,P>T #b1 ,*APT] #bd 0,B&ITRY1 ,NO2 ,COLLECTIVE ,EXPROPRIATION1 ,YES60 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ABEL ,PAZ ,TEXT 3 ,*,A,P,T,] ,X,X,I,V4 0,B&ITRY1 NO2 COLLECTIVE EXPROPRIATION1 YES60 ,DURRUTI FOLL[$ ! C\NTRY'S POLITICAL & SOCIAL EVOLUTION FROM ,B>CELONA'S ,MODELO PRISON ) GREAT 9T]E/4 ,! DISPOSITION ( ,L]R\X'S GOV]NM5T1 ! SAVAG]Y 9 ,A/URIAS1 & ! ,RIDS4 ,DURRUTI >GU$ EMPHATICALLY ?AT !Y HAD TO BE C>EFUL NOT TO SQU&] !IR /R5G? & PATI5TLY WORK TO REBUILD ! UNIONS4 ,HE SAW ORGANIZATION AS ! KEY ELEM5T 9 A REVOLUTION>Y VICTORY OR A CONFRONTATION ) ! REACTION>IES4 ,HE ALSO NOT$ ?AT 0IF ! ,RI ,! QUE/ION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ALLIANCE CAME UP AS WELL1 N[ ) GREAT] URG5CY ?AN BE=E4 ,! ,C,N,T HAD %[N ?AT IT C\LD NOT MAKE ! REVOLUTION ALONE &1 AFT] ! ,OCTOB] EXP]I5CE1 ! ,SOCIALI/S CLE>LY FAC$ ! SAME PROBLEM4 ,W\LD ! ,SOCIALI/S DRAW RELEVANT CONCLUSIONS FROM ! REVOLT 9 ,A/URIAS8 ,! LIB]T>IANS W]E SKEPTICAL3 ! RE=MI/S HAD BETRAY$ !M SO MANY TIMES1 !RE WAS NO REASON TO EXPECT !M TO CONFRONT ! NEW SITUATION ) REVOLUTION>Y DECISION4 0,! ,SOCIALI/S /ILL HAV5'T DEMON/RAT$ !IR REVOLUTION>Y COMMITM5T10 !Y SAID4 ,DURRUTI REPLI$ BY SAY+3 0,YES1 ?AT'S CORRECT1 BUT ! C\P WON'T BE DELAY$ =EV]4 ,WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL ) IT ONE WAY OR ANO!R4 ,?AT1 & ALSO ! FACT ?AT WE'LL SUFF] ! FIR/ BL[S1 IS :Y WE %\LD WORK H>D] = ! WORK]S' ALLIANCE4 ,WE HAVE TO DRAW ,U,G,T WORK]S 9TO \R CAMP OR AT LEA/ MAKE !M UND]/& ! S]I\SNESS ( ! TIMES4 ,ULTIMATELY1 ! 9T5SITY ( \R PROPAG&A WILL DET]M9E ! NUMB] ( WORK]S SWEPT ALONG BY ! REVOLUTION>Y AVALAN*E40 .<#d#b#g.> ,MON?S PASS$ 9 DISCUSSIONS ( ?IS SORT1 AS AU?ORITIES CONT9UALLY ADMITT$ NEW GUE/S 9TO ,B>CELONA'S ,MODELO4 ,SOME ( !M HAD BE5 CONVICT$ ( >M$ ROBB]Y & 5T]$ COMPLA9+ AB\T ! ,C,N,T & EV5 ! ,F,A,I4 ,! PROLIF]ATION ( ?IS CRIME--N[ KN[N AS ! 0HOLDUP MEASLES0-- AL>M$ MILITANT AN>*I/S 9 ! PRISON4 ,& !Y BECAME EV5 MORE CONC]N$ :5 SOME ( ?OSE *>G$ ) ! (F5SE DEM&$ ?AT ! ,C,N,T'S ,PRISON] ,SUPPORT ,COMMITTEE PROCURE DEF5SE LAWY]S = !M4 ,DURRUTI TOOK A /RONG POSITION ON ! ISSUE AT A PRISON]S' MEET+ CALL$ TO DISCUSS ! MATT]3 0,IT ISN'T TIME = 9DIVIDUAL EXPROPRIATIONS1 BUT TO PREP>E ! COLLECTIVE ONE40 ,( C\RSE ?AT DIDN'T SIT WELL ) ?OSE >RE/$ = ROBB]Y1 BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO RESOLVE ! QUE/ION HALFWAY4 ,! ,PRISON] ,SUPPORT ,COMMITTEE ULTIMATELY EMBRAC$ ,DURRUTI'S MORE RADICAL /ANCE4 ,DURRUTI'S TIME AS A 0GOV]NM5TAL PRISON]0 CAME TO AN 5D 9 E>LY ,APRIL #a#i#c#e4 ,IT IS \TRAGE\S 5\< ?AT ,DURRUTI HAD TO SP5D SIX MON?S 9 PRISON JU/ TO SATISFY A GOV]NOR'S :IM1 BUT HIS PROBLEMS DIDN'T 5D !RE4 ,%ORTLY AFT] BE+ RELEAS$1 ,DURRUTI READ AN >TICLE 9 ,LA ,PUBLICIDAD AU?OR$ BY A 0SPECIALI/0 9 >M$ ROBB]IES4 ,HIS NAME WAS ,JOSE ,M>IA ,PLANAS & HE HAD ASS]T$ 9 ! PAP] ?AT 0,DURRUTI & HIS GANG >E BEH9D ! LATE/ HOLDUPS 9 ,B>CELONA40 ,?IS ABSOLUTELY 9FURIAT$ ,DURRUTI4 ,HE TOOK (F 9 A RAGE TO F9D ! WRIT]1 :OM HE DESCRIB$ AS A 0%AMELESS HACK40 ,IT WAS ,SUNDAY MORN+ & ! ,RONDA DE ,SAN ,P$RO WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY4 ,I SUDD5LY SAW SOMEONE COM+ 9 ! OPPOSITE DIRECTION ALONG ! SIDEWALK4 ,IT WAS ,DURRUTI4 ,HE WALK$ BY )\T NOTIC+ ME4 ,HE HAD A NEWSPAP] 9 HIS H& & A S\R LOOK ON HIS FACE4 ,AS SOON AS HE PASS$1 ,I SAID L\DLY3 0,DON'T FRI5DS AT LEA/ SAY HELLO TO ONE ANO!R80 ,HE /OPP$ 9 HIS TRACKS1 LOOK$ 9 MY DIRECTION1 & !N APPROA*$ AS SOON AS HE RECOGNIZ$ ME4 0,H[ C\LD ,I MISS Y\80 0,:Y >E Y\ WALK+ >\ND SO BL9DLY8 ,:AT'S GO+ ON80 0,TAKE IT1 READ40 ,HE GAVE ME ! NEWSPAP] ?AT HE WAS HOLD+4 ,IT WAS ,LA ,PUBLICIDAD & HE HAD CIRCL$ AN >TICLE BY ,JOSE ,M>IA ,PLANAS 9 R$4 0,I'M GO+ TO BEAT ! LIV+ DAYLIE Y\ GO+80 0,TO ,LA ,PUBLICIDAD TO KICK ?AT LI> \T ( !RE60 0,BUT !RE'S NO ONE AT ! NEWSPAP] N[40 0,LET'S GO RI ,! ,SPANI% POLITICAL SITUATION WAS 9T5SELY CONFLICT$ 9 E>LY #a#i#c#e4 ,!RE W]E NE>LY CONT9U\S GOV]NM5TAL CRISES4 ,!IR SECRET PROBABLY LAY 9 TWO COMPLEM5T>Y FACTS3 FIR/1 ONE ONLY HAD TO BE A M9I/] = TW5TY-F\R H\RS TO SECURE A LIFETIME SAL>Y 7! ,RADICAL ,P>TY BOA/$ ?AT IT HAD ! MO/ M9I/]S 09 RES]VE074 ,! SECOND WAS ,GIL ,ROBLES'S ME?ODOLOGICAL EF=T TO SEIZE P[]4 ,! ,C,$,A M9I/]S PROVOK$ A CRISIS AT ! TIME ( ,DURRUTI'S RELEASE FROM PRISON :5 !Y OPPOS$ COMMUTAT+ ! EI4 ,JOSE ,M>IA ,GIL ,ROBLES WILL ALWAYS BE AN 5IGMATIC FIGURE 9 ! POLITICAL HI/ORY ( ?IS P]IOD BECAUSE NONE ( HIS ACTIONS REFLECT$ HIS DECL>$ GOAL ( ASSUM+ P[] LEGALLY4 ,9 FACT1 ! COMPLETE OPPOSITE WAS ! CASE4 ,:5 HE TOOK *>GE ( ! ,M9I/RY ( ,W>1 HE MADE ,G5]AL ,FRANCISCO ,FRANCO *IEF ( ! ,C5TRAL ,G5]AL ,/AFF4 ,HE MADE ,G5]AL ,FANJUL SUB-SECRET>Y ( ! ,M9I/RY ( ,W>1 5TRU/$ ! ,G5]AL ,(FICE ( ! ,AIR =CE TO ,G5]AL ,GOD$1 & MADE ,G5]AL ,MOLA RESPONSIBLE = ! ,>MY 9 ,MOROCCO4 ,IT WAS PRECISELY ) !SE G5]ALS ?AT ,CALVO ,SOTELO PLANN$ TO =M A ,DIRECTORY AFT] ! C\P D'ETAT4 ,GIL ,ROBLES PO/PON$ HIS DREAM ( BE+ DICTATOR 9DEF9ITELY BY TAK+ ! A=EM5TION$ /EPS1 BUT HELP$ ?OSE CONSPIR+ TO C>RY \T ! C\P4 ,NONE ( !M MADE A GREAT EF=T TO CONCEAL !IR 9T5TIONS4 ,GIL ,ROBLES ISOLAT$ G5]ALS & >MY LEAD]S KN[N = !IR ,REPUBLICAN SYMPA?IES1 /RIPP+ !M ( MILIT>Y COMM& OR RELEGAT+ !M TO SECOND>Y POSITIONS )\T TROOPS4 ,HE REORGANIZ$ ! ,SPANI% ,MILIT>Y ,ASSOCIATION1 :I* WAS SUPPOS$ TO CLEAN ! >MY ( SUSPICI\S FIGURES1 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT BECAME A ,G5]AL ,/AFF 9SIDE ! ,G5]AL ,/AFF4 ,PREP>ATIONS = ! C\P 9CLUD$ ACTIVITIES DESIGN$ TO CONV9CE ! 0SIL5T MAJORITY0 ( ! NE$ = A 0/RONG MAN0 TO IMPOSE ORD] ON CIVIC LIFE4 ,?IS 9CLUD$ ! ,FALANGE'S T]RORISM AGA9/ ! ,LEFT2 ! B\RGEOISIE'S SY/EMATIC LOCK-\T ( WORK]S1 CLOSURE ( FACTORIES1 & SUSP5SION ( :OLE BRAN*ES ( PRODUCTION2 & ! DELIB]ATE PROLONGATION ( /RIKES1 :I* PU%$ WORK]S TO USE SABOTAGE1 >SON1 OR BOMBS4 ,NONE!LESS1 :ILE A P>T ( ! POPULATION WAS IMPRESS$ BY ?IS & READY TO WELCOME A MILIT>Y MAN1 MO/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS HAD RECOV]$ FROM ! ,OCTOB] CRACKD[N & WAS ACTIVE 9 ! UND]GR\ND UNIONS4 ,?OSE 9TIMIDAT$ AT FIR/ N[ BEGAN TO %[ UP AT MEET+S4 ,! ,B>CELONA ,C,N,T WAS ! C5T] ( ACTIVITY = ,DURRUTI & ! ,NOSOTROS GR\P &1 DESPITE ! 9JURIES IT HAD SUFF]$ 9 ,OCTOB]1 ITS RANKS W]E GR[+ QUICKLY4 ,UND]GR\ND ,C,N,T PUBLICATIONS LIKE ,LA ,VOZ ,CONF$]AL SOLD >\ND =TY ?\S& COPIES WEEKLY4 ,:5 WORK]S C\LDN'T PAY !IR DUES 9 !IR WORKPLACES1 !Y DID SO 9 B>S OR ?R\< REPRES5TATIVES ?AT VISIT$ !IR HOMES4 ,!SE CONTRIBUTIONS W]E ALWAYS VOLUNT>Y4 ,AL?\< IT /ILL WASN'T POSSIBLE TO HOLD L>GE ASSEMBLIES & RALLIES1 !RE W]E MANY REASONS = OPTIMISM4 ,BUT !RE W]E ALSO REASONS = CONC]N AMONG ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I MILITANTS3 !Y W]E CLE>LY HEAD+ T[>D A VIOL5T CONFRONTATION ) ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,!Y HAD TO WORK QUICKLY TO /R5G!N ! ,C,N,T & BUILD UP ITS (F5SIVE RES]VES4 ,:5 ! ,NOSOTROS GR\P F9ALLY MANAG$ TO GA!R ALL ITS MEMB]S = A