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  • Mar 8, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep March 8th 2012

    <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman">It’s been a tragic week for British Forces in Afghanistan but have the politicians got their strategy right?<span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><s

  • Mar 1, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep March 1st 2012

    <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: x-small;" size="2" color="#000000">The RAF put Olympic security to the test</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-size: x-small;" size="2"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;" face=

  • Feb 23, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep February 23rd 2012

    <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">What more can Nato do to quell the anger of Afghans over the burning of the Koran</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As the situation in Syria deteriorates<span>  </span>- how can the international community help?</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial

  • Feb 16, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep February 16th 2012

    <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Find out what action NATO & the UK is taking to counter the growing cyber threat</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"> </

  • Feb 9, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep February 9th 2012

    <p><span style="font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-size: small;" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman">Could Turkey could play a key role in the Syrian crisis?</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-size: small;" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0

  • Feb 2, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep February 2nd 2012

    <p><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-size: small;" size="3"></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">The Americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – but is it more to do with President Oba

  • Jan 26, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep January 26th 2012

    <p style="margin: 3pt 3pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: small;" size="3">The MoD comes under more criticism for its handling of redundancies <span style="font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS';"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:

  • Jan 19, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep January 19th 2012

    <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"></span></span></p> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: small" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" size="3" face="Times New Roman"></span></p> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: small" data-m

  • Jan 12, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep January 12th 2010

    <p><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: xx-small;" color="#0000ff" size="1"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size: small;" size="3"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000;" color="#000000" face="Arial">SITREP TRAIL 12th January</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><

  • Jan 5, 2012 · 30 min

    Sitrep 5th January 2012

    <p><span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: sma

  • Dec 22, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 22nd December 2011

    <p><span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: sma

  • Dec 15, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 15th December 2011

    <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: small" data-mce-style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-fa

  • Dec 8, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 8th December 2011

    <p></p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: xx-small;" color="#0000ff" size="1"></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 9pt 0pt 0cm;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: navy; font-size: 10pt;">There’s criticism of

  • Dec 1, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 1st December 2011

    <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="COLOR: #000000" data-mce-style="color: #000000;" color="#000000"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;" size="3" face="Times New Roman">What can be done to heal diplomatic relations between the UK and Iran?</span></p> <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';

  • Nov 24, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 24th November 2011

    <p><span><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: xx-small;" color="#0000ff" size="1"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000">Why military top brass say it's too early to judge whether the war in Afghanistan has been successful</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f49

  • Nov 17, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 17th November 2011

    <p>Why Britain's top general in Afghanistan is happy with the progress so far.<br /> <br />The best way for politicians and the top brass to work out military strategy.<br /> <br />Why Cap Badges are an integral and honourable part of the British Army.<br /> <br />And what battles would make the Top 20 of Britain’s worst military disasters?<br /> <br /> <br />PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau<br /> <br />STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee <br /> <br />Interviews with:<br /> <br />Brit

  • Nov 10, 2011 · 31 min

    Sitrep 10th November 2011

    <p>SITREP TRAIL 10th November</p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span></span></p> <p>It’s the end of an era as British troops in Germany prepare for a long march-out.</p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span></span></p> <p>

  • Nov 3, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 3rd November 2011

    <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;" class="MsoNormal"><span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" color="#000000">Why the West feels so threatened by Iran…</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 3pt 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt

  • Oct 20, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 20th October 2011

    <p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p> <div>Now that Sirte has fallen, has NATO fulfilled its <span style="color: #ff0000;" color="#ff0000"><strong>role</strong> </span>in Libya?</div> <div> </div> <div>How tough is the job of Defence Secretary</div> <div> </div> <div>What can be done to ease the tensions between Kosovo and Serbia?</div> <div> </div> <div>The importance of the Haqqani network in the quest for peace in Afghanistan</div> <div> </div> <div>And why the Br

  • Oct 14, 2011 · 30 min

    Sitrep 13th October 2011

    <p>SITREP trail 13th October</p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span></span></p> <p></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span></span></p> <p>The revolutionary forces in Libya are close to securing Sirte - but where is Gaddafi?</p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small" data-mce-style="font-size: xx-small;" size="1"></span></span></p>