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Sitrep March 8th 2012

Sitrep March 8th 2012

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It’s been a tragic week for British Forces in Afghanistan but have the politicians got their...

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Sitrep March 8th 2012

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It’s been a tragic week for British Forces in Afghanistan but have the politicians got their...

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Award winning Sitrep brings you discussion and analysis on defence, foreign policy and the stories affecting the British Forces. Presented by Kate Gerbeau, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.

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Sitrep December 3rd 2009
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Obama has spoken: now what happens? Is the war on terrorism all done by July 20-11 or is that election speak?

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Sitrep November 12th 2009
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Sitrep November 12th 2009

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Afghanistan: Waiting for Obama & why Brown doesn’t really matter.  Plus, Iraq - the stench of oil and the whiff of fudge.

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Sitrep November 5th 2009
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Sitrep November 5th 2009

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Why more people are saying troops out of Afghanistan plus....Berlin - the day the wall came down, were we really free?

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Sitrep October 15th 2009
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Sitrep October 15th 2009

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Why is the MOD always in the political firing line? Should the military be
kicked out of the MOD...and why the battle against Taliban is in Pakistan.

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Sitrep October 1st 2009
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Sitrep October 1st 2009

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Are we about to see a completely new plan on Afghanistan? Is America asking the big question: why are we here? Because if America is, then so must the UK.

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Sitrep September 24th 2009
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Sitrep September 24th 2009

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Why one Trident less won't fix the defence budget and why not put the Afghanistan budget into Homeland Security?

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Sitrep September 17th 2009
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Sitrep September 17th 2009

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The truth about defence cuts - why they would completely change the face of the military...line by line analysis in today's edition of Sitrep.

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Sitrep September 10th 2009
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Sitrep September 10th 2009

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Has PM Gordon Brown got it wrong about Afghanistan? How arms sales boost the economy, are the bombers back in Northern Ireland and why didn't the world come to an end yesterday as advertised?

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Sitrep September 3rd 2009
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Sitrep September 3rd 2009

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On the anniversary of the outbreak of World War 11 today's Sitrep presents
your personal guide to one hundred years of  the days war broke out, plus a
global round up of the world's hotspots

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Sitrep August 20th 2009
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Sitrep August 20th 2009

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Today we're looking at famous speeches and the leaders who made them .
Famous military leaders have played with words to inspire troops, indeed,
nations. We all know famous ones like 'fight them on the beaches',. 'Never
in the history of so many' etc. But are words that valuable?  Find out in
this special edition of Sitrep.

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Sitrep August 13th 2009
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Sitrep August 13th 2009

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Do you think Britain should have nuclear warheads? Should the UK renew
Trident? Is it just a military question? What about the morality of the
mushroom? Hear what the experts say with Christopher Lee  and guests.

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Sitrep August 6th 2009
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Sitrep August 6th 2009

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Why are the political knives out for General Dannatt? And why is Washington gunning for the UK’s X-file hunter?

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Sitrep July 30th 2009
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Sitrep July 30th 2009

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General Dannatt’s latest salvo at government on Afghanistan but will MOD & Number Ten dodge the real issues? And....just  how good are British forces in Helmand?

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Sitrep July 23rd 2009
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Sitrep July 23rd 2009

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Everyone’s talking helicopters for Helmand...but isn’t that a smokescreen. Isn’t the real story this: we’re in the wrong war. Strategy’s being written on the hoof. True or false? Answers in Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests .

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Sitrep July 16th 2009
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In Sitrep today: Afghanistan: men & equipment. Politics gone mad or incompetent military planning?  Who’s right?  Who’s wrong? Prisoner handling...why it’s so easy to break the rules;  Is the CIA still in the assassination business?  And...does the first sea lord have to be a physicist and ... Do commanders talk too much and do we believe politicians or the military?  That’s all in today’s Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests on BFBS.

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