>PS-- Just one sidelight on Spain: ETA was trained & often provided
>armaments by the IRA. This has been an open secret for decades.
>Spanish resentment at our recent accusations of appeasement &
>cowardice has been further enflamed by the fact that the US
>historically turned a blind eye to financial and material support
>for the IRA originating from our shores. Such incomprehensible
>amnesia magnifies the Spanish sense of victimization at the hands of
>the U.S. gov't.