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Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

David Norris: —against the civilian population of Baghdad is completely wrong. It is against the Geneva Convention.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I am amazed and astonished that people opposite cannot stand up for the honour of this House. Why are they trying to bomb Saddam Hussein specifically?

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

David Norris: Do they want to kill him because they are afraid of what he might say about them should they get him into court? It is a complete and utter disgrace.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

David Norris: What about the ordinary people who were working in that house, the 14 civilians who were blown into rubbish by the bombs of the United States? What about the attack on the Al-Jazeera office this morning which killed a television cameraman making a report?

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

David Norris: It is trying to silence the news. What about the attack on Reuters? They are now even attacking their own journalists. They then denied it by saying a sniper was responsible. I have news for the US army.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Apr 2003)

David Norris: A sniper gun can only go 700 metres. They can stop lying. I call Bush a liar. Sitting suspended at 3.30 p.m. and resumed at 3.40 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I strongly support those of my colleagues who advocate backing Senator Higgins and Deputy Howlin. What they are fighting for is an important political point in terms of the freedom of Members on all sides of the House. I am sure everyone here supports what they are doing.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I am not allowed. May I have a list of animal imagery which is permissible?

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: There was one but there is more rejoicing in Heaven over one that—

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: While the vote was taking place – I wonder if this escaped the attention of my friends; I would like to think they are all still my friends – General Michael Jackson was giving evidence in Derry. He is the man who was in command of the entire British army. He was giving evidence to the effect that what the British army did in Derry was perfectly reasonable, that it was perfectly well...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: —where the regime is in control is the ten mile area around Kabul.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: The question which may have been forgotten in my lengthy diatribe—

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I ask her to, please, arrange the debate on Iraq for today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: The Senator will if he barks at me—

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: —black widow.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: He ended up in a stew anyway.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: If the Senator had spoken to me— (Interruptions).

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: A very good idea.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: Excuse me, my name is Norris.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: Yes, but it was I who referred to stamping the Bill.