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 News Release - Tuesday, September 17, 2001

Greens From Around the World Express Sympathy and Solidarity with Americans.

The Green Party of the United States Contacts:
Nancy Allen, Media Coordinator
207-326-4576, nallen@acadia.net 
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator
202-518-5624, scottmclarty@yahoo.com 

Messages below from:

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From the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas 
http://www.fpva.org.mx
 
Tuesday, 11 September 2001 

All strength to you, to the United States, and to all the Americans; the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas feels devastated for this  National and International Tragedy. Today, we begin the day with this news of high impact, with this criminal and coward terrorist act, which we completely reject. We would like to express our solidarity, and support to the Country, its victims and their relatives.  

We want to reiterate that violence has never been and never will be a form of coexistence among men. These acts of barbarism deserve the reject of the international community, because all acts of terrorism affect all the nations of the world. No cause justifies these criminal acts. 

Jorge González Torres
Secretary General

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From the Green Group in the European Parliament
http://www.greens-efa.org
Wednesday, 12 September 2001


THE GREENS/EFA IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESS RELEASE - Brussels, 11 September 2001 

Greens/EFA, deeply shocked by terrorist attack, send condolences to the people of the USA 

Heidi Hautala and Paul Lannoye, Co-Presidents of the Green/EFA Group in the European Parliament, and Nelly Maes, President of the European Free Alliance, today expressed their deep shock after the unprecedented horrifying terrorist attack on the USA. In a letter addressed to the Ambassador of the United States Mission to the European Union, Rt Hon. Richard L. Morningstar. They expressed their condolences to the people of America: 

"The Right Honourable Ambassador for the United States of America,

We are writing to express our heartfelt condolences to the people of America following today's tragedy.  

We are deeply shocked by such a senseless terrorist attack on the United States, which claimed the lives of so many innocent victims. In this dark hour, our thoughts are with the victims of this tragedy, their families and with all the  American people. 

On behalf of the Greens/ European Free Alliance in the European Parliament, 

Heidi Hautala, Co-President
Paul Lannoye, Co-President 
Nelly Maes, Vice-President

Press Service of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament 
Helmut Weixler, Head of Press Office

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From the European Federation of Green Parties
http://www.europeangreens.org 


[To] H.E. Ambassador Richard L. Morningstar The United States Mission to the E.U. Brussels
11th September 2001

Your Excellency,

The European Federation of Green Parties would like to express its condolences to the American people for the tragic loss of innocent lives in the terrorist actions of today. 

Human life is sacred, and we cannot but express the solidarity of our Federation to all those eople who have had to suffer the loss of a relative, friend or acquaintance.  

Such ignoble terrorist act is a tragedy for all human kind. 

Yours Sincerely, 

Marian Coyne, Spokesperson
Pekka Haavisto, Spokesperson
Arnold Cassola, Secretary General

EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF GREEN PARTIES
European Parliament - room PHS 2C85
rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels, Belgium
ph: 32 2 284 51 35, fax : 32 2 284 91 35

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From the office of Senator Bob Brown of Australia
Member of the Australian Green Party
http://www.greens.org.au 
Wednesday, 12 September 2001

Dear US Greens,

We send our deepest love and sympathy to all those hurt and killed in this terrible attack, their relatives and friends, and to all of you.  Life will never be the same after such terror striking so viciously.  

We join you in condemning the perpetrators and abhorring violence, whoever commits it. We are ready to help in any way we can but mostly just want to say how immensely sorry we are for the suffering that this tragedy has unleashed.   

With all our good wishes,

Bob Brown
Cate Weate
Steven Chaffer
Stephenie Cahalan
Ben Oquist
Christine Milne
Lauren Van Dyke
Margaret Blakers
(Australian Greens)

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From the Green Party of Ukraine
http://www.greenparty.org.ua 
11 September 2001

[To] Mr. George W. Bush
President of the United States of America 

Copy: Mr. Carlos Pascual 
Ambassador of the United States of America

Dear Mr. Bush, 

On behalf of the Green party of Ukraine and its parliamentary faction, allow me to express my sincere condolences at the devastating consequences of the extremely audacious terrorist attacks on the United States, as a result of which the famous landmark of New York, the two towers of the World Trade Center collapsed, and the Pentagon and State department headquarters damaged in Washington. Our deep condolences to the bereaved families of the numerous deceased and sincerest sympathies for those hundreds and thousands so seriously injured.  

