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  • Europarliament condemns Islamist attacks with "maximum energy"

    02/17/2006 3:03:22 AM PST · by Asereje · 16 replies · 364+ views
    Spain Herald ^ | February 17, 2006
    The European Parliament yesterday passed a strong resolution with a large majority on the controversy caused by the cartoons depicting Mohammed, condemning the burning of embassies and threats to EU citizens in several Islamic countries "with maximum energy." Without naming any, the Parliament blasted several governments for "not taking measures" or "tolerating" these actions. Europarliament president Josep Borrell two weeks ago criticized the publication of the cartoons. The Parliament considered it especially serious that some governments "permitted" these attacks, considering that "in those countries the freedom of expression, speech, and assembly is habitually violated." Europarliament president Josep Borrell, a Spanish...