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Spain Papers Review - Thursday August 26 2010
El País headlines that the Taliban offensive has hit Spain, with an infiltrated activist killing two Guardia Civil and an interpreter in Afghanistan. The paper says the victims were training the local police in the base at Qala-i-Naw, and that the base was stormed by a crowd armed with sticks and stones after the attack. El País has a front page photo of one of the victims, Captain Galera, and the interpreter who would later kill him in class.
ABC has a photo from the base after the attack, and dedicates its front page to the news.
El Mundo notes that a third Spaniard, a local who had taken on Spanish nationality, was also killed in the attack. It notes that the killer was himself shot dead, and that the Spanish Government says that the attack was premeditated and coordinated with the intention of creating a popular rebellion. The paper notes that CiU and IU are asked for the debate on the mission in Afghanistan to be reopened.
La Razón says the Spanish Ministry for Defence is looking for more infiltrated activists and that the Afghan Government has said the plans of the western forces to withdraw have given strength to the terrorists.
Público has the headline, Rebellion Against the Spanish Troops, and a series of front page photos of the attack.
El País also notes that Al Qaeda has killed dozens of Iraqis in a wave of coordinated attacks.
La Razón says that at 64 were killed in Iraq yesterday and four more in Yemen in terrorist attacks.
Following the release of the Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania, French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has, according to El País, criticised the payment of ransoms for the release of captives.
Sarkozy’s comments are also highlighted in El Mundo.
La Razón says that ETA are going to use the negotiating which took place with Al Qaeda for the release of the aid workers.
El País reports that the euphoria of the discovery of the 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile has changed to depression as their actual rescue will take several months.
Germany has put a new tax on banks. El País reports the money will be used to fund any future possible rescues.
El País reports that the Government’s labour reform has been approved in the Senate with more controls placed on the unemployed.
ABC considers the reform to be minimal.
El Mundo says it is thanks to the PP and the PNV that the Senate has approved the easier sacking of workers who do not show for work.
Público considers that the Government was able to save the reform thanks to the abstention of CiU and PNV.
ABC reports that the Family Forum group consider it ‘scandalous’ that the Catholic Church is on the board of two hospitals in Cataluña which carry out abortions.
ABC reports that Patxi López has reported fear among the bigwigs because of the weakness of the PSOE Socialist Party. The President of the Basque Parliament thinks people are worried because the Government is not explaining what it is doing.
El Mundo considers López comments amount to a call to Zapatero to ‘show more strength’, with the paper considering he has emerged as a spokesman for the unrest among the Socialist party barons.
El País has a special on the Spanish Football League ahead of the new season, concentrating on the benches of the two main teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona. The paper also offers interviews with Johan Cruyff and Jorge Valdano.
Publico also has a special supplement on the new season.
And finally,
El Mundo puts Letizia and the Infantas on its masthead and considers the Royal Family were very united at the wedding of a Greek cousin.
ABC has a photo from the base after the attack, and dedicates its front page to the news.
El Mundo notes that a third Spaniard, a local who had taken on Spanish nationality, was also killed in the attack. It notes that the killer was himself shot dead, and that the Spanish Government says that the attack was premeditated and coordinated with the intention of creating a popular rebellion. The paper notes that CiU and IU are asked for the debate on the mission in Afghanistan to be reopened.
La Razón says the Spanish Ministry for Defence is looking for more infiltrated activists and that the Afghan Government has said the plans of the western forces to withdraw have given strength to the terrorists.
Público has the headline, Rebellion Against the Spanish Troops, and a series of front page photos of the attack.
El País also notes that Al Qaeda has killed dozens of Iraqis in a wave of coordinated attacks.
La Razón says that at 64 were killed in Iraq yesterday and four more in Yemen in terrorist attacks.
Following the release of the Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania, French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has, according to El País, criticised the payment of ransoms for the release of captives.
Sarkozy’s comments are also highlighted in El Mundo.
La Razón says that ETA are going to use the negotiating which took place with Al Qaeda for the release of the aid workers.
El País reports that the euphoria of the discovery of the 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile has changed to depression as their actual rescue will take several months.
Germany has put a new tax on banks. El País reports the money will be used to fund any future possible rescues.
El País reports that the Government’s labour reform has been approved in the Senate with more controls placed on the unemployed.
ABC considers the reform to be minimal.
El Mundo says it is thanks to the PP and the PNV that the Senate has approved the easier sacking of workers who do not show for work.
Público considers that the Government was able to save the reform thanks to the abstention of CiU and PNV.
ABC reports that the Family Forum group consider it ‘scandalous’ that the Catholic Church is on the board of two hospitals in Cataluña which carry out abortions.
ABC reports that Patxi López has reported fear among the bigwigs because of the weakness of the PSOE Socialist Party. The President of the Basque Parliament thinks people are worried because the Government is not explaining what it is doing.
El Mundo considers López comments amount to a call to Zapatero to ‘show more strength’, with the paper considering he has emerged as a spokesman for the unrest among the Socialist party barons.
El País has a special on the Spanish Football League ahead of the new season, concentrating on the benches of the two main teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona. The paper also offers interviews with Johan Cruyff and Jorge Valdano.
Publico also has a special supplement on the new season.
And finally,
El Mundo puts Letizia and the Infantas on its masthead and considers the Royal Family were very united at the wedding of a Greek cousin.
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