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“MI6: A Century in the Shadows”

By The World ⋅ August 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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The head of MI6 Sir John Scarlett

The head of MI6 Sir John Scarlett

BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera looks inside Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service. He talks to senior intelligence officers, agents and diplomats as well as their former arch enemies about the shadowy world of espionage. Exploring the role of MI6 in the 21st century. The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, John Scarlett, talks for the first time about the interrogation of terrorist suspects and MI6′s role in the run-up to the war in Iraq. We speak with the BBC’s Gordon Corera about his three-part documentary “MI6: A Century in the Shadows.”

Click here to go to the homepage for “MI6: A Century in the Shadows.”

Click here to read Gordon Corera’s article “MI6 ‘is not complicit’ in torture.”

Click here to visit the official MI6 website.

Discussion

2 comments for ““MI6: A Century in the Shadows””

  • Neil

    Hi,
    Sounds an interesting series but sadly only part 3 is available on the BBC site. Your story was a tad too late.

    Kind regards,
    Neil

  • Artis

    Hi Lisa Mullens,

    A few years ago on a, then local, Bill Radkey program, KUOW/NPR in Seattle, I inquired to a radio librarian; “Which is globally dominant, driving on the left or right?” She responded; “Left”. She also informed us as to why. In medieval days it was common to raise the right hand when passing one another on horseback along the road in order to indicate being unarmed or “friendly”. As they passed they would, on occasion, slap hands (in effect, high 5-ing).
    I am unable to verify this. Perhaps y’all can.

    Yours,
    Artis (the Spoonman)
    You Tube/Google me. I’ll musically entertain you for a few minutes.

    PS: My name is Artis, sincerely.