Venezuela ends spat with Spain over ETA links

[Judi Lynn]

March 6, 2010, 10:36AM ET
Venezuela ends spat with Spain over ETA links

Spain and Venezuela ended a tense spat between governments by issuing a joint statement Saturday in which the Latin American country denied any links with Basque separatists.

The statement said the two governments would continue to cooperate in police and legal investigations.

Tension arose when Spanish National Court judge Eloy Velasco claimed on Monday that Venezuela had links with armed group ETA.

Velasco had indicted six ETA members, most exiled in Latin America, and seven members of Colombian rebel group FARC on charges including plotting to kill former Colombian President Andres Pastrana and current President Alvaro Uribe.

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[protocol rv]

1. Good

I was afraid we would end up in a diplomatic mess with Spain, and then the Spanish immigrants would leave. That would really hurt the economy and the real estate market.

[Wilms]

2. And you would have been forced to place blame. I know. I know.

:eyes:

[protocol rv]

3. of course

I use my judgment all the time. Something bad happens, I find a culprit. You don't? Are you one of those who says "Things have really gone bad under my watch, but everybody else can be blamed and I can explain why it isn't my fault"? :-)