Belgian MP Speaks Out Against Foreign Wars

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Thank you, Mr President.

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Dear Ministers, dear Colleagues.

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Belgium is indeed the land of surrealism.

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This morning we learned in the media that the Belgian army is incapable

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of fighting some extremist soldiers having radical Islamist beliefs

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existing within its own ranks and who can not be dismissed

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by lack of legal means. However, at the same time,

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we decide to help France in its war against “Terror”

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by providing logistical support for its operation in Mali.

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What wouldn’t we do in order to fight against terrorism outside our borders?

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I just hope we took care not to send for this anti-terrorist operation,

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in Mali, these much talked about Belgian Islamists soldiers!

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I seem to be joking, but what is going on in the world today does not make me laugh at all.

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It doesn’t make me laugh, because without any doubt,

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the leaders of our Western countries

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are taking the peoples for imbeciles

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with the help and support of the Media

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which are nothing more today than an organ of propaganda of the ruling powers.

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Around the world, military actions

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and regime’s destabilization are becoming more and more frequent.

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Preventive war has become the rule.

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And today, in the name of democracy and the fight against terrorism,

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our states grant themselves the right to violate the sovereignty of independent countries

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and to overthrow legitimate leaders.

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There has been Iraq and Afghanistan, the wars of the American lie.

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Came later, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, where

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thanks to your decisions, our country has been “first in line”

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to participate in crimes against humanity, in each case to overthrow

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progressive and moderated regimes

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and to replace them by Islamist regimes,

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and – isn’t it weird ? –

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their 1st will was to impose Sharia law.

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This is exactly what is currently happening in Syria

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where Belgium is shamefully funding the arming of the Islamist rebels

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who are trying to overthrow Bashar Al Assad.

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Thus, in the midst of economic crisis,

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as more and more Belgians can no longer house themselves,

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feed, heat and cure themselves

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– Yeah, I can hear what a filthy populist I am –

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well, the Minister of Foreign Affairs decided

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to offer the Syrian rebels 9 million euros!

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Of course, they’ll try to make us believe that this money will

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be used for humanitarian purposes … one more lie!

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And as you can see, for months, our country is only participating

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to put in place, Islamic regimes in North Africa and the Middle East.

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So, when they come and pretend to go to war

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in order to fight against terrorism in Mali, well… I feel like to laugh.

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It’s false! Under the appearance of good actions,

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we only intervene to defend financial interests

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in a complete neo-colonialist mindset.

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It’s a real nonsense

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to go to help France in Mali in the name of the fight against islamic terrorism

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when at the same time, we support in Syria

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the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Islamist rebels

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who want to impose Sharia Law, as was done in Tunisia and in Libya

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It is about time to stop lying to us and treating people like imbeciles

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The time has come to tell the truth.

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Arming the Islamist Rebels, as Westeners have, in the past

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armed Bin Laden, that friend of the Americans before they turned against him,

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well, the western countries are taking the opportunity

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to place military bases in the newly conquered countries

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while favoring domestic companies.

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Everything is therefore strategic.

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In Iraq, our American allies,

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have put their hands on the country’s oil wealth.

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In Afghanistan, it was its opium and drugs

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always useful when it comes to make lots of money pretty quickly.

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In Libya, in Tunisia, in Egypt, or then again in Syria,

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the aim was and is still today

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to overthrow moderate powers,

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to replace them by Islamist powers who very quickly,

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will become troublesome and that we will shamelessly attack

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pretending once again,

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to fight terrorism or protect Israel.

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Thus, the next targets are already known.

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Within a few months, I bet that

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our eyes will turn to Algeria

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and eventually to Iran.

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To go to war, to free people from an outside aggressor, is noble

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But go to war to defend the interests of the USA,

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To go to war to defend the interests of big companies such as AREVA,

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go to war to put our hands on gold mines,

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has nothing noble at all and it reveals our countries to be attackers and thugs!

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No one dares to speak, but I will not shut up!

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and if my battle makes me look like an enemy of this system who flaunts

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the Human Rights in the name of financial, geo-strategic

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and neo-colonialist interests, so be it!

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Flaunting and exposing this regime is a duty and makes me proud

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And honestly, I apology for my low class speech, but

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fuck you all, the so-called do-gooders,

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both left and right wingers or from the center

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who are today licking the boots of our corrupted powers

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and who will be pleased to ridicule me.

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Fuck you all, leaders who are playing with your bombs

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as kids do in a playground!

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Fuck you, you who pretend to be democrates

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while you are nothing more than low class criminals.

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I don’t have much respect neither for the journalists

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who have the audacity to label the opponents as mentally retarded

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while basically, they know very well that these opponents are right.

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Finaly, I despise, at the highest point,

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those who believe they are the kings of the world

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and who are dictating their laws, because I AM on the side of truth,

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the side of justice, the side of the innocent victims of looting at all cost.

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And it is for this reason that I have decided to clearly oppose this resolution

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that is sending our country to support France in its neo-colonialis operation.

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Since the beginning of the French operation, the lie is organized.

