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Afghanistan and the British Secret Service with Rory Stewart, Frank Ledwidge and Gordon Corera

Andrew Marr with the Tory MP Rory Stewart, the former intelligence officer Frank Ledwidge, the security correspondent Gordon Corera and expert on the Middle East, Rosemary Hollis.

In the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, Andrew Marr discusses foreign intervention with the Conservative MP Rory Stewart and the former intelligence officer, Frank Ledwidge. Stewart looks back at the conflict to ask whether simple notions of winning foreign wars is counterproductive, while Ledwidge turns a critical eye on the army's lack of strategic thinking which he argues led to catastrophic failures in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The 大象传媒's security correspondent Gordon Corera discusses the role of the British secret service, from the Cold War days of spies lurking in the shadows, to the disaster of the 'dodgy dossier' on Iraq. And Dr Rosemary Hollis, Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, considers the impact of recent revelations of complicity with Gaddafi's regime, and how 9/11 has skewed international relations.
Producer: Katy Hickman.

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45 minutes

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  • Mon 3 Oct 2011 09:00
  • Mon 3 Oct 2011 21:30

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