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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 September 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Libya.


Libya

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for what he says about me, the Foreign Secretary and others. On the issue that he raises, it is right that Sir Peter Gibson can look at the whole area. It is important that nobody rushes to judgment. We have to remember that in 2003, two years after 9/11, there was a Libyan terrorist group that was allied to al-Qaeda. At all times our security services and intelligence services are trying to work for the good of the country to keep us safe, so it is important to remember the circumstances at the time. Nobody should rush to judgment, but it is the right hon. Gentleman's view, my view and the view of the entire House that Britain should never be complicit in torture or in extraordinary rendition, and it is very important that we make sure that that is the case.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
532 c30 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Assets Armed conflict Finance Intelligence services Politics and government Terrorism United Nations Torture UN resolutions NATO Reconstruction Libya Gaddafi, Muammar al Megrahi, Abdelbasit Ali Mohmed Fletcher, Yvonne
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