Spain’s Missing Babies (Trafficking Documentary) [Video]

World History Documentaries – Up to 300,000 babies in Spain were stolen from ‘undesirable’ families and trafficked by an unholy alliance of doctors, the Catholic Church and Franco’s Secret police. Now, decades on, some of these stolen children are trying to find their biological families.

The racket began shortly after the Spanish Civil War as a way of stopping a new generation of ‘Reds’ or Republican supporters, from emerging. But it continued until the early 1990s, decades after Franco’s death, for economic reasons.

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Must-See Locations in Spain for Students

SpainIf you’ve done your homework on Spain you know about its cultural, historical and religious buildings, and large size. You know it’s definitely a must-see for tourists looking for a blend of traditional and modern life.

Spain has a very rich history, amazing music and very welcoming indigenous city dwellers. This makes it an attractive country for European tourists to visit. With 47 World Heritage Sites having amazing architecture, Spain boasts a varied history. It’s also (obviously) a great place to learn Spanish and also taste delicious cuisines.

Spain is undoubtedly worth visiting. Especially if you are young and curious. They say traveling widens the horizons. It means, in particular, that in Spain you may be inspired for your future project work at your university or college.

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What The Heck Is Going On In Catalonia?

cataloniaJoseph P Farrell – I’ll admit, when people started sending me stories about what is going on in Catalonia, and more particularly, the beautiful city of Barcelona, I felt that intuition that “something’s not right here.” I have something of a soft spot for the city because it is, of course, the home to the architecture of Antoni Gaudi, and his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia basilica, a strange mix of the Gothic, nature, and the surreal. If you’ve never seen his strange architectural visions, then have a look at that one, his strangest and yet perhaps, most enthralling.

In any case, what accounted for my intuition – at least in part – was this article indicating that Madrid’s response to the referendum for Catalonian secession was rather heavy-handed (thanks to all who shared this article):

To Prevent Rebellion, Spain Docks Cruise Ship Housing 16,000 Riot Police In Barcelona Port

Now, whether or not cruise ships can safely house sixteen thousand riot police or not (and I wouldn’t know, since I don’t go on cruises, though the figure seems a little steep). Fortunately we needn’t fear about the cruise ship, for the article clarifies that Madrid has hired ships – plural – and not just one heavily-over-subscribed cruise ship.

Then came more articles about the arrest of Catalonian finance minister Jove:

‘State of siege’: Catalan officials, incl. junior economy minister, arrested over referendum docs

Whatever the reasons for so many in Catalonia wanting secession from the rest of Spain, and whatever the reasons for Madrid’s apparently heavy-handed response, I cannot help but note the hypocrisy of certain segments of the west.

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Spain has Fallen – not like Greece – but Fallen all the Same

Peter Koenig –  The Spanish elections – 20 December – were a deceit and a farce. Nobody seems to notice. At least not those concerned, the ignorant electorate, those who will suffer again possibly under a new neoliberal Rajoy leadership.

spainPeople forget and are vulnerable to propaganda and lies and manipulations through the bought media in Europe as much as in the US. And this in Spain of all places, where unemployment is still hovering around the 20% – 25% mark, with youth unemployment around 50%, and where an average grad student coming out of university earns on average 1,000 euros or less per month, if he can find a job; hardly a liveable wage.

Others have to survive on monthly incomes in the 500 to 800 euro range. Spain, a country like Greece, where neoliberal troika policies cut minimum wages, pensions, increased retirement age, privatized the health system – and are at the verge of privatizing education. Spain, a country where the ruling Partido Popular (PP) was and still is involved in horrendous corruption scandals all the way to the top, as was widely divulged earlier this year even by the mainstream media. Does it not seem absurd that in this miserably down-trodden Spain, the largest single block of people are no more awake than voting again for their hangman?

Maybe they are awake, but stunned of the results and are too tired from working for peanuts than ‘wasting’ their scarce spare-time to investigate election results, analysing how elections could have turned out the way they did: The arch-conservative neoliberal PP winning a majority of parliamentary seats – 123 (28.7% of votes), though a far cry from the absolute majority (176) and a drop of 64 seats from 2011; the PSOE (Socialist Party) coming in with 22% and 90 seats (down 20), its worst result ever; the up-and-coming PODEMOS – gaining 69 seats (20.7%); and the new center-right Ciudadanos Party winning 40 seats (13.9%), the latter two from basically zero in 2011. Continue reading

Victory Is Assured [Audio]

Chris Duane talks about the ridiculous spectacle of the Super Bowl as well as really important topics like the battle against the Banksters in Greece, Italy and Spain as the EU falls apart.

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According to Chris, 2015 is the year of the Sheep for anyone who doesn’t wake up and stand up for their own personal sovereignty right now. Thanks for tuning in,

Chris’s site: Silver Shield Xchange https://silvershieldxchange.com/


SF Source SGTreport.com  Feb 1 2015