MEET+1 IT DECID$ TO LABOR 9T5SIVELY T[>D ?AT GOAL4 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] BELIEV$ ?AT !Y %\LD L9K ,C,N,T ACTION GR\PS & ,F,A,I GR\PS ?R\< ! ,NEIIAT ( ,DEF5SE W\LD DIRECT ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTION4 ,!Y EV5 DISCUSS$ =M+ GU]RILLA UNITS1 :I* W\LD BE COMPOS$ ( ONE HUNDR$ M5 & FOCUS$ ON PRE-SELECT$ T>GETS4 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] EXP\ND$ ?IS VISION ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I'S MILIT>Y ORGANIZATION 9 MEET+S ( MILITANTS & AT WORK]S' ASSEMBLIES1 SU* AS ONE HELD 9 ! ,WOODWORK]S' ,UNION >\ND ! TIME4 ,MANY MILITANTS OPPOS$ ?AT COORD9AT$ VISION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE2 !Y HAD MORE CONFID5CE 9 ! SPONTANEITY ( ! MASSES ?AN REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION4 ,BUT WORK]S HAD TO DECIDE QUICKLY :AT !Y REG>D$ AS P]MISSIBLE =MS ( ORGANIZATION1 GIV5 ! IMM$IACY ( ! DANG]S FAC+ !M4 ,! ,NOSOTROS GR\P SET \T TO RAISE !SE ISSUES AMONG ! WORK+ CLASS1 SO ?AT IT C\LD ANALYZE !M & ?US CONFRONT ! UNC]TA9TIES ( ! FUTURE4 ,TO BEG9 ! DISCUSSION1 ! ,NOSOTROS GR\P PROPOS$ ?AT ,B>CELONA'S ,LOCAL ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,GR\PS CALL A MEET+ ( GR\PS4 ,O!R AN>*I/ GR\PS SUPPORT$ !IR PROPOSAL & ! ,LOCAL ,F$]ATION S*$UL$ A MEET+ 9 ,MAY ON ,ESCUDILL]S ,/REET4 ,! ,NOSOTROS GR\P PLAC$ ?IS TOPIC ON ! AG5DA3 0,ANALYSIS ( ! POLITICAL SITUATION & /RATEGIES = MAK+ ! ,F,A,I'S REVOLUTION>Y ACTION EFFECTIVE40 ,ANO!R AN>*I/ GR\P ASK$ = A DISCUSSION ( ! 0,F,A,I'S POSITION ON ! 'HOLDUP MEASLES4'0 ,DURRUTI SPOKE 9 HIS GR\P'S NAME DUR+ ! DISCUSSION ( 09DIVIDUAL EXPROPRIATIONS0 7I4E41 HOLDUPS73 ,COMRADES1 ,I ?9K ,I CAN ADDRESS ?IS ISSUE ) SOME AU?ORITY4 ,& ,I DO SO BECAUSE ,I ?9K IT'S A DUTY4 ,! GR\P TO :I* ,I BELONG1 :OSE MEMB]S Y\ ALL KN[1 BELIEVES ?AT ! REC5T ]UPTION ( ROBB]IES IS A S]I\S ?REAT TO \R MOVEM5T & C\LD LEAD TO \R PRACTICAL DECOMPOSITION IF IT ISN'T /OPP$ 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R4 ,! FIR/ ?