Results 1-20 of 36 for terrorism speaker:Michael Moore

Opposition Day — [17th allotted day]: Alleged Overseas Corruption (16 Jul 2007) has video

Michael Moore: ...and that British co-operation with the Saudis is therefore critical. However, just before that section of his speech, he pointed out the needs of the Saudis themselves: "There is a high threat of terrorism in Saudi Arabia. Attacks have taken various forms. At their height in 2003 and 2004, they included kidnappings, large-scale truck bombings of residential compounds and Saudi Government...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: European Affairs (20 Jun 2007)

Michael Moore: ...the last five decades Europe has learnt to work as a whole, and to tackle problems that are beyond the control of individual countries. In an era of globalisation, climate change and international terrorism, the requirement for countries to work together has not dimmed. Britain has been a beneficiary of that co-operation, not least in dealing with terrorism. We should remember that one of...

Delegated Legislation: European Affairs (6 Dec 2006)

Michael Moore: ...dwelt on the challenges of climate change and energy security, the increasing complexity of Europe's external relations and the importance of common responses to the threats posed by international terrorism, and touched on the desperate need to make progress on the Doha trade round and to tackle the desperate situation in Darfur. The Minister for Europe's speech focused on the historic...

Bill Presented: International Affairs (20 Jul 2006)

Michael Moore: ..., and a right to act in self-defence. Let us not forget that at least 29 Israelis, including 15 civilians, have been killed by rockets fired by Hezbollah into Israel, and that thousands now live in terror. But, as the shadow Foreign Secretary highlighted, the Lebanese Prime Minister has estimated that as many as 300 people have now been killed in his country, and about 500,000 have been...

Bill Presented: International Affairs (20 Jul 2006)

Michael Moore: .... For their part, the Israelis have fired more than 600 artillery shells into Gaza, and the Israeli air force has conducted 168 aerial bombings on the territory. People there are also living in terror. One Israeli defence force soldier has been killed and 12 Israelis have been injured; 100 Palestinians, including 30 children have been killed, with 300 Palestinians injured. The bombing of...

United Nations Reform (18 Apr 2006)

Michael Moore: ...of pre-emptive strikes—which have undermined the United Nations since the war in Iraq started some three years ago—was not referred to. Although there was unqualified condemnation of terrorism, there is as yet no working definition of it. Those are serious disappointments, but it is not time to give up. It has been said that we get the United Nations that we deserve. Sometimes...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Afghanistan (12 Dec 2005)

Michael Moore: ...commitment to Afghanistan? Given the proposed area in which UK armed forces will operate, is there any intention that British military personnel should become a significant part of the counter-terrorism efforts of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Foreign Affairs and Defence (18 May 2005)

Michael Moore: ...we have seen the focus shift to Uzbekistan, and we all now live in an era of greater uncertainty perhaps than at any stage in the past, complicated by the existence and growth of international terrorism and an increasing realisation that the number of failed states in the world is growing, with instability arising owing to scarce natural resources and the poverty from which many countries...

Non-Proliferation Review (8 Mar 2005)

Mr Michael Moore: ...dangers of nuclear weapons. In the 1990s, there was a great deal of confidence that substantial progress was being made in eliminating the threats of nuclear war, but the growth of international terrorism and the exposure of the international nuclear bazaar run by A.Q. Khan dented that optimism somewhat and shook any complacency out of the system. The review conference comes at a crucial...

United Nations (19 Jan 2005)

Mr Michael Moore: ...arise from diverse sources such as poverty, the spread and possible use of weapons of mass destruction by non-state actors as well as countries, trans-national organised crime and international terrorism. It is not only states that are the problem and it is not only state security that is now at issue. Along with the panel, we must recognise that in the modern world the threats do not...

War against Terrorism (4 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: .... I am happy to do so. It clearly makes a substantial contribution. As the right hon. Gentleman pointed out, it is the fifth report in the series on the foreign policy aspects of the war on terrorism. Once again, the Committee has served the House extremely well. The report should be read by all who have an interest in international affairs. As ever, the breadth of the Committee's work is...

UK-US Relations (3 Nov 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...of a viable separate state. We all want Israel and Palestine to live in peace and side by side in viable separate states. We now need the international political will to achieve that. International terrorism, whether or not the middle east and Iraq are the key drivers of its growth, is one of the most worrying and misunderstood threats to the world as a whole. None of us can be experts on...

United Nations (28 Oct 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...the abiding concern of individuals and Governments across the world. We live in an era where we are more conscious of failed and failing states, the growing and real threats of international terrorism and the real worries about transnational crime. Those are all closely related to the issues of global poverty and humanitarian crises, which are endemic in certain parts of the world, such as...

EU/Iran Relations (19 Oct 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...We must ask Iran to address these serious issues. We have reached a critical moment. Human rights is a key issue between the EU and Iran. There are also concerns about drug trafficking and links to terrorism. Most frightening of all, however, is the possibility—even the prospect—of Iran developing nuclear weapons. The EU must continue to engage peacefully with Iran as we tackle...

War against Terrorism (20 May 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...shown in following the issue through several Sessions of Parliament since the terrible events of September 2001. It is a reflection of the complexity of the issues encapsulated in the war against terrorism that the report takes a broad sweep touching on many global problems. The debate has underlined the importance of the document. The Minister will have a list of questions to answer, and...

Occupied Territories (4 May 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...now makes rather surreal reading. As my hon. Friend the Member for South-East Cornwall (Mr. Breed) just highlighted, we should have nearly finished by now. Phase 1, which sought the end of terror and violence, the normalising of Palestinian life and the building of Palestinian institutions, should have been completed last May. The transition phase was scheduled for completion by last...

Non-proliferation Treaty Review (24 Mar 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...in February, referred, in the context of the global partnership against nuclear proliferation, about the prospect of establishing a UN Security Council committee along the lines of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. Has that particular initiative been taken forward and what progress has been made on it? Similarly, there was mention in that statement of the desirability of a new United...

Russia (Human Rights) (10 Mar 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...the Russian Government cannot escape their responsibilities in such circumstances. It is more than an internal security problem. President Putin has said that it is part of the war on international terror. I fear that our Prime Minister has lent credence to that argument with his comments. Following our debate in Westminster Hall in July, the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Blunt) put it to...

Human Rights (Saudi Arabia) (21 Jan 2004)

Mr Michael Moore: ...statement on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, I recognise the complexity of our relationship with that country, in terms of trade, security and our joint efforts to combat international terrorism. The overlap between all those different issues sometimes means that none of them is particularly clear. Sometimes they all come together, most obviously in the al-Yamamah...

Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill [Lords] (11 Nov 2003)

Mr Michael Moore: ...afternoon. Nevertheless, as we discussed on Second Reading and briefly in Committee, it offers an important extension of arms control and inspections. In an era of rogue states and international terrorism, we should not lose sight of the threat of world war, which the end of the cold war has reduced significantly. Like the Minister and the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Mr. Spring), we...