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"en.20030407.3.1-028"2
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"Mr President, we cannot but condemn the disdainful attitude of the US Secretary of State towards his European partners in ΝΑΤΟ and the European Union in refusing to descend from his throne and receiving the European Union troika and his other counterparts at ΝΑΤΟ headquarters as the new sovereign. Mr Powell called for the dirty imperialist war to be sanctioned by the United Nations Organisation after the event and for the central role of the USA in sharing out the booty of the Iraqi people to be ratified. In exchange, he offered the countries of the European Union and ΝΑΤΟ a few crumbs from the bloodstained spoils of Iraq, provided they fund so-called humanitarian aid.
The Council owes us an explanation as to why no one in the meeting with Mr Powell uttered a single word in condemnation of the war. What is this new role for the United Nations Organisation to which the Greek Presidency is already referring? It must explain to us if, despite the constant, mass demonstrations by the people of Europe, the European Union is prepared to play the role of undertaker and follow the instructions of the USA to the letter, as leading government officials have given us to understand from their public statements. This sort of political stand, which directly serves the interests of big business, will provoke even greater grass-roots reaction."@en1
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