BFBS Radio Sitrep

Sitrep April 12th 2012

Released:12 Apr 2012

The head of Nato says Afghan handover is on track but Afghan’s security forces are still concerned about security post 2014

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Sitrep April 12th 2012

Released:12 Apr 2012

The head of Nato says Afghan handover is on track but Afghan’s security forces are still concerned about security post 2014

Will the Syrian ceasefire hold – and what happens next?

The invisible scars of PTSD - and is enough being done to help those who suffer?

Plus....the important strategic position the Ascension Islands hold

PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time)

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Interviews:

Professor Neil Greenberg , Surgeon Captain Royal Navy &

Piers Bishop: from the charity Resolution Rebuilding Lives on Mental Health Issues

Jon Marks , Middle East analyst on the Syrian conflict and Iran’s nuclear ambition

British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade on the Ascension Islands

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Does the White House really know where it’s going in the Middle east? Could we really be heading for a war with North Korea? Does Israel really think war with Iran is inevitable? And do we really need a 65th anniversary D-Day bash - or is it all cynical politics? Find out in this week's Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests

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British troops have pulled out of Iraq. Was it all worth it? And after Iraq, what does the rest of the world think of us? Aliens from a colonial time machine? American poodles? Or...the professionals who got it right and didn't outstay their welcome? How others see us ... And would we do it ever again? That's this week's special edition of Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests.

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In today’s Sitrep..... dozens killed & wounded in Baghdad bombings – but does the great British public care anymore? Why has President Obama fallen into the torture chamber of US politics? Did MI5 cock-up or simply fail to cope over the July 2005 `London bombings? Why do governments slag off the Israelis over the failure of any movement in the Middle East peace process? The answers in Sitrep with Christopher Lee and guests.

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Why does the MoD have such problem with its equipment; do warriors get enough exercise; why the government won’t allow Iraqi interpreters into the UK; the real reason why Washington has sacked the ISAF general; the real reason why Pakistan is at long last facing up to Taliban; why the UN is front-runner for the 2009 Really Useless award; And piracy – how is the ransom money handed over, by whom and to whom? Oh, and do you know why sailors say aye aye....?

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This week's programme looks at the future of Devonport Naval Base, as well as the growing crisis in the border regions of Pakistan...

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Iraq dominates this week, but Christopher Lee and guests also look at Britain's new policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan...

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