+ ?AT ?OSE :O C>RY \T HOLDUPS DO :5 >RE/$ IS %[ !IR ,C,N,T MEMB]%IP C>DS & CALL ! ,PRISON] ,SUPPORT ,COMMITTEE4 ,?AT'S A S]I\S PROBLEM1 BECAUSE IT CONFUSES PEOPLE AB\T \R REAL MOTIVES4 ,! ,C,N,T IS A REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S' ORGANIZATION ?AT 9T5DS TO RADICALLY TRANS=M ,SPA91 P>TICUL>LY 9 ITS POLITICAL & ECONOMIC T]RA9S4 ,! UNIONS >E TOOLS ( ! /RUGGLE & ! ,PRISON] ,SUPPORT ,COMMITTEE EXI/ TO HELP WORK]S :O FALL 9 ! /RUGGLE1 NOT TO SUPPLY LAWY]S & O!R TYPES ( AID TO PETTY ?IEVES CAPTUR$ BY POLICE4 ,NO AN>*I/ GR\P1 9DIVIDUAL1 OR COMMITTEE CAN D5Y ?IS4 ,AS A REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ MILITANT1 ,I'M FUNDAM5TALLY OPPOS$ TO HOLDUPS1 :I*1 9 ! PRES5T CIRCUM/ANCES1 CAN ONLY DISCR$IT US4 ,?AT'S :Y WE PROPOSE ?AT ! ,F,A,I URGE EA* ( ITS MEMB]S TO TRY TO GET ! UNION TO :I* HE BELONGS TO DI/ANCE ITSELF FROM SU* ACTIONS &1 ALSO1 ?AT NO PRACTICAL SUPPORT ( ANY TYPE BE PROVID$ TO 9DIVIDUALS 9VOLV$ 9 ! 5DEAVORS 9 QUE/ION4.<#d#b#i.> ,?IS WAS A DELICATE QUE/ION1 & SOME ( ! MEET+'S ATT5DEES HELD /RANGE SOCIOLOGICAL !ORIES AB\T EXPROPRIATION1 P>TICUL>LY A Y\? NAM$ ,RUANO :O HAD REC5TLY >RIV$ FROM ,BU5OS ,AIRES & HAD BE5 A MEMB] ( DI ,GIOVANNI'S GR\P DUR+ ! LA/ P]IOD ( ITS ACTIVITY 9 ,>G5T9A4 ,! ,>G5T9E GOV]NM5T HAD EXECUT$ DI ,GIOVANNI1 HIS COMRADE ,P4 ,SC>FO1 & O!R MILITANTS ON ,FEBRU>Y #a1 #aica DUR+ ! C\NTRY'S FIR/ MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,RUANO 0PROTE/$ ?AT ,DURRUTI ONCE EMPLOY$ ! V]Y TACTIC ?AT HE N[ CONDEMNS40 ,DURRUTI RESPOND$ CALMLY3 ,IT'S TRUE1 MY FRI5D4 ,NOSOTROS & ,I US$ ?OSE TACTICS 9 ! PA/1 BUT TIMES HAVE *ANG$1 DUE TO ! ASC5DANT M>* ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I4 ,!RE >E MORE ?AN ONE MILLION WORK]S UNIONIZ$ 9 ! ,C,N,T--WAIT+ = ! RIE COLLECTIVE1 MASS ACTIONS4 ,& TACTICS OV]COME BY HI/ORY MU/ BE LEFT 9 ! PA/1 BECAUSE !Y'RE N[ C\NT]-PRODUCTIVE & \TDAT$4 ,ANYONE :O 9T5DS TO REMA9 \TSIDE ! TIMES MU/ ALSO PLACE HIMSELF \TSIDE \R RANKS & ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY = ! LIFE/YLE HE HAS *OS54 .<#d#c.> 0,DURRUTI'S 9T]V5TION 9 ! MEET+ WAS EFFECTIVE4 ,A PROBLEM ?AT ?REAT5$ TO BECOME EPIDEMIC WAS PROMPTLY CONTA9$40 .<#d#c#a.> ,!N !Y DISCUSS$ ! POLITICAL SITUATION4 ,DURRUTI (F]$ A SUMM>Y ( ! ,NOSOTROS GR\P'S ?\E4 ,9 MY OP9ION1 ! REVOLUTION C\LD EXPLODE AT ANY MOM5T1 & NOT BECAUSE WE PROVOKE IT444 ,BUT WE MU/ BE ORGANIZ$ & READY TO EXPLOIT ! CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT >ISE1 PUTT+ \RSELVES AT ! 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