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Sitrep 15th December 2011

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The US and NATO ends their mission in Iraq – but have they achieved what they set out to do?

 

The Defence Committee raise concern about the long-term care of injured service personnel

 

What are the implications for European defence initiatives given the current financial climate?

 

And….. find out why the Jolly Roger is flying high at Portsmouth

 

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

 

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

 

Interviews with:

 

Sir Jeremy Greenstock:  former representative to Iraq

 

James Arbuthnot, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee on treatment of injured Service personnel.

 

Tomas Valasek from the Centre for European reform on the Eurozone crisis

 

Victoria Ingles from the Royal Naval museum at Portsmouth on the Jolly Roger.

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