Listen "Sitrep June 7th 2012"
Episode Synopsis
SITREP June 7th
The Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond tells Sitrep how future cuts will change the shape of the British Army
Are the US Drone strikes in Pakistan giving terrorists propaganda to recruit new members?
How British trained troops in Sierra Leone are helping another war-torn African country
And the Ceremonial Director of the Diamond Jubilee procession shares his memories of the day and his hopes for future events.
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
GUESTS:
Defence Secretary Phillip Hammond
Washington correspondent Simon Marks on the Drone attacks
BFBS News reporter Ali Gibson on Sierra Leone
Maj Andrew Chatburn, the Ceremonial Director in charge of the Diamond Jubilee procession
Capt Alex Owen form the Household Cavalry Mounted Regt which took part in the Diamond Jubilee procession
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