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Xabier Suspegerri tells Al Jazeera why many members of the Eta organisation have fled Spain for France and why he considers himself a political refugee.

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  • FREEDOM FOR THE BASQUE PEOPLE

  • @nunositovich Well I know that! But their are parallels and some historical ties. For example, it's known that the Laurburu is originally a Celtic symbol. Both are beautiful and unique places! :)

  • @breizhcatalonia1993 Hey, good question! Well I think the Basques and Catalans should have the right to decide their future in a democratic way though it's not an easy situation. With the Basque Country, a part is in France and many people there don't feel as strongly about independence and don't seem to mind being French. Also the historical part in Spain is divided between Navarra much of which identifies as Spanish and the basque Autonomous Community. I don't know much about Catalonia though.

  • @GaeilgeSpraoi what do you think about basque independece? or catalan

  • @cuzcatlan36

    STUPID

  • @nunositovich Well I know that, I study in Bilbao! That's not my point. My point is that the Irish struggle has parallels with that of the Basque and ETA and the IRA had/have links. One can be nationalist without supporting violence!

  • @GaeilgeSpraoi we are a other culture we have a diferent language!

  • Vascongadas o el Señorio de Vizcaya o como quiera llamársele NUNCA fue independiente, siempre tuvo cierta autonomia pero dentro de los límites de Castilla, por extensión España. Asi que el etarra hijo de puta este no venga a contar la mierda que le han enseñado en sus putas escuelas donde falsean la historia.

    VIVA EL REY Y VIVA ESPAÑA

  • to hell with spain, give the basques their country!

  • @Gartzens "Exactly the same".... That is ridiculous...

    1There's never been a war between the basque coutry and Spain nor any military occupation. 2The basque are some of the richest people in Spain unlike northern irish in the UK. 3The basque don't want to join an existing country.

    4No iberian nation has ever attacked the basque ever in history,.Kingdoms united in a peaceful way.

    5Only ETA assassinates, there's not any paralimitary movement oposing.

    Please... don't try to fool foreigners...

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