Lord Bishop of Exeter
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(14 years ago)
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Earl Attlee
My Lords, unfortunately not. I am briefed about the problems in Iraq, not the rest of the Middle East.
The Lord Bishop of Exeter
My Lords, the Minister will no doubt be aware that, following the terrible Baghdad atrocity of last month, al-Qaeda has issued a warning that it intends to turn its fire particularly on Christians and the Christian community. What will be the implications of this for British policies towards Iraq, particularly for those who will feel compelled to flee from such violence directed towards them?
Earl Attlee
My Lords, we are obviously extremely concerned about these developments and we will be monitoring the situation very carefully.