Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-07-Speech-4-112"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020207.6.4-112"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-07-Speech-4-1132
lpv:speaker	lp:Gérard Caudron2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2002-07-09)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (2002-01-17--2002-06-26)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2002-06-26)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-06-26)3
lpv:translated text	". The vote on our motion for a resolution against terrorism means we can state firmly once again that terrorism is evil by definition, is totally unjustified and should be eradicated at all costs. This is why I supported the European Parliament’s forceful and legitimate request to be closely involved in the actions of the Council in this area. If we are to combat terrorism effectively, public opinion must be roused, and the European Parliament is the best representative of this opinion. The main characteristic of and driving force behind these unscrupulous minority groups is the imposing of their ideas and power through violence and fear. The causes of terrorism should not be confused with the means it employs. Terrorist leaders, whoever and wherever they are, have need of resources to be able to achieve their goals, namely: money, first and foremost, from their personal fortunes or obtained through racketeering, criminal activity, drug trafficking or petrodollars… foot-soldiers, which they find in fragile environments by playing on nationalism, religion, ambition, dreams, revenge, poverty or despair… terror, which they impose on democracies and their citizens that are ill prepared to resist … and always ready to negotiate compromises… We remember all the terrorist movements and their actions over the last few years, whether it be the Baader-Meinhof gang in Germany, the Red Brigades in Italy, movements in Corsica, in Ireland or in the Basque Country, striking every day, not forgetting the massacres at the Munich Olympics, the suicide bombers in Tel Aviv and the networks of the fundamentalist multimillionaire Osama Bin Laden. All these actions have a common goal: to destroy democratic systems by means of terror. Combating terrorism should be the main objective of all democracies, wherever they may be. The ability to call upon a large amount of resources is needed in order to implement measures with determination, to mobilise the citizens, explaining to them what is at stake, and to strengthen the power of the public authorities at both national and European levels. Without this…there is not much hope!"@en1

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