Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-10-28-Speech-4-171"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-10-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Guantanamo2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041028.13.4-171"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-10-28-Speech-4-1722
lpv:speaker	lp:Bernd Posselt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DROI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; CULT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the fight against all kinds of terrorism and against all terrorists is a key goal for both the international community and the European Union. I deliberately say against terrorists and all kinds of terrorism, as I object to references to ‘terrorism’, which imply that this is a uniform phenomenon and suggest a mistaken view of the world. We must, however, be clear about the fact that this fight can only be fought and won on a legal basis. So, even though both the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats and this House stood firmly behind the USA when the Taliban regime had to be overthrown and action taken against terrorists, we say a categorical ‘no’ to what is happening in Guantánamo. The unfortunate fact is, Mr Meyer Pleite, that the conditions prevailing in Iran are not at all reminiscent of the Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages there was a legal system, albeit one very different to ours, whereas what prevails in Iran is utter lawlessness. We are calling for the prisoners in Guantánamo to have access to international or national courts, or at any rate to independent courts, for them to be able to receive visits freely and for them to be afforded all rights guaranteed to them under international humanitarian law. This has nothing to do with the relativisation of terrorist ambitions; it is a prerequisite for fighting terrorism effectively. The USA is one of the oldest democracies in the world, and it has brought freedom and democracy to many European countries. Without the enormous support of the USA and our alliance with it, we would never have been able to bring down the Iron Curtain, and many of the Members of this House today would not be here if the USA had not pursued a policy of democracy throughout the world. I therefore call on the United States of America to stand firmly by our side in the fight against injustice and dictatorships, but to do so on the basis of international law and human rights."@en1

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