Results 2,161-2,180 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: No, it does not.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: They lied.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: It is still illegal, even under American law.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: If the Minister of State gives the House the full quotation, he will realise its implications. He is deliberately misleading the House.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: I want to make a point of order or a point of information. The Minister of State has unintentionally misled the House. I know this report from the chemicals weapons convention. It is not forbidden when it is being used for illumination purposes only. However, when it is used against personnel it is most clearly illegal under international law, and the domestic law of the United States of America.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: It is.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Not intentionally.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Could the Minister of State name the US authorities?
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Good.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: It did not cost them a lot of bother to lie to the British, did it?
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Well said.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: I know that.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: I distance myself from the remarks made by Senator Ryan and exonerate the Minister of State for any inappropriate attitude. I did not attack him personally but simply placed a factual legal matter on the record of the House. It would be easy for me to try to embarrass my colleagues on the Government benches but I will not do so. Instead, I salute them on their moral courage in saying what...
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: May I finish?
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: The Cathaoirleach has been very generous, which I acknowledge.
- Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)
David Norris: For a man such as Dick Cheney to accuse others of cowardice and treachery and losing their memories and backbones is intolerable. Americans will tolerate it no longer. It is significant that Representative John Murtha, a known hawk in defence matters, has stated that the war had obviously been a mistake and that the American people were misled because intelligence reports had been...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Yesterday we had an important and balanced debate on the war in Iraq, extraordinary rendition and torture. Will the Leader help the Seanad by pursuing this matter, first, by continuing to monitor the situation, as we did previously, by having rolling debates and, second, by sending the report of yesterday's debate to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern? While the Minister...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)
David Norris: Now the House is definitely reassured. The Government has spoken.