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last resort. And Americans know that terrorism is not defeated by 
military power alone. We believe that the ultimate answer to hatred is 
hope. And as we fight the forces of terror, we must also change the 
conditions in which terror can take root.
    Terrorism is often bred in failing states, so we must help nations 
in crisis to build a civil society of free institutions. The ideology of 
terror takes hold in an atmosphere of resentment and hopelessness, so we 
must help men and women around the world to build lives of purpose and 
dignity.
    In the long term, we add to our security by helping to spread 
freedom and alleviate suffering. And this sets a broad agenda for 
nations on both sides of the Atlantic. In Africa, the spread of HIV/AIDS 
threatens millions and the stability of an entire continent. The United 
States has undertaken a comprehensive, $15-billion effort to prevent 
AIDS and to treat AIDS and provide humane care for its victims. I urge 
our partners in Europe to make a similar commitment, so we can work 
together in turning the tide against AIDS.
    Global hunger is a chronic challenge, and we have a crisis in 
Africa. The United States is establishing an emergency fund so we can 
rush help to countries where the first signs of famine appear. The 
nations of Europe can greatly help in this effort with emergency funds 
of their own. I hope European Governments will reconsider policies that 
discourage farmers in developing countries from using safe biotechnology 
to feed their own people.
    Wealthy nations have the responsibility to help the developing world 
and to make certain our help is effective. Through the Millennium 
Challenge Account, I have proposed a 50-percent increase in America's 
core development assistance. This aid will go to where it will do the 
most good, not to corrupt elites but to nations that are ruled justly, 
nations that invest in the health and education of their people, and 
nations that encourage economic freedom.
    If European Governments will adopt the same standards, we can work 
side by side in providing the kind of development aid that helps 
transform entire societies. One of the greatest sources of development 
and growth in any society is trade. America and Europe should lead the 
effort to bring down global trade barriers. A world that trades in 
freedom can bring millions of people into a growing circle of 
prosperity. And America and Europe must work closely to develop and 
apply new technologies that will improve our air and water quality and 
protect the health of the world's people.
    America and Europe are called to advance the cause of freedom and 
peace, and these two commitments are inseparable. It is human rights and 
private property, the rule of law and free trade, and political openness 
that undermine the appeal of extremism and create the stable environment 
that peace requires. We are determined to demonstrate the power of these 
ideals in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and Iraq. And these ideals 
will provide the foundation for a reformed and peaceful and independent 
Palestinian state.
    Today in the Middle East, the emergence of new Palestinian 
leadership, which has condemned terror, is a hopeful sign that the 
parties can agree to two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by 
side in peace and security.
    Early next week, I will go to the Middle East to meet with the 
Palestinian and Israeli Prime Ministers and other leaders in the region. 
I will remind them that the work ahead will require difficult decisions. 
I will remind them that for peace to prevail, all leaders

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must fight terrorism and shake off old arguments and old ways. No leader 
of conscience can accept more months and years of humiliation and 
killing and mourning. I will do all that I can to help the parties reach 
an agreement and then to see that that agreement is enforced.
    To meet these goals of security and peace and a hopeful future for 
the developing world, we welcome, we need the help, the advice, and the 
wisdom of our European friends and allies.
    New theories of rivalry should not be permitted to undermine the 
great principles and obligations that we share. The enemies of freedom 
have always preferred a divided Alliance because when Europe and America 
are united, no problem and no enemy can stand against us.
    Within an hour's journey of this castle lies a monument to the 
darkest impulses of man. Today I saw Auschwitz, the sites of the 
Holocaust and Polish martyrdom, a place where evil found its willing 
servants and its innocent victims. One boy imprisoned there was branded 
with the number A70713. Returning to Auschwitz a lifetime later, Elie 
Wiesel recalled his first night in the camp: ``I asked myself, `God, is 
this the end of your people, the end of mankind, the end of the world?' 
''
    With every murder, a world was ended. And the death camps still bear 
witness. They remind us that evil is real and must be called by name and 
must be opposed. All the good that has come to this continent, all the 
progress, the prosperity, the peace, came because beyond the barbed 
wire, there were people willing to take up arms against evil.
    And history asks more than memory, because hatred and aggression and 
murderous ambitions are still alive in the world. Having seen the works 
of evil firsthand on this continent, we must never lose the courage to 
oppose it everywhere.
    Through the years of the Second World War, another legacy of the 
20th century was unfolding here in this city of Krakow. A young 
seminarian, Karol Wojtyla, saw the swastika flag flying over the 
ramparts of Wawel Castle. He shared the suffering of his people and was 
put into forced labor. From this priest's experience and faith came a 
vision, that every person must be treated with dignity, because every 
person is known and loved by God. In time, this man's vision and this 
man's courage would bring fear to tyrants and freedom to his beloved 
country and liberation to half a continent. To this very hour, Pope John 
Paul II speaks for the dignity of every life and expresses the highest 
aspirations of the culture we share.
    Europe and America will always be joined by more than our interests. 
Ours is a union of ideals and convictions. We believe in human rights 
and justice under law and self-government and economic freedom tempered 
by compassion. We do not own these beliefs, but we have carried them 
through the centuries. We will advance them further, and we will defend 
them together.
    Thank you for your hospitality. Thank you for your friendship. May 
God bless this great nation, and may God bless the Polish people.

