by Rhett | Sep 25, 2017 | News
From Zerohedge: Following the confiscation of millions of ballots in recent days, and the Spanish governments’ pressure on local mayors to deter the October 1st independence referendum, AP reports that the grassroots groups driving Catalonia’s separatist...
by Rhett | Sep 22, 2017 | News
by Jeff Deist Should Catalonia be independent? Surely Catalans, and nobody else, must answer that question. Some Catalans consider themselves Spanish and some don’t. Many Spaniards consider Catalonia part of Spain, while some don’t. But it’s clear that a significant...
by Rhett | Sep 22, 2017 | News
by Martin Armstrong Spain has invaded Barcelona sending in an army of 16,500 as pretend riot police to effectively suppress and intimidate the people. Armed police have seized almost 10 million ballots for the referendum to shut down any democratic process showing the...
by Rhett | Sep 22, 2017 | News
The Independent reports Spanish police storm Catalan government buildings to stop independence referendum. As MishTalk’s Mike Shedlock details, the Catalan president described the raids as a “co-ordinated police assault” and a “de facto state of emergency”....
by Rhett | Sep 22, 2017 | News
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – The Catalan regional leader on Thursday said he would press on with an Oct. 1 referendum on a split from Spain, flouting a court ban, as tens of thousands gathered for a second day on the streets of Barcelona demanding the right to...