Friday, May 18, 2012

CORRECTED--Spain's Intelligence Services Investigating Whether Anglo Media Spreading Lies About España

 Correction: "A Correction and an Apology"
Original post:
Yeah, that's the problem.
From the Guardian:

Anglo-Saxon media out to sink us, says Spain

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said that he believes US and 
English media outlets want to damage the Spanish economy Photograph: Paul White/AP
It is the only economy in Western Europe still in recession: property prices are crashing, unemployment has risen to more than 4 million, and some are already muttering that it could end up with a financial crisis worse than Greece's.

But at least Spain now has someone to blame: the country's intelligence services are investigating the role of British and American media in fomenting financial turmoil, the respected El País daily reported .

The newspaper said the country's National Intelligence Centre (CNI) was investigating a series of "speculative attacks" against the Spanish economy amid bond market jitters about the country's growing national debt....MORE
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