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"Mr President, may I first of all take the opportunity to congratulate Mr Watson on the preparation of this report. It is a very balanced and very good report.
Terrorism has been a major problem in the Western world and in Europe it has been prevalent certainly since the Second World War. It has been proved that a dedicated few can hold a majority to ransom. We have to face up to the fact that there has not been full cooperation between Member States. We in Northern Ireland have experienced that very painfully over the past 30 years.
If terrorists have a safe haven they will continue to flourish because they have somewhere to retreat to. We must end safe havens. I have some reservations, in that if you abolish extradition what you put in its place may not be effective. If we do abolish extradition, whatever replaces it must work and must be seen to work, especially between Member States.
The Member States must be free to protect their citizens. I believe it is the duty of every Member State government to protect the innocent, not the perpetrators of violence. There must be maximum cooperation to achieve this.
We also see terrorist cooperation throughout the world. The recent arrest of three IRA activists in Columbia brings home very clearly how widespread terrorism is throughout the world and how terrorists cooperate in the development of new and better weapons.
We also have to recognise that many terrorist organisations are involved in racketeering, drug smuggling and many other forms of normal criminal activity. They use certain words and pseudonyms. They threaten the communities in which they live.
We have to recognise the victims. There must be mutual recognition. No one has the right to murder in the attempt to achieve a political objective. We must also remember it is easy to terrorise: I have experience of this. But believe you me, it is much more difficult to build peace after the terrorism."@en1
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