Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [For those who thought that the West's militarized police state measures were only designed for conquered territories in the Balkans. The likely - no, the certain - targets of this continental abrogation of standard democratic processes are domestic political dissidents and protesters, whether at home or those who dare cross a neighbor's border in the 'new' Europe, as at the Genoa G-8 meeting earlier or the scheduled anti-NATO demonstrations in Sofia, Bulgaria. That the following report highlights the "emotional" gratitude of a Spanish deputy and mentions only Northern Ireland and Spain as victims of alleged terrorism is revealing: Terrorism as defined by NATO and its subservient politicians does not apply to the pro-London racists who hurled a bomb into an Irish girls' school this morning nor to the Western-backed KLA when they attempted to blow up three hundred Serbian school children in Kosovo two weeks ago. In the latter two cases, and wherever else it's to their benefit, the West in fact considers such monstrous acts to be "linked to political reasoning."] Wednesday September 5 8:27 AM ET Euro MPs Supports EU-Wide Anti-Terrorism Laws STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Parliament urged European Union governments Wednesday to join forces in the fight against politically inspired violence in the 15-nation bloc. The assembly adopted by an overwhelming majority a recommendation calling for the EU to adopt common anti-terrorism laws, abolish formal extradition procedures and introduce a Europe-wide search and arrest warrant for high-profile suspects. ``Some may regard such measures as extreme. I believe that all are justified in tackling a form of crime designed to destroy democracy based on the rule of law,创 said British Liberal Democrat deputy Graham Watson, who authored the recommendation. He voiced hope that the EU's executive Commission and member governments would respond promptly to the Parliament's call. In fact, the Commission already plans to present several proposals this month on common EU legislation against terrorism and Justice Commissioner Antonio Vitorino said this would respond to the assembly's call. ``Terrorist activities should never be considered political crimes or linked to political reasoning,创 Vitorino told the parliament. He added that the Commission was also preparing to present a paper on compensation for victims of ``terrorist acts.创 Deputies from European regions which have been shaken by political violence such as the Spanish Basque region and Northern Ireland welcomed the report. ``Thank you very much for this decision we are taking,创 said an emotional Spanish Socialist deputy, Rosa Diez Gonzales. More than 800 people have been killed in Spain during the separatist movement ETA磗 30-year campaign for an independent Basque state. Northern Irish deputy Ian Paisley from the hard-line Protestant Democratic Unionist Party said introducing common EU laws would put an end to sanctuaries for ``terrorists创 in the EU. However, the report was also criticized by some Euro MPs who feared political freedom and civil liberties could be violated without a very precise definition of what is considered to be terrorist activity. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
