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It is contended that the UK government should have demonstrated the foresight to withdraw its involvement in the March 2003 US-led coalition attacks against Iraq. The authors substantial political experience, including two personal visitations to former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, is recounted to illuminate how fallacious reasoning & personal agendas solidified the UK governments support for the invasion of Iraq; for instance, it is argued that the UK government failed to acknowledge the deleterious consequences of dissolving the Iraqi Army & the potential for terrorists retributive attacks against UK domestic targets. It is subsequently asserted that the coalition attacks against Iraq have reduced European security & have transformed the Middle East into an enormous training ground for terrorists; furthermore, it is stressed that the continued US & UK occupation of Iraq could de-legitimize the authority of the elected Iraqi government. Consequently, Western societies are encouraged to develop a more sophisticated understanding of terrorists motives. J. W. Parker

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A Scottish Assembly -- Introduction -- Part I: Beginnings, 1968-74 -- Introduction -- The Claim of Scotland -- Why Enmity and Conflict? -- The Declaration of Perth -- The Three Dreams of Scottish Nationalism -- The Government of Scotland -- Forms and Consequences of Federalism -- An Assembly -- A Scheme of Legislative Devolution -- The New Appeal of Nationalism -- Part II: The Devolution Years, 1974-83 -- Introduction -- Scottish Government -- A Parliament for Scotland -- The Devolution of the Intellectuals -- Our Changing Democracy -- Nationalism, Community and Democracy -- Speech to Parliament -- The Slide to Independence -- The Trouble with John P. Mackintosh -- Why it must be 'No' when Assembly is put to the Vote -- The Conservative Party and Devolution -- Speech and Interview -- The Defeat of Devolution -- Interview: Portrait of a Devolutionist -- Part III: Reactions to Thatcherism, 1983-92 -- Introduction -- Interview: Devolution -- Scotland - Omega One -- Towards a Constitutional Convention -- The Devolution Maze -- A Claim of Right for Scotland -- Lecture -- Unrepentant Gradualism -- The Government of Scotland -- Church and Nation: a Catholic View -- Women's Issues and the Scottish Assembly -- Independence in Europe -- Thatcherism in a Cold Climate -- The Implications of a Scottish Parliament for Women's Organisations in Scotland -- The Scottish Constitutional Convention -- Part IV: Towards the Parliament, 1992-7 -- Introduction -- The Scottish Question -- Taking Stock of Taking Stock -- To Make the Parliament of Scotland a Model for Democracy -- The Governance of Scotland -- A Scottish Parliament: Friend or Foe to Local Government? -- Scottish Local Government in Europe -- Fundamentals for a New Scotland Act -- Scotland's Next Step -- Sovereignty after the Election -- Three-level Path to Flourish in Europe -- Scotland's Parliament -- What's the Story? -- Losing Sight of Tinkerbell -- Don't Wreck the Heritage we all Share -- Free, on our Own Terms -- Some Poetry, Pipers and Politics for the People -- References -- Index