ETA stands for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna in Euskara, or in English, Basque Homeland and Freedom. It arose from EKIN in Spain in 1959 and was formed as a radical Basque separatist group. Displeased with the moderate nationalism of the main Basque party, ETA is fighting for a separate nation-state for the Basque people, an ethnic group inhabiting areas of northern Spain and southwestern France. There are currently around 300 members. Current leaders include Juan Cruz Maiztegui Bengoa and José Luis Eciolaza Galán, yet very little is known about ETA's power hierarchy. They are extremely secretive about their leadership structure. However, in 1992, the three top leaders of ETA: the "military" leader Francisco Mujika Garmendia, the political leader José Luis Alvarez Santacristina and the logistics leader José María Arregi Erostarbe were arrested. Most of their attacks targeted companies and Spanish government officials, particularly members of the security and judiciary services. Their most common tactics are bombings and assassinations. However, they have been known to issue warnings before their attacks. Their most infamous attack was the assassination of Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco in December 1973. He was killed when an underground bomb exploded under his car. Blanco was considered the most likely successor to the Spanish dictator Franco. More than twenty years later, ETA nearly assassinated politician Jose Maria Aznar, who later became prime minister. ETA is financed by kidnappings and robberies. However, extortion provides the main source of income for their businesses. The group also has links to other terrorist groups, including the Irish Republican Army and the Red Flag of Venezuela. Recently, ETA......middle of paper......10, Web. May 25, 2010. .“Lashkar-e-Taiba”. South Asian Terrorism Portal. SATP, 2001, Web. 25 May 2010. .Ibid.Bajoria, JayshreeIbid.“Lashkar-e-Taiba”Bajoria, Jayshreehttp://middleeast.about.com/od/afghanistan/ss/me080914a.htmhttp://normlife. com/documents/original/ the_talibans_interpretation_of_islam.htmhttp://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e2325?_hi=34&_pos=4http://www.infoplease.com/spot/taliban.htmlhttp://www. infoplease.com/spot/ talibani.htmlhttp://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report_Ch5.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)http:// online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703565804575238750543006606.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us