Note: The President spoke at 12:18 p.m. in the courtyard of the Wawel 
Royal Castle. In his remarks, he referred to President Aleksander 
Kwasniewski of Poland and his wife, Jolanta Kwasniewska; Prime Minister 
Leszek Miller of Poland; former President Saddam Hussein of Iraq; Prime 
Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority; Prime 
Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel; and Nobel prize winner and author Elie 
Wiesel. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish 
language transcript of these remarks.


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Monday, June 9, 2003
 
Volume 39--Number 23
Pages 697-735
 
Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2003
 
The President's Radio Address

May 31, 2003

    Good morning. This weekend I am beginning a journey to Europe and 
the Middle East. My first stop is Poland, the home of a proud people who 
have known both the horror of tyranny and the hope of liberty.
    On a visit to Warsaw 2 years ago, I affirmed our Nation's commitment 
to a united Europe, bound to America by close ties of history, commerce, 
and friendship. Today, we are striving for a world in which men and 
women can live in freedom and peace instead of in fear and chaos, and 
every civilized nation has a stake in the outcome.
    Poland and America are proud members of NATO, and our military 
Alliance must be prepared to meet the challenges of our time.

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Our common security requires European Governments to invest in modern 
military capabilities so our forces can move quickly with a precision 
that can strike the guilty and spare the innocent.
    NATO must show resolve and foresight to act beyond Europe, and it 
has begun to do so. NATO has agreed to lead security forces in 
Afghanistan and to support Polish allies in Iraq. A strong NATO 
Alliance, with a broad vision of its role, will serve our security and 
the cause of peace.
    In the last 20 months, the world has seen the determination of our 
Nation and many others to fight the forces of terror. Yet armed force is 
always a last resort, and Americans know that terrorism is not defeated 
by military power alone. We believe that the ultimate answer to hatred 
is hope. The ideology of terror takes hold in an atmosphere of 
resentment and despair, so we help men and women around the world to 
build lives of purpose and dignity.
    In Africa and elsewhere, America is committed to a comprehensive, 
$15-billion effort to prevent and treat AIDS and provide humane care for 
its victims. I urge our partners in Europe to make a similar commitment, 
so we can work together in turning the tide against AIDS in Africa. My 
administration has proposed an emergency famine fund, so we can rush 
help to countries where the first signs of famine appear. The nations of 
Europe can greatly help in this effort with emergency funds of their 
own. I urge European Governments to reconsider policies that discourage 
African farmers from using safe biotechnology to feed their own people.
    I have also proposed a 50-percent increase in America's core 
development assistance to help spur economic growth and alleviate 
poverty. This aid will go where it will do the most good, not to corrupt 
elites but to nations with leaders that respect the rule of law, invest 
in the health and education of their people, and encourage economic 
freedom. If European Governments will adopt these same standards, we can 
work side by side in providing the kind of development aid that helps 
transform entire societies.
    America and Europe are called to advance the cause of freedom and 
peace. Next week in the Middle East, I will meet with the Palestinian 
and Israeli Prime Ministers and other leaders in the region. The work 
ahead will require difficult decisions and leadership, but there is no 
other choice. No leader of conscience can accept more months and years 
of humiliation and killing and mourning. For peace to prevail, terrorism 
must end. All concerned must shake off the old arguments and the old 
ways and act in the cause of peace. And I will do all I can to help the 
parties reach an agreement and to see that agreement is enforced.
    This is America's agenda in the world. From the defeat of terror to 
the alleviation of disease and hunger to the spread of human liberty, we 
welcome and we need the help, advice, and wisdom of friends and allies. 
When Europe and America are united, no problem and no enemy can stand 
against us.
    Thank you for listening.

