The question about Catalonia that they don't ask the general

The newspaper Abc interviews General Fernando Alejandre, who was Chief of Staff of the army under Dolores de Cospedal and Margarita Robles, who summarily dismissed him just as the government with Podemos was formed. Resentment against Sánchez runs through the entire conversation, which is not an essential requirement, but rather a recommended one if you aspire for the newspaper to amplify your message on the front page. “We have a certain and clear threat from Morocco”, says the former JEMAD, recalling how no international body moved a single phalanx when the Perejil Island incident occurred and, therefore, according to his particular logic, the same could happen if Ceuta and Melilla were to become Moroccan through an invasive route. The fault, of course, lies with Pedro Sánchez for straining NATO (and for not giving enough money to the army).

No question in the questionnaire probes the general in reserve. Under his command, for example, a few hundred soldiers (most of them retired, but not all) signed a manifesto in defense of (gulp) the military man Franco, following the announcement of his exhumation. And, above all, it does not delve into a revelation of no minor importance that Alejandre revealed in his memoir, titled (regulp) King served and country honored: the discreet plan to have the army mobilized to quell separatism in Catalonia, following October 1st. The government stated that it was unaware of its existence, but that, if so, it was a “very serious” and “inacceptable” matter. Did this public disqualification not deserve a question in the interview? Is it not a relevant piece of context for the reader to consider the military man's statements, especially when he is seasoning his discourse with reproaches? Mr. General, are these the deaths that Puigdemont feared if he applied the referendum mandate? Were you willing to have those you consider compatriots killed? We are listening, we are listening.