The March 2006 announcement of a permanent truce between the Spanish government and Basque separatists was greeted with optimism after nearly four decades of armed conflict. But peace talks didn't begin until December, and a bombing this week at Madrid's airport may derail the process entirely. We find out the latest, and look at the history of the Basque people, often referred to as Europe's oldest inhabitants.
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Spanish Peace Process with Basque Separatists
Listen Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Conflict, PoliticsGuests
Joseba Zulaika
Professor, Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno
Christopher Wright
correspondent, Agence France Press
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