BFBS Sitrep

Sitrep 5th August 2010

Sitrep July 29th 2010

<p>In Sitrep today ....Pakistan and Taliban - friend or foe? Why the MOD got it wrong for widows and orphans. Why General Jackson says the Iraq war was legal. Why European allies have no right to criticise UK forces. Why the mole has yet to blow his whistle. Why Cameron wants Turkey inside the tent . And, what do KGB agents sing when they get to the pub? Find out in Sitrep with Christopher Lee & guests, 430pm live online and on BFBS Radio 2.</p>

Sitrep July 22nd 2010

<p>This week: Are there too many 2 Stars in the Armed Forces? The latest on the Defence Review Afghanistan - is it really an unwinnable war?  Iraq -The slaughter goes on, as does the Iraq Inquiry. Plus North Korea  - more sanctions and the US sends in the really big flat top and Turkey - talking to the enemy, and why it's best to throw and not drop a clanger? </p>

Sitrep July 15th 2010

<p>In this edition of Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guestst: Afghanistan – have we got itwrong?And next week – the biggest security headache arrives in Afghanistan.  What do we do when Israel bombs Iran?  Plus China’s Military is on the Long Marchbut where’s it going? Sea Sunday – let’s not forget  AND, Nelson’s naval letter – but not a word toFleet Street.</p>

Sitrep July 8th 2010

<p> <div><strong>In this Sitrep....Defence cuts - it’s official. UK troops move over in Helmand, but why has it taken so long to announce the obvious?. Why corruption and money laundering are good business in Kabul. A missile deal in Europe....plus Iraq: was the MOD totally incompetent or totally uncaring in the manner it treated families of Service people killed in action. And Spy wapping - the US and Russia are at it again. That’s all in Sitrep, with Christopher  Lee and guests.<br /></strong>

Sitrep July 1st 2010

<p>In Sitrep today ....The Taliban bomb - scare stories or could the terrorists really get a nuclear trigger?  Afghanistan after McChrystal - are we losing it?  Liars or fools -  who's hiding the truth about why we went to Iraq?   PLUS: Prisoner torture - is MI5 being economical with the truth and has the time come to sell off Dartmouth, Sandhurst and Cranwell?</p>

Sitrep 24th June 2010

<p> </p> <p>This week's/today's Sitrep  looks at the upcoming strategic defence review:</p> <p>what is it? Is it possible to get it right? And, what will happen to each</p> <p>Service: The Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Army, the Royal Air Force</p> <p>and let’s not forget the fringe: robotics, Intelligence, Information, and</p> <p>the Media .  Find out in Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests on BFBS</p> <p>Radio 2, 4pm UK time, listen again and on-line.</p> <p> </p>

Sitrep June 17th 2010

<p> <p><strong class="category_text">In Sitrep today ....Afghanistan - Another lost cause? Or, the war that never was.  President Obama - proving no one can win three wars at once.  In Iraq - why the Iranians say bombing's easier than war.  In Pakistan - why the Intelligence people say Taliban's the best bet to avoid war, and in  Karachi - why banning demos won't keep the bombers out PLUS: Bloody Sunday - the ones who got away. and NATO - does it really need Montenegro?  All the answers in Sitre

Sitrep June 10th 2010

<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">In this week's Sitrep.......The long, ho, lethal summer ahead in Afghanistanbut what if  Pakistan could control the insurgents? China - can she control North Korea and WIKILEAKS - could the website become the biggest thing since the Freedom of Information Act <br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's all in Sitrep,

Sitrep June 3rd 2010

<p>In today’s Sitrep.......Free Gaza? Or handing terrorists victory on a plate  Are western leaders too cowardly to save lives.  Arms sales: Why we're all broke except the arms salesmen.  The Iraq Inquiry - what the Americans told the Chilcott team.  Why a funeral in Belfast tomorrow says the Troubles have not all gone away.  Why the real Intelligence War is in Washington DC.   And...is the Chief of the Defence Staff really worth it?</p>

Sitrep May 27th 2010

<p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is Obama waiting for the UK to quit Afghanistan? In the Middle East - the Blair-Bush experiment & the damage to the UK. In the UK, the SDR defence review </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">- will it be worth the paper it’s written on? Plus the new surge: this time it’s Intelligence Gathering. </span><span style="font-size: small;">And in Dunkirk - li

Sitrep 20th May 2010

Sitrep 13th May 2010

Sitrep May 6th 2010

<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><strong class="category_text" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #003179; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;"> <p><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;">In today's Sitrep: Sitrep brings you a special discussion on the world the newly-elected prime minister will be facing.  What will be at the top of his in-tray?  Where are today's global hot-spots? Let Sitrep take y

Sitrep April 29th 2010

<p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sitrep Trail 29 April</span></u><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></u></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In today’s Sitrep: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Afghanistan: Why no one knows how to fix it and why they never did.<span>  </span>Iraq: Why the killing goes on and why we should still car

Sitrep April 22nd 2010

<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"> <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 8px;"> <p>The Great Debate - this week it's Defence & Foreign Affairs but do Brown, Cameron & Clegg really know

Sitrep April 15th 2010

<p>Is the Defence Debate - sterile or virile?  Why are there thousands of ex-service personnel in prison. Why the Americans are quitting Death Valley.  Will Kyrgistan be the next honeypot for terrorists? Should we like Russia - and do they like us? What's the vision thing? Who had it, who has it, and,  who needs it?</p>

Sitrep 8th April 2010

Sitrep April 1st 2010

<p> <p>In Sitrep today: Afghanistan - can we trust the journalists there to tell us</p> <p>the real story. In Iraq - are the politicians dumping on democracy & are the</p> <p>Iranians winding up both sides.</p> <div></div> </p>

Sitrep March 25th 2010

<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">In Sitrep today: Afghanistan - why the answers are harder than the questions, why we need to talk to the enemy and the Taliban on-line.  Is Iraq a mess or a miracle?  Is the foreign office going bust?  Why the pirates are heading East.  The latest Middle East crisis - why isn't it obvious?  And corruption at Westminster - but we still tell others to clean up their act.  That's all in Sitrep with Christopher Lee and gues