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We are told that France is only answering the call for help of a Malian president.

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We almost forget that this president has no legitimacy

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and that he was put in place to ensure the transition following the coup of March 2012.

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Who supported this coup d’état? Who started it?

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For who is this president of transition actually working?

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This is the first lie!

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The French president, François Hollande dares to pretend to wage this war

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to fight against the jihadists who threaten (ohhhh do you realize!)

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who threaten the French and European territory! But what an ugly lie!

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By taking this official argument, while taking the opportunity

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to frighten the population

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increasing the terror allert level,

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implementing the Vigipirate plan

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our leaders and media are demonstrating an un-imaginable outrage!

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How dare they use such a point while

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France and Belgium have not hesitated to arm and support Jihadists in Libya

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and that these same countries continue to support these jihadists in Syria.

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This pretext hides strategic and economic purposes.

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Our countries are no longer fearing inconsistency because everything is done to hide it.

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But the inconsistency is well present.

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It is not tomorrow that you’ll see a Malian citizen commit a act of terrorism in Europe.

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No! Unless we’ll suddenly create one

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so we can justify this military operation.

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Haven’t we created september 11th, after all,

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to justifiy the invasions, arbitrary arrest, torture

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and massacre of innocent populations?

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Thus, create a Malian terrorist is no big deal!

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It must not be very complicated for our bloodthirsty leaders.

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Another pretext used these recent months to justify military operations,

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is the protection of human rights.

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Ah! This pretext is still used today to justify the war in Mali.

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But yes! We have to act, otherwise the evil Islamists

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will impose Sharia law in Mali, stoning women and cutting the thugs’ hands off.

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Oh! The intention is truly noble.

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Noble and salutary for sure.

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But then why is it, Good Lord, why is it that

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our countries have contributed in Tunisia and Libya to the accession to power of Islamists

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who have decided to apply this Sharia Law in these countries which were still

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not so long ago, modern and progressive?

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I invite you to ask the young Tunisians

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who have launched the revolution in Tunisia,

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if they are happy with their current situation? This is all hypocrisy.

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The purpose of this war in Mali is very clear.

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And since no one talks about it, I WILL.

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The purpose is to fight against China

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and allow our American ally to maintain its presence in Africa and the Middle East.

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This is what guides these neo-colonialists operations.

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And you will see, when the military operation will be over,

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France will, of course, keep its military bases in Mali.

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These bases will be a benefit to the Americans as well.

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And at the same time, as has always been the case,

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Western corporates will put their hands on juicy contracts

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that will once again deprive re-colonized countries of their wealth and raw materials.

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So let’s be clear,

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the primary beneficiaries of this military operation,

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will be the owners and shareholders of the French giant AREVA

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who has been trying for years to obtain a uranium mine in Falea,

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a town of 17,000 inhabitants located at 350 km from Bamako.

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And I don’t know why, but my little finger is telling me

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that it won’t take long before AREVA will eventually exploit that mine!

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I don’t know, it’s an impression I have.

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It is therefore out of question that I would take part to this mining colonialism,

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that modern times colonialism.

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And for those who doubt about my arguments,

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I sincerely invite them

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to learn about the wealth of Mali.

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Mali is a major producer of gold, but recently it has been designated

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– recently, eh….- as being a country that offers a world-class environment

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for the exploitation of uranium. How strange!

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One step closer to a war against Iran, it is obvious.

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For all these reasons

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and in order to not fall into the traps of lies they are tending us,

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I’ve decided not to give my support to that intervention in Mali.

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Therefore, I will vote against it.

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And by doing so, I’m being consistent

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since, I never supported in the past our criminal interventions in Libya

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or in Syria, and so being the only MP in this country

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to defend the non-interference and the fight against obscure interests.

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I really think it is about time to put an end

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to our participation to the UN or NATO and get out of the EU

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if Europe, instead of providing peace

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becomes a weapon of attack and destabilization of sovereign countries

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submissive to financial rather than human interests

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Finally, I can only urge our government

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to remind the President Hollande

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the obligations resulting from the Geneva Conventions

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regarding the respect of prisoners of war.

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Indeed, I was shocked to hear on television

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from the mouth of the French President that his intention was to “destroy”

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– I say “destroy” – Islamist terrorists.

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So, I do not want the qualification to be used to name the opponents to the Malian regime

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– it is always convenient today to talk about Islamic terrorists-

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to be used to circumvent the obligations of any democratic state

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in terms of respecting the rights of prisoners of war.

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We expect such a respect from the Fatherland of Human Rights.

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In conclusion, Let me emphasize

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how lightly we decide to go to war

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First, the government acts without any consent from the Parliament.

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It appears that it has the right to.

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It sends equipment, men to Mali

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The Parliament subsequently reacts and when it responds, as today,

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well, this institution happens to be composed of only 1/3 of its members.

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Much less if we speak of the French speaking MP’s.

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It is therefore a guilty lightness

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which does not really surprises me,

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coming from a Parliament of puppies,

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submitted to the dictates of political parties. Thank you.

(Translation: Geraldine Feuillien)

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