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Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2007: Second Stage (22 Feb 2007): Michael Ahern: ...jet. The London Underground explosives in July 2005 were encased not in weapons-grade steel but in nylon backpacks. We now know that we live in an era when anything and everything can be used as a force for evil. In the right hands, a hurley or a cricket bat can be wielded with sublime grace. In the wrong hands, up a dark alley, either can become a lethal weapon. In light of these...

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