109 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the views of former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Mary Robinson that the ambiguity which has been created by the Government of the United States with respect to the definition of torture, in particular the contention that the same acts carried out on the territory of the United States may be qualified differently when carried out extra-territorially, calls into question the reliability of United States' assurances as to compliance with international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39265/05]

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109 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the views of former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms Mary Robinson that the ambiguity which has been created by the Government of the United States with respect to the definition of torture, in particular the contention that the same acts carried out on the territory of the United States may be qualified differently when carried out extra-territorially, calls into question the reliability of United States' assurances as to compliance with international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39265/05]

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