Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-19-Speech-3-040"
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"en.20010919.6.3-040"2
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"Mr President, according to a Chinese proverb, when a wise man points at the moon, the fool looks at his finger. The European Union would be well advised to give some thought as to the meaning of this proverb because it is very difficult to actually see the relation between today’s debate and the unprecedented attacks on the United States, which took place on 11 September 2001.
Was the United States saved because of its police force or federal intelligence system? It has one, of course. The United States is the most powerful country in the world and this patently did not enable it to predict or prevent the events of Tuesday 11 September and we really cannot see what Europol can do in this matter, other than to strengthen the European Union, which once again is undoubtedly showing that its sole concern is its own power, that it has absolutely no interest whatsoever in the root causes of the problems and that it is only concerned by its return to a position of power.
If we – who claim to represent all the people of Europe – had to consider one subject, then it should be our failure to take responsibility and that we are responsible for leaving the United States alone to face the rest of the entire world, when our nations have over 1 000 years of diplomatic, historic and military experience…"@en1
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