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Proceeding contribution from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on Intelligence and Security Committee.

Intelligence and Security Committee

My right hon. and learned Friend talks about the change in attitude and style in the work of our security services. Does he agree that after 9/11, in a bid to counter the asymmetric threats, the clandestine services lost their way for a period? I think of such things as Guantanamo Bay, water-boarding, rendition, dodgy dossiers and so forth. Does he agree that with the freedoms that were given to those services in a bid to try to find Osama bin Laden and hunt down the enemy we lost the moral high ground for some time and that it has taken a while for us to redeem ourselves?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
536 c66 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Counter-terrorism Cooperation Consultants Cybercrime Finance Intelligence services GCHQ Intelligence and Security Committee Judicial review National security Parliamentary scrutiny Staff Espionage Olympic Games 2012 Mohamed, Binyam Defence Intelligence
Link
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