Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

This morning innocent Palestinian people were massacred in the village of Beit Hanoun by the Israeli defence forces, carrying all the hallmarks of the Rumsfeld-Bush shock and awe tactics. It was a further devastation of the peoples of the Middle East as a result of their interference, which has been supported at all stages by the Minister.

Does the Minister agree with the majority of the American people now that the invasion and ongoing occupation of Iraq are a disaster? Does he regret the role the Irish Government has played and is playing in facilitating the ongoing occupation? Does he apologise for his role?

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