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Geplaatst: vr 08 jun 2007 19:33 Onderwerp: CIA-kampen |
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Het rapport van de Raad van Europa.
Quote: | 15. We have said it before and others have said it much more forcefully, but we must repeat it here: having recourse to abuse and illegal acts actually amounts to a resounding failure of our system and plays right into the hands of the criminals who seek to destroy our societies through terror. Moreover, in the process, we give these criminals a degree of legitimacy – that of fighting an unfair system – and also generate sympathy for their cause, which cannot but serve as an encouragement to them and their supporters.
16. The fact is that there is no real international strategy against terrorism, and Europe seems to have been tragically passive in this regard. The refusal to establish and recognise a functioning international judicial and prosecution system is also a major weakness in our efforts to combat international terrorism. We also agree with the view expressed by Amnesty International in its recent annual report: governments are taking advantage of the fear generated by the terrorist threat to impose arbitrary restrictions on fundamental freedoms. At the same time, they are paying no attention to developments in other areas that claim many more lives, or they display a disconcerting degree of passivity. We need only cast our minds to human trafficking or the arms trade: how is it possible, for example, that aeroplanes full of weapons continue to land regularly in Darfur, where a human tragedy with tens of thousands of victims is unfolding?
17. In our view, it is also necessary to draw attention to an aspect we believe to be very dangerous: the legitimate fight against terrorism must not serve as a pretext for provoking racist and Islamophobic reactions among the public. The Council of Europe has rightly recognised the fundamental importance of intercultural and interfaith dialogue. The member states and observers really should carry these efforts forward and maintain the utmost of vigilance on the issue. Any excesses in this respect could have disastrous consequences in terms of an expanded future terrorist threat. |
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Wauw.
Nou maar afwachten wat ermee gedaan wordt. Of niet afwachten, maar actie ondernemen? Demonstreren, de regering aanschrijven, lidmaatschap van dubieuze politieke partijen opzeggen totdat ze hun leven beteren...? _________________ www.breiwinkeltje.nl
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Geplaatst: za 09 jun 2007 16:51 Onderwerp: |
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Het jammere is wel dat het rapport in hoofdzaak gebaseerd is op anonieme bronnen. Natuurlijk ook wel begrijpelijk, maar dat maakt het voor regeringen en de NAVO wel gemakkelijk om het gewoon maar te negeren. _________________ Hanc marginis exiguitas non caperet. |
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