Global Issues: Terrorism: Secret War on Terror BBC Documentary

Heads up on an excellent documentary which has been on BB2 called the Secret War on Terror which can still be accessed via BBC’s iplayer which gives excellent colour to the topic of terrorism outlining both the extent and changed nature of terrorist threats to global escuirty but also the efficiacy of counter-terrorist measures.

The blurb from the BBC’s website states:“The Secret War on Terror reveals the astonishing inside story of the intelligence war which has been fought against Al Qaeda over the last decade since 9/11. With unparalleled access to Western intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and with a host of exclusive interviews with those who have been at the sharp end of fighting the terrorists - from the CIA and the FBI to MI5 - Peter Taylor asks whether there is any end in sight and whether we are any safer from attack. The series includes the first ever television interview with the former director-general of MI5, Baroness Manningham-Buller, and an extensive interview with the recent director of the CIA, General Michael Hayden.”

This first episode looks at how the West became involved in abductions, secret prisons and even torture, and how the intelligence services successfully disrupt major terrorist plots. The second episode focuseson how spy agencies have developed a high-tech method to target suspected terrorists. . Click here for further details and to see it on iplayer.

Here are a few follow up stories from BBC: Drones ‘winning’ war against al-Qaeda, says ex-CIA head. UK should talk to al-Qaeda, says former head of MI5