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Orders of the Day — Terrorism Bill — [2nd Allotted Day ]: Clause 20 — Interpretation of Part 1 (3 Nov 2005)

John Denham: ...is a problem, which needs to be explored between now and Report. My amendments may not be perfect, but nor is the Bill. Attention has already been drawn to the anomaly of it being legal to invade Iraq to get rid of Saddam Hussein, but illegal to support the Iraqi people if they acted in the same way. I want to discuss the problem of definitions more narrowly. There is nothing magic about...

Terrorism and Community Relations (27 Oct 2005)

John Denham: ...indicated that between 50 and 65 per cent. of Muslims thought that relations between Muslims and non-Muslims had got worse after 11 September 2001. Incidentally, that had not been affected by the Iraq war; it was clearly a result of the terrorist events of September 2001. That indicates a serious deterioration in relations, which means that our Committee was right to make the assessment...

Iraq (12 May 2003)

Mr John Denham: ...the legitimacy and motives of the action that was taken? Would it not be in this country's long-term interests to ensure that the UN is given a sufficiently strong role in the reconstruction of Iraq to provide that legitimacy for our future actions?

Iraq (18 Mar 2003)

Mr John Denham: ...it believed that necessary? I am not indulging in anti-Americanism, but simply recognising that unilateralism on such a scale, no matter how legitimate the target, brings danger. The action against Iraq is, I believe, pre-emptive, and therefore demands even greater international support and consensus than other sorts of intervention. We do not have it. Such isolation entails a genuine cost...