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イラク撤兵問題で、フィリピン、スペイン両政府が豪外相の発言を非難
Philippines, Spain Defend Iraq Decisions
ダウナー豪外相が、先日「イラクで人質事件が増加しているのは、フィリピンがテロリストに屈したことが原因」などと発言したことを受けて、フィリピンのゴンザレス国家安全保障顧問は、ＡＰ通信の電話インタビューで、豪外相を激しく非難した。
「極めて偏狭な考えだ。
他国に責任転嫁をするのではなく、豪などのイラクに軍を駐留させている国々は、なぜ、ここ数ヶ月間、抵抗運動が激しくなっているのかを、もう一度考え直してみるべきだ。我が国の事情は他国とは異なっている。百万人以上のフィリピン人が中東全域におり、我が国には自国民の生命を守る義務がある」と語った。
一方、スペインの社会労働党の報道官ヒメメス氏も25日、豪外相の見解を「全く容認できない」とし、「スペイン軍の撤兵は、米英軍によるイラク戦争に長期間、反対してきた、我が党の選挙公約を実行に移したものだ。テロリストの脅迫に屈したものではない。撤兵は有権者に対する約束のひとつであり、イラク戦争は不正かつ違法だという終始一貫した信念に基づいたものだ」と反論した。
Downer said that because the Philippines capitulated to the terrorists, more hostages have been taken in Iraq.
The Philippine's national security adviser, Norberto Gonzalez, lashed out at Downer for linking the new threats to the troop withdrawal.
"It's very narrow-minded," Gonzalez told The Associated Press by telephone. Instead of looking for scapegoats, Australia and other countries in the coalition
that invaded Iraq should re-examine why the insurgency there has intensified in recent months, Gonzalez said. He didn't elaborate.
"Our condition is different. We have over 1 million Filipinos scattered in the Middle East, and we need to safeguard them," he said.
In Spain, Socialist party spokesman Trinidad Jimenez said Sunday the government would "never have accepted threats of a terrorist group"(以下、略)
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Philippines, Spain Defend Iraq Decisions
By JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer
MANILA, Philippines - Facing strong criticism, Spain and the Philippines on Sunday defended their decisions to pull troops out of Iraq (news - web sites), insisting they had the right to do what was best for their countries.
Earlier, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the withdrawals "encouraged" Islamic militants who have stepped up kidnappings and demands that more nations leave Iraq.
His comments came after the al-Qaida-linked Tawhid Islamic Group threatened in a Web site Saturday to turn Australia into "pools of blood" unless it recalled its troops from Iraq.
The Philippines withdrew its troops this month, a few weeks earlier than scheduled, after militants kidnapped and threatened to behead Filipino truck driver Angelo dela Cruz. After the withdrawal, dela Cruz was freed and returned to a hero's welcome last week.
Downer said that because the Philippines capitulated to the terrorists, more hostages have been taken in Iraq.
"Unfortunately these actions have encouraged terrorists to continue these threats, so now we are subjected, as the Italians are and the Poles and the Bulgarians, ... to further threats," Downer told Nine Network television. "It's very important we send a strong message that we will not be threatened by terrorist groups."
The Philippine's national security adviser, Norberto Gonzalez, lashed out at Downer for linking the new threats to the troop withdrawal.
"It's very narrow-minded," Gonzalez told The Associated Press by telephone.
Instead of looking for scapegoats, Australia and other countries in the coalition that invaded Iraq should re-examine why the insurgency there has intensified in recent months, Gonzalez said. He didn't elaborate.
He also said Australia should try to understand the predicament of the Philippines, which wanted to ensure the safety of its workers in the Middle East. There are some 4,000 Filipino contract workers in Iraq, and Gonzalez argued they could do more good than the 51-member peacekeeping force that was withdrawn.
"Our condition is different. We have over 1 million Filipinos scattered in the Middle East, and we need to safeguard them," he said.
Gonzalez also cited his country's efforts to fight terrorism in Southeast Asia, including joint counterterrorism training with U.S. troops.
In Spain, Socialist party spokesman Trinidad Jimenez said Sunday the government would "never have accepted threats of a terrorist group" and described its withdrawal of troops earlier this year as fulfilling a campaign pledge based on long-standing opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
Jimenez called Downer's remarks "totally unacceptable."
"The Spanish government would never have accepted threats of a terrorist group," Jimenez said. "Spain's troop withdrawal is part of an electoral promise and a firm conviction that from the beginning it was an unjust and illegal war."
Spain pulled its 1,300 troops out after Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's conservative government was defeated by the Socialists in elections March 14. The voting came three days after the nation was shaken by the Madrid train bombings, which killed almost 200 people and injured 2,000. Authorities blame Islamic terrorists for the attack.
Activist hold caricatures of, from left, Uncle Sam, freed Filipino hostage Angelo dela Cruz and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (news - web sites) during an anti-government rally near the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday, July 25, 2004. Arroyo is to deliver her first State of the Nation Address on Monday after winning the closely contested may 10 elections and deciding to withdraw a tiny Philippines peacekeeping contingent from Iraq (news - web sites) which saved a Filipino hostage's life but strained cozy ties with the United States and other allies. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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