sábado, 9 de julho de 2011

Independence flags hoisted on the 1st of July

About 50 flags of the Madeira Liberation Front (FLAMA) were hoisted all round the island to celebrate Madeira day (dia da Região). FLAMA, which between 1974 and 78 used terrorist actions such as car bombs to promote the independence of Madeira, has long thought to be extinct. Its former political leaders said as much, last year, denying any involvement of FLAMA in a similar flag-hoisting action. 

The flag-hoisting was used by Jardim to send Lisbon the message that it risks encouraging the growth of FLAMA if it does not accede to the Madeiran people's demands (i.e. his own). Jardim has always used the phantom of this terrorist movement to scare national governments into giving in to his demands and it is more than likely that elements of the ruling PSD party are behind this latest action. 

PSD parliamentarians are the driving force behind the organization Forum for Autonomy, which shares an almost identical acronym: FAMA. The forum issues 'on-demand' statements in favor of independence.

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