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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Combating terrorism2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021023.3.3-166"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-23-Speech-3-1672
lpv:speaker	lp:Geoffrey Van Orden2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, we may be horrified, but we should not be surprised by the nature of recent acts of terrorism. Terrorists have no power if they do not inspire fear. The more outrageous, shocking, unexpected and attention-grabbing an attack is, the greater its success. Yet there are still those who seek to apologise for the terrorists and try to establish some sort of moral equivalency between terrorist acts and, for example, the actions of the security forces of the democracies engaged in counter-terrorism. Terrorism needs to be addressed by a range of policy instruments, only one of which is military force. The area where our democracies have traditionally been weakest has been in attacking the legitimacy of the terrorists and fighting them politically in a systematic and well-targeted manner. This aspect is not well understood. We never fought the IRA politically, because we were never clear on our own political objectives. Now we have IRA terrorists in government. Too often by our actions we enhance the credibility and status of terrorists and thereby encourage terrorism. The message of recent years is that terrorism works. That is a fatal message. The resolution contains some elements that are indisputable, but it is very skewed and contains the usual ingredients of anti-Americanism, excessive concern with the rights of terrorists and extremists and those that support them, and further support for the federalist ambitions of the European Union. We have heard a lot of this from other speakers as well. I do not accept the implied condemnation of pre-emptive action in today's dangerous world where weapons of mass destruction may be made available to irrational and fanatical terrorists. Deterrence does not necessarily work. We cannot wait for an attack to take place before we act. This would be a dereliction of duty by any government. The reference in paragraph 4 of the resolution to the right of self-defence is incorrect and a distortion of the United Nations Charter. Article 51 of the UN Charter states that 'nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations.' There are 12 pages in this resolution and it adds very little, either to our knowledge or our capabilities. Where is the call for political solidarity and enhanced cooperation among all the democracies? Where is the demand for improved military capabilities and greater political will by European states and where are the measures to be taken against those that support terrorism? This is what is required."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-13--2004-04-30)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Van Orden (PPE-DE )."1

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