From Le Monde:
[Q]"If the trail back to Al-Qaida is confirmed, Europeans should rethink the war against Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, as did the United States after the attacks of September 11, 2001[/Q]
[Q]Will March 11 have in Europe the same effect as September 11 in the US? After having spontaneously expressed their solidarity with the Americans, the Europeans, preoccupied with other forms of terrorism, found that the Americans had become consumed with paranoia. Contrary to the latter in 2001, Europeans today discover not only their own vulnerability, but also that they are confronted with a new phenomenon, mass terrorism. Like the Americans, they may now be forced to admit that a new form of world war has been declared, not against Islam but against totalitarian and violent fundamentalism. That the world's democracies are confronted with the same menace and should act together, using military means and waging at the same time a war for their ideals."[/Q]
[Q]This political one is sketched in the "strategic concept" adopted by the twenty-five countries of the European union at the end of last year. Nevertheless the Europeans, because they were divided on the analysis of the international terrorism and on the manner to fight it, expressed themselves in this text with a lot of prudences. Without questioning the big lines of this strategy, europe has some to harden the placement in ?uvre because she more henceforth cannot consider itself as being outside of the battle field.
In addition the constitution project of the Convention contains a solidarity clause with all member State victim of a terrorist attack. The moment unfortunately had just to anticipate on the adoption of the constitution and to show that all europe felt hit to Madrid. [/Q]
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3232,36-356472,0.html
Any thoughts?
[Q]"If the trail back to Al-Qaida is confirmed, Europeans should rethink the war against Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, as did the United States after the attacks of September 11, 2001[/Q]
[Q]Will March 11 have in Europe the same effect as September 11 in the US? After having spontaneously expressed their solidarity with the Americans, the Europeans, preoccupied with other forms of terrorism, found that the Americans had become consumed with paranoia. Contrary to the latter in 2001, Europeans today discover not only their own vulnerability, but also that they are confronted with a new phenomenon, mass terrorism. Like the Americans, they may now be forced to admit that a new form of world war has been declared, not against Islam but against totalitarian and violent fundamentalism. That the world's democracies are confronted with the same menace and should act together, using military means and waging at the same time a war for their ideals."[/Q]
[Q]This political one is sketched in the "strategic concept" adopted by the twenty-five countries of the European union at the end of last year. Nevertheless the Europeans, because they were divided on the analysis of the international terrorism and on the manner to fight it, expressed themselves in this text with a lot of prudences. Without questioning the big lines of this strategy, europe has some to harden the placement in ?uvre because she more henceforth cannot consider itself as being outside of the battle field.
In addition the constitution project of the Convention contains a solidarity clause with all member State victim of a terrorist attack. The moment unfortunately had just to anticipate on the adoption of the constitution and to show that all europe felt hit to Madrid. [/Q]
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3232,36-356472,0.html
Any thoughts?
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