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"Madam President, recently, the Church of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad was attacked and 58 people were killed, mainly women and children, purely because they were Christians. Al-Qaeda has proudly claimed responsibility for this deed. This is not an isolated incident, but rather the culmination of persecutions of and attacks on Christians in majority Muslim countries. There have been expulsions from Morocco, threats in Turkey and attacks in India and Nigeria. In January, six Christians were massacred at the door of a church in Cairo. For how long will Western democracies collude with this by remaining silent?
Fortunately, President Buzek has made a statement on behalf of Parliament. The statement by the High Representative, Baroness Ashton, condemning the attack, limited itself to condemning a terrorist act. Why is the motive not mentioned, in other words, the fact that they were Christians, which was the unequivocal reason behind the attack?
I have not heard anything from Mr Zapatero, nor have I heard anything from Prime Minister Erdogan. What is the point of the Alliance of Civilisations? I am ashamed of our simple-mindedness and cowardice. I cannot help recalling the late, misunderstood Oriana Fallaci, who announced the arrival of
and was practically stoned for having the courage to condemn what was happening in this neurotic Europe."@en1
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