Gijs de Vries quotes - page 2

We remain vulnerable. There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism. (Gijs de Vries)
Look at Iraq; look at Afghanistan, where at great personal physical risk people have gone to the polls and have rejected the appeal from Bin Laden and his allies to stay at home. View quote
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We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters. View quote
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Our strategy should be to strengthen the hand of moderate Muslims. View quote
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There is a series of sectors which could be severely disrupted by terrorist attacks, particularly if they were to happen in several member states simultaneously. View quote
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Indiscriminate attacks on civilians ought, under all circumstances, to be illegal in war as in peacetime. View quote
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Terrorists have failed to trigger mass conflict between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. We should draw strength from that fact. View quote
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We have an integrated picture of the threat from outside and from within that is provided not only to our foreign ministers but also to our justice and interior ministers. View quote
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