart of the evil empire?”

Good question.


8 posted on 10/30/2017 6:17:09 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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So, what would YOU have done?

I would have moved every record out of Catalonia, deleted every outstanding ticket and fine, released every prisoner from the jails, handed over the keys and wished them luck.

9 posted on 10/30/2017 6:27:21 AM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: C19fan

How should limited government, traditional-values conservatives react to this? Favorable? Unfavorable? Need a good think piece.


10 posted on 10/30/2017 6:30:22 AM PDT by Socon-Econ
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To: epluribus_2

I guess he is president in absensia??


11 posted on 10/30/2017 6:35:45 AM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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“How about starting out by raising an army”

Catalonia is a very extreme left-wing population. They, like all liberals, love to mouth off but have no clue how to enforce their ways.


12 posted on 10/30/2017 6:53:08 AM PDT by CodeToad (CWII is coming. Arm Up! They Are!)
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To: Socon-Econ

Don’t declare independence you aren’t willing to give your lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for.


13 posted on 10/30/2017 7:18:38 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Socon-Econ

Very complex situation and history that doesn’t map into US politics in any systematic way.

There are, for instance, TWO sets of “deplorables” and TWO “swamps”. And both are present in the same region. There is culture war on both sides and both have reason to be aggrieved.


14 posted on 10/30/2017 7:27:13 AM PDT by buwaya
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To: CodeToad

Among other things, Spain has a volunteer military, and since it is seen by separatist Catalans as an oppressive institution of the national government, few join it. Hence there are very few nationalist Catalans in it. Hence few Catalans have military training.


15 posted on 10/30/2017 7:32:04 AM PDT by buwaya
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Thanks for saying that. It is not at all equivalent to what we would recognize as Left-Right politics.

There are social-political-cultural-religious-ethnic factors --- and even strong ties of personal loyalty in which individuals are identified with almost inscrutable movements ---- which are different altogether from any scene we as Americans would identify with.

16 posted on 10/30/2017 7:35:34 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Unless I am mistaken, I'm infallible.)
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To: C19fan

Belgium is part of the EU so he’s not safe there either . The EU communist are more dangerous than Spain


17 posted on 10/30/2017 7:39:40 AM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: epluribus_2

Because the Catalan “independence” movement is all about getting more money out of the EU.


18 posted on 10/30/2017 8:38:31 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: VanDeKoik
"Don’t declare independence you aren’t willing to give your lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for."

Indeed.

19 posted on 10/30/2017 9:11:06 AM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: C19fan

It is so curious how much effort the Spanish government expends in this case, but rolls over for the Islamic invasion.


20 posted on 10/30/2017 9:40:08 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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