British Labor Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has slammed Londons foreign policy asserting "terrorism is thriving in a world our governments have helped to shape."
"The targeting of our democracy, of teenage girls at a pop concert, of people enjoying a night out, worshipers outside a mosque, commuters going to work -- all of these are horrific crimes...But we also know that terrorism is thriving in a world our governments have helped to shape, with its failed states, military interventions and occupations where millions are forced to flee conflict or hunger," Corbyn said.
Military solutions to the threats of terrorism in Europe were another area of Corbyns speech.
"We have to do better and swap the knee-jerk response of another bombing campaign for long-term help to solve conflicts rather than fuel them," Corbyn said.
Corbyn also hinted at the double standards of British foreign policy in the Middle East region, criticizing arms sales to Saudi Arabia:
"Democracy and human rights are not an optional extra to be deployed selectively. So we cannot be silent at the cruel Saudi war in Yemen while continuing to supply arms to Saudi Arabia, or the crushing of democracy in Egypt or Bahrain, or the tragic loss of life in Congo."
The Labor leader addressed the brutal suppression of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and demanded that Aung San Suu Kyi: end the violence against the Rohingya and allow the UN and international aid agencies into Rakhine state. "The Rohingya have suffered for too long," Corbyn emphasized.
Corbyn criticized Israels 50-year oppression of Palestinians and called for an end to the "oppression of the Palestinian people, the 50-year occupation and illegal settlement expansion."
On Donald Trump
US President Donald Trumps speech at the UN and his policies were another area that Corbyn critically addressed.
"The values we share are not served by building walls, banning immigrants on the basis of religion, polluting the planet, or pandering to racism. And let me say frankly - the speech made by the US President to the United Nations last week was deeply disturbing. It threatened war and talked of tearing up international agreements."
Corbyn said Trumps UN speech was "devoid of concern for human rights or universal values" and "was not the speech of a world leader."
Pointing to the historical relationship between the UK and the US, Corbyn said, "if the special relationship means anything, it must mean that we can say to Washington: that way is the wrong way."
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