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"Mr President, we all know that disarmament, which is making progress, and the removal of Saddam Hussein are merely a pretext. The real motive, of this there can be no doubt, is the quest of the USA and its allies to control Iraq’s oil fields and geo-strategic position. It is also a fact that the war, with or without a UN resolution, will have terrible consequences not just for the Iraqi people, but for the region, Europe and the world as a whole. The question is, will the Greek Presidency and the European Union respond to the massive opposition being voiced by our and the American people and prevent this senseless crime? Will they use their 4 votes in the Security Council to do this? Will the Greek and other governments stop helping to prepare for war by giving the aggressors every possible assistance?
At this crucial stage, when the Soviet Union is highly conspicuous by its absence, I make a last appeal to you and all my honourable friends; we must prevent this war, which will serve as a precedent for more war. We must bar the road to ruin!
At the same time, let us express our solidarity with the Iraqi people in their fight to overturn this tyrannical regime."@en1
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