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If the European Parliament wishes to punish war crimes, it should start by putting its own house in order. France, Great Britain, Belgium, Portugal and Spain, virtually all the States in other words, whose representatives are sitting in this Chamber, have in the past waged shameful colonial wars leaving a trail of crimes against humanity. It is out of the question to prosecute the generals or colonels who tortured Algerians, just as it is out of the question to try the political leaders who covered up for them and justified their actions.
How many other conflicts have occurred, even after decolonisation, in Rwanda, Sierra Leone or in Liberia for example, where European States have been responsible for or accomplices to crimes against humanity, should we not condemn these too? Who will judge the crimes being committed, even as we speak, against civilians in Côte d’Ivoire, by rebel soldiers, yes, but also by soldiers of the regime, under the direct protection of the French army? It is not the population that the French army is protecting there, but French money. Get the French army out of Côte d’Ivoire!
As for the report, it reeks of hypocrisy, and that is why we voted against it."@en1
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