I realise this may be completely out of place on this board, but I wanted to share the quiet hope and joy that inundates Spain after the permanent ceasefire called by the Basque terrorist group ETA. This may just signal the end of a form of mindless terror that has smothered my country for as long as I can remember.

There's still a long way to go for us in dealing with our internal situation, but there seems to be a brighter hope now. Goodness knows we need it, when there are so many other forms of terror still left to grapple with all over the world.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! May we all live in the embrace of peace.

The occasional "out of place" message on this board, especially one celebrating the prospect of people ceasing to blow one another up, is welcome.

I heard a retired bishop speaking on the subject of peace and he quoted the following:

"When Jesus said, 'Love your enemies,' I think he probably meant don't kill them."

Mm--yes, we heard today that ETA has never used the word "permanent" before, and that people are optimistic for the first time in...3? or 4? decades. Here's hoping!

Buena suerte y paz para todos. Abrazos.

I join you in the hope that the peace will be, and will be lasting.

Fantastic news indeed, Marianna.

Let us also celebrate another extraordinary impact by a shy and quiet Irish Catholic priest named Alec Reid, who has also “been described as the inspiration of the Irish peace process.”

A cessation of hostilities seems like a damn jolly fine idea to me.