want to offend anybody. but this is like a holiday for us that it has given. many basques who lost friends or family members and attacks say the celebrations are an insult to the memory of the victims. consuelo or dawn years as president of the victims association. in 1905 her brother was gunned down here in the city of san sebastiano. she herself was threatened and had to leave town. since then consuelo has rarely returned to son sebastiaan she still haunted by the loss of her brother. was 37 years old when he was killed. he was the city s deputy mayor and a member of the conservative people s party he was an outspoken opponent of h.r.