Sitrep March 1st 2012

01/03/2012 30 min
Sitrep March 1st 2012

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Episode Synopsis

The RAF put Olympic security to the test
 
How the Koran burning has affected security in Afghanistan
And the new supply route British forces have secured in the region
 
As Britain closes it’s embassy in Syria, the UN step up efforts to pass a new resolution
 
We get an insight into what will happen at this weekend ‘s elections in Russia
 
And HMS Liverpool goes home to the Mersey to bid a final farewell
 
 
PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau
 
STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 
Interviews with:
Alexander Nekrassov (former advisor to the Kremlin) on Syria & this weekend’s Russian elections
BFBS Reporter Charlotte Cross on Olympic security
 
British  Forces News reporter James Hirst from Afghanistan on the continuing anger over the burning of the Koran.
 
British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade on HMS Liverpool’s farewell trip.
 
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