Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-29-Speech-3-028"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Iraq2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030129.2.3-028"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-29-Speech-3-0292
lpv:speaker	lp:Jill Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, it is chilling to see how the preparations to invade Iraq have gathered pace, despite the extra time given to the weapons inspectors which, of course, we all welcome. We are seeing a situation where the most powerful country in the world has made clear its determination to wage war against Iraq, with or without United Nations backing and whether or not the weapons inspectors find any weapons of mass destruction. A pre-emptive attack like this would set a new international precedent that has no basis in the United Nations Charter. Such a war on Iraq would be immoral, unjustifiable and illegal. It would make the world a much more dangerous place, causing more resentment and fuelling more terrorism. The victims, as always, would be the innocent civilians: the hundreds of thousands of men and women and particularly the children who have already suffered years of oppression, hardship and sanctions which have put them under the complete control of Saddam Hussein. There is already a humanitarian crisis in Iraq and now the people are being threatened again. Britain has already announced the deployment of some 30,000 troops and the United States 130,000 troops which are being mobilised in readiness to attack. Opposition to this war is growing with every day that passes by groups of people of all ages, from all walks of life, and on 15 February 2003 there are going to be peace demonstrations right around the world. Those of us elected by the people in Europe can speak in this Parliament on behalf of so many of them who are saying no to war. I have received many letters from Wales and from other countries asking the European Parliament to do everything that it can to try and stop this war. Peaceful means of solving the problems have not been properly explored, let alone exhausted. It is tragic that if a fraction of the effort made by the United States and the United Kingdom to kindle their support for war had been put into bringing peace in the Middle East, we would live in a much safer and more peaceful world."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 vice-chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Plaid Cymru - Parti of Wales (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Evans, Jillian (Verts/ALE )."1

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