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Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, UK - Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP

Is the security state a potential threat to those it's supposed to protect?

Thanks to Edward Snowden, America's cyber-spy turned leaker, we now know US intelligence agencies backed by the British secretly monitor electronic communications all over the world. In Britain, Snowden's revelations have prompted a ferocious argument between self-styled defenders of liberty and pillars of the security establishment. Hardtalk speaks to Sir Malcolm Rifkind, chairman of the UK parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee. Is the security state a potential threat to those it's supposed to protect?

Picture: Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

23 minutes

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Wed 16 Oct 2013 19:06GMT

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  • Wed 16 Oct 2013 08:06GMT
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