Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-30-Speech-4-104"
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"Mr President, we have just heard the latest act of that great opera ‘Così fa Fatuzzo’! More seriously, I sit here as a representative of Scotland in the European Parliament, and we have had the opportunity to debate and vote on the substance of the issue of the Iraq emergency. Our colleagues in the Scottish Parliament have also done so.
Those at Westminster, shamefully, will be denied that opportunity even if a decision is made by Tony Blair to commit their constituents to war in Iraq. My commitment to this Parliament's resolution of this morning is unequivocal, above all as to its central point.
There can be no lawful armed invention in Iraq without express United Nations authority. It is not enough for George W. Bush or Tony Blair to be satisfied that there has been a material breach of resolution 1441. Only if the Security Council so finds, and only if it resolves that action is to be taken, may action lawfully occur.
I am glad to see that the article by the Prime Minister in today's Times effectively confirms that. We look to the United Nations inspectors to oversee effective disarmament by Iraq or to establish its clear breach of the resolution. They will need time for that.
If this is old Europe, then old Europe stands up for the rule of law and for the peaceful resolution of conflict wherever possible. That is surely right."@en1
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