Sitrep July 12th 2012

SITREP July 12th Is it asking too much for the Army to provide last minute Olympic security? Why Mali in North Africa could be the new Afghanistan Why reforming the House of Lords would be bad news for defending defence And how the weather has helped us win and lose wars…….. PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee Dr Martin Macauley from University College London on Mali & Afghanistan Interviews Col Richard Kemp, former commander in Afghanistan on troops providing Olympic security International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell on Afghanistan Admiral Lord West, former Sea Lord, on House of Lords reform ............................................................................................................ You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time) Alternatively listen again on the website.