tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post1210072132624714299..comments2024-03-13T18:03:14.612+01:00Comments on South Of Watford: La Plaza TomadaGraemehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948656158638818739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-18919704238052506762011-08-05T08:47:46.678+02:002011-08-05T08:47:46.678+02:00It looks like they got to use some of their weapon...It looks like they got to use some of their weapons last night, but it's hard to see how it corresponds to a clever strategy. Not a single public statement from interior or Madrid authorities on what they are hoping to achieve.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948656158638818739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27941559.post-91250292001961993442011-08-04T10:36:23.050+02:002011-08-04T10:36:23.050+02:00The authorities just don't get it
I suspect t...<i>The authorities just don't get it</i><br /><br />I suspect that actually they do, or at least some of them do, and that within the police and governing apparatus there's a fairly sophisticated understanding of 15M. But I also think that the over-the-top firepower is for public consumption, a way of saying to the general population "we have no choice but to come tooled up, because these people are dangerous".ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com