French PM - fight against terrorism must be legal

sabra

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Fri Jun-16-06 01:58 PM
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French PM - fight against terrorism must be legal

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French PM - fight against terrorism must be legal

PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - The fight against terrorism must observe the rule of law, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said on Friday in a thinly-veiled criticism of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"In order for the fight against terrorism to be as effective as possible we have to act while respecting our values and our rules," de Villepin said during a speech at the Institute of Higher Studies of National Defence.

"Let us avoid zones where there are no rights, let us reject anything that can give rise to arbitrariness, whether this means military interventions without the international community's authorisation, exceptional tribunals, or detention centres outside the framework of international law," he said.

"The greatest determination in the face of terrorism, yes, but always while respecting the rule of law."

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liberal N proud

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Fri Jun-16-06 02:02 PM
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1. And that means you George W. bu$h and Dick Cheney

And all the rest of you pack of criminals.

Thinly-veiled as it may be titled, it signals the worlds awakening to the atrocities being wielded by the monsters in control of this nation. They may have to turn their sights on the great monster of the west one day.

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fshrink

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Fri Jun-16-06 02:04 PM
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2. And that comes from a Republican equivalent...

And is more explicit than a what our Democrats front-runners are able to come up with. Gives you a rough estimate of the degree of retardation of our country. But, hey, luckily, we have the "Supreme" Court.

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sutz12

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Fri Jun-16-06 02:06 PM
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3. I hate it....

when foreign governments criticize the US........and they are right.

:cry:

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MrPrax

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Fri Jun-16-06 04:38 PM
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4. Europeans are so squeamish...

Edited on Fri Jun-16-06 04:39 PM by MrPrax

What's a couple of concentration camps, eh?

Oh right, the war...forgot about that

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