Listen "Sitrep February 2nd 2012"
Episode Synopsis
The Americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – but is it more to do with President Obama’s election strategy than a secure Afghanistan?
And what does it mean for British Forces in the region
As Prince William prepares for his time in the South Atlantic, tensions remain strained between the British and Argentine governments, but what do the Falkland Islanders themselves make of it all?
And we talk to Peter Carroll, the man behind the Ghurkha’s ‘Campaign
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
The Director of the Royal United Services Institute, Michael Clarke
British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade form the Nato Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels
Tim Cooper, our reporter in the Falklands
Peter Carroll of the Ghurkha’s Campaign for Justice.
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