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"en.20111214.22.3-310-992"2
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"The so-called war on terrorism has been used over the last decade as a pretext to justify security taking a sidetrack that has opened the way for unacceptable restrictions on the rights, freedom and guarantees of citizens. This escalation receives theoretical and ideological support from the false dichotomy of security versus freedom, and from the deliberate confusion between security and defence.
The consequences of this fight against terrorism are well known: the invasion of sovereign countries, hundreds of thousands dead, millions of refugees, the creation of concentration camps, a global network of secret prisons and even the adoption of legislation that restricts or provides for the suspension of fundamental democratic rights. These abuses, in which the EU has at times connived, are an integral part of this war on terrorism. This report, like the resolution that has just been adopted, is part of this vision. We vehemently reject it because it contributes nothing to the battle against real terrorism and the cross-border crime with which it is associated. On the contrary, it entails real dangers for security and the fundamental freedoms of the citizens of the different Member States. The resolution that has been adopted also whitewashes what the fight against terrorism has been about over these ten years, concealing the causes that feed terrorism and omitting terrorism by the state."@en1
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