The Green party since its inception has promoted the idea of peace and harmony and the human cause. Terrorism has no place in today's world and in our attempts to build a better place for humanity we stand against any acts of terror. In this context, we sharply criticize any terrorist attack and stand beside the people of the United States at this sad hour for the nation.  

Please accept the assurances of highest consideration. 

Yours sincerely, 
Vitaliy M. Kononov 
Chairperson of the Green Party of Ukraine 
Member of the Parliament of Ukraine 
Head of the parliamentary faction, 
The Green Party of Ukraine

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Resolution of Germany's Green Party Council
http://www.gruene.de and Bundestag Group
http://www.gruene-fraktion.de 
Regarding this week's tragic events 
Special Party Council, Alliance 90/The Greens
September 13, 2001, Berlin

Resolution 

1. The terrible attacks that were perpetrated against the United States of America on September 11, 2001 were a cynical strike against the values of an open civil society for which we stand.  These attacks have evoked paralyzing horror, sadness, rage and great concern, but they have also given rise to a strong solidarity with the victims, their relations and the entire American people. Alliance 90/The Greens share in this solidarity. 

2. We support the United Nations Security Council's demand that those responsible for the mass murder, the organizers as well as the sponsors, be found out and brought to justice.  We support the Security Council's declaration that terrorist acts must be combated as a threat to international peace. 

3. The government of the United States has let it be known that they will respond harshly to terrorist aggression. They have, for example, spoken of "wiping terrorism off the map". This has fueled the concerns of a broad part of German as well as European society that an insufficiently circumspect reaction on the part of the USA could in the end be what the terrorists are counting on to build on the escalation of violence. Against this background we would emphasize the legitimate right of the USA to self-defense on the basis of the United Nations Charter. A democracy based on the rule of law is only credible if in the detection and  punishment of evildoers, it does not violate its own principles. International law does not provide cover for vengeance; we reject an escalation strategy tainted by it. Every possible course of action must be accompanied by a political concept that stands the test of time and contains the proposition for effective handling of conflicts that feed on violence. We are calling for a fundamentally new orientation in security policy, one in which first and foremost new global threats can be countered by crisis prevention, by civil conflict resolution, by the creation of global justice and the fair resolution of regional conflicts. 

4. After the national tragedy, the USA turned to the NATO Council with an application that a joint-defense-situation be established in accordance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. On September 12, 2001, The NATO Council unanimously found that the facts of the terrorist attacks, that they were directed from outside the  USA, established the applicability of Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.In so doing, for the first time, NATO has acceded to formally assisting a member-state against an armed attack, including military assistance, if necessary. The German Federal Government has acceded to this as well.  This was a very difficult decision. In the face of terrorist attacks against US citizens, however, we cannot oppose the employment of the  joint-defense-situation. 

5. The acceptance of the joint-defense-situation does not yet mean a decision in favor of participation in  the USA's military planning or actions. The acceptance of the joint-defense-situation does not revoke the responsibility on the part of Germany to decide for itself, in keeping with Constitutional rules and especial Parliamentary provisos, what type of assistance with what means it considers necessary to reestablish and maintain security.  

6. The worldwide dismay produced by the terrorist violence has made graphically clear to what extent the world in which we live has grown together. We strongly object to all attempts to capitalize on this dismay in order to pursue authoritarian policies using strategies of insularity, national narrow-mindedness and xenophobia. Civil and open societies tolerate no struggle between cultures. They are founded on a diversity of cultures and religions. Every failure in the dialog between cultures, especially the Islamic culture, every failure to improve living conditions in those countries that are breeding grounds for terrorism catches up with us. Insularity is a backwards-looking illusion. We continue to stand by our vision of an international community of cosmopolitan democracies. That includes not only the readiness to stand against terrorism in the defense of a cosmopolitan democracy. It also includes depriving terrorism of its political basis through the promotion of human rights, democracy, tolerance and international justice.  Alliance 90/The Greens champions these principles.

For further information:
Sascha Müller-Kraenner, Director
Heinrich Böll Foundation
1638 R Street NW
Washington DC 20009
Tel 202 462-7513
Fax 202 462-5130
Sascha@boell.org
 
http://www.boell.org 

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