Note: The address was recorded at 4:05 p.m. on May 29 in the Cabinet 
Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m., eastern daylight 
time, on May 31. Due to the 6-hour time difference, the radio address 
was broadcast after the completion of all other Presidential remarks for 
May 31. The transcript was made available by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on May 30 but was embargoed for release until the broadcast. 
In his remarks, the President referred to Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas 
(Abu Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority; and Prime Minister Ariel 
Sharon of Israel. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a 
Spanish language transcript of this address.


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Monday, June 9, 2003
 
Volume 39--Number 23
Pages 697-735
 
Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2003
 
The President's News Conference With President Vladimir Putin of Russia 
in St. Petersburg, Russia

June 1, 2003

    President Putin. We've just signed and exchanged instruments of 
ratification of the Russian-U.S. treaty on strategic reductions. The 
treaty has come into force. Yet again, we've demonstrated that the 
United States and Russia are true champions of the mutually advantageous 
cooperation on the basis of partnership, openness, and transparency.
    Such a declaration is also conducive to greater strategic stability 
and international security. Having committed themselves to reduce their 
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of three, our two countries reiterated that they continue on the course 
of strategic reduction and improvement of stability.
    The strategic reduction treaty also improves the regime of 
nonproliferation. And this is all the more appropriate in the context of 
the fight against international terrorism, the terrorists who are trying 
to acquire all kinds of weapons security, including weapons of mass 
destruction, to pursue their goals. We now must work on the 
implementation of that treaty.
    The bilateral implementation commission will be established. The 
already existing bilateral mechanism between Russia and the United 
States will continue their work on the widest possible agenda of 
interaction, including strategic weapons, nonproliferation, and missile 
defense. The relevant instructions have been made to our experts of the 
two countries in accordance with the joint statements reached between 
the two countries on new and continued strategic partnership.
    Our meeting between the President of the United States and myself is 
taking place at a very crucial juncture of the development of the world, 
where very dangerous and complex events develop. This current summit 
meeting yet again confirmed the fact that there is no alternative for 
the cooperation between Russia and the United States, both in terms of 
ensuring our domestic national agendas and in terms of cooperation for 
the sake of enhanced international strategic stability.
    We agreed with the President to continue our efforts in terms of 
enhancing international stability, fight against terrorism, and ensuring 
better strategic stability. We also agreed to continue our bilateral 
cooperation in the area of economy and other fields.
    Of course, we are aware of the questions being raised as to whether 
the relations between the United States and Russia will withstand the 
test of time. Today we reiterated, together with President Bush, our 
resolve to continue with our strategic partnership for the benefit of 
our nations and the entire world. I must say that the fundamentals of 
the relations between the United States and Russia turned out to be 
stronger than the forces and events that tested it.
    President Bush and I formulated instructions that cover the specific 
and practical aspects of furtherance of the dialog in all areas of our 
comprehensive agenda. We agreed to expand our communication channels, 
including through our Presidential administrations and other agencies. 
We also discussed economic issues. Our experts are in contact while 
discussing these issues, and we will facilitate such contacts and 
discussions.
    The task here is quite clear. What we want is to create a solid 
economic basis for the continued political dialog and cooperation. We 
discussed the need to improve and establish an appropriate investment 
climate and improve our cooperation in the international organizations, 
including economic organizations. Space remains the vital part of our 
cooperation, and we have confirmed this fact in our joint statement.
    Summing up, I would like to stress that the relations between the 
United States and Russia is not an isolated but global political event 
and phenomenon. It is important that this cooperation serves bringing 
together the world community in the face of global threats. And in 
conclusion, I would like to say that the nature of our conversation was 
quite frank and quite informative and comprehensive.
    I would like to thank President Bush for coming to Russia and to St. 
Petersburg, especially in these festive days in St. Petersburg. For me 
personally, this is a special sign, and I am very appreciative of that. 
Thank you.
    President Bush. I'm honored to be here, Mr. President. I'm honored 
to be with my good friend Vladimir Putin. This is the third time I've 
been to this beautiful city, and I want to congratulate you on a 
successful 300th anniversary celebration. Last night's celebrations were 
fantastic. It was a beautiful evening.
    Today we mark an important achievement in the relations between the 

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