Listen "Sitrep March 22nd 2012"
Episode Synopsis
The outgoing ambassador to Afghanistan tells Sitrep how he thinks the exit strategy will work and what sort of future the country could have.
What does the latest Budget announcement mean to defence projects and how will it affect Service personnel’s’ pay packets?
How much support is Latin America giving Argentina over its claims to the Falklands?
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
Sir William Patey – the UK’s ambassador to Afghanistan
BFBS News Geoff Meade on the Budget
Richard Ralph , former Governor of the Falkland Islands and ambassador to Peru
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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time)
Alternatively listen again on the website.
What does the latest Budget announcement mean to defence projects and how will it affect Service personnel’s’ pay packets?
How much support is Latin America giving Argentina over its claims to the Falklands?
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
Sir William Patey – the UK’s ambassador to Afghanistan
BFBS News Geoff Meade on the Budget
Richard Ralph , former Governor of the Falkland Islands and ambassador to Peru
.......................................................................................................................................
You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time)
Alternatively listen again on the website.
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