Terrorism & Security: Media Commentary Prior to 2010

Prior to 2010, Newrisk Limited and its advisers have provided a variety of media commentary across a period of years. Examples of media commentary on terrorism and security prior to 2010 are set out below.

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2009

• President Obama's Critique of Intelligence Following Christmas Day Attempted Bombing for Sky News on 30 December 2009;
• Aviation Bomb Security and Profiling Terrorists Following Christmas Day Attempted Bombing for BBC Radio Scotland on 29 December 2009;
  
• Aviation Bomb Security and Detection Security Systems for BBC World Service on 28 December 2009;
• Christmas Day Aviation Bomb for CBC (Canada), TV5 (France) and Al Jazeera (English) on 27 December 2009;
• Christmas Day Aviation Bomb for BBC Radio 4, BBC News, BBC Breakfast and ITN News on 26 December 2009;
• Christmas Day Attack, Bomb Components, Al Qaeda Involvement, Al Qaeda in Arabia Statement for Sky News on 26, 27 & 29 December;
• Balcombe St Siege Papers Released & Terrorism Protection for London for BBC News on 28 October 2009;
• Liquid Bomb Terror Verdicts and Risks Posed to Aviation for BBC Breakfast on 8 September 2009;
  
• Liquid Bomb Terror Verdicts and Risks Posed to Aviation for BBC News on 7 September 2009;
  
• Majorca Bomb Devices and Terror Risk for GMTV on 31 July 2009;
• Remembering 7/7 and Current Terror Risks for GMTV on 7 July 2009;
• Arrest of 12 Terror Suspects for BBC News on 10 April 2009;
  
• Police Chief Bob Quick Security Breach and Arrest of Terror Suspects for GMTV on 9 April 2009;
  
• National Counter-Terrorism Strategy for BBC News on 24 March 2009;
• National Counter-Terrorism Strategy for BBC Breakfast on 22 March 2009;
  
• Northern Ireland Base Attack by Republican Dissidents for BBC Radio Scotland on 9 March 2009;
• Northern Ireland Base Shooting by Republican Dissidents for BBC Breakfast on 8 March 2009;
• Urban Search and Rescue and Terrorism Protection Exercises for BBC Breakfast on 28 February 2009; and
• Stella Rimmington's Comments on Terror Laws for BBC Radio Scotland on 17 February 2009.

2008

• Terrorist Recruitment and Motivation Following the Glasgow Airport Trial for BBC Radio Scotland on 20 December 2008;
• Mumbai Terror Following the Siege for BBC Breakfast on 30 November 2008;
• Mumbai Sixty-Hour Attack: Future Actions and Responsibility for Sky News on 29 November 2008;
• Mumbai Hostage Taking and Killing in Progress for Sky News on 27 November 2008;
• British Terror Suspect Rauf Killed in Pakistan for BBC News on 22 November 2008;
• Comment on Kent Police's Top 10 Terrorism Risks for BBC News on 30 July 2008;
• Iraq Hostage Suicide Video for BBC Breakfast on 20 & 21 July 2008;
• Iraq Hostage Suicide Video for Sky News on 20 July 2008;
• Second Government Security Documents Lost and Financial Terrorism for BBC News on 15 June 2008;
• UK Terror Training Video, Convictions and Iraq Hostage Situations for BBC Breakfast on 27 February 2008;
• Video of Hostages in Iraq for BBC News on 26 February 2008; and
• Government Legislation to Detain Terrorists for 42 Days for BBC Radio Five Live on 24 January 2008.
  

2007

• Terror Risks for 2007/2008, and Background to Death of Mrs Bhutto for CBC (Canada) on 29 December 2007;
• Building Construction and Terrorism, the Lord West's Review on Protective Security and Aviation Security for BBC World on 14 November 2007;
• Jonathan Evans' Speech on Terrorist Recruitment for BBC News and BBC Radio Five Live on 5 November 2007;
• BNP Candidate Stockpiled Explosives for Sky News on 31 July 2007;
• Gordon Brown's Terrorist Detention Policy for BBC Radio Scotland on 25 July 2007;
• Prime Minister's Response to UK Doctors' Bomb Plot for BBC Breakfast on 5 July 2007;
• London and Glasgow Fuel Bombs for Channel 9 (Australia) on 4 July 2007;
  
• Three Guilty of Inciting Terrorism over the Internet for BBC News on 4 July 2007;
• UK Doctors' Bomb Plot and Vehicle Bombs for ABC News (America) on 3 July 2007;
• Why Professionals are Recruited into Al-Qaeda Cells for CBC (Canada) on 3 July 2007;
  
• London and Glasgow Fuel Bombs for BBC News, Channel 9 (Australia), ABC News (USA), BBC Radio Scotland on 2 July 2007;
• London and Glasgow Fuel Bombs for CBC (Canada) on 1 July 2007;
  
• Glasgow Vehicle Bomb for BBC Breakfast on 30 June 2007;
  
• London and Glasgow Fuel Bombs for BBC Radio Five Live and BBC News on 30 June 2007;
• London Vehicle Bombs for BBC News on 29 June 2007;
  
• Consultation on Dr Reid's Terror Legislation Proposals for BBC Radio Five Live on 7 June 2007;
  
• National Security and the Fertiliser Plot for BBC Breakfast on 1 May 2007;
• Terrorism Arrests and the Inquiry into Surveillance Society for BBC Radio Five Live on 22 March 2007;
  
• Letter Bomb Terror Campaign for Sky News and BBC News on 7 February 2007;
  
• Arrests in Birmingham Plot to Behead British Muslim Soldier for BBC Radio Five Live and BBC News on 31 January 2007; and
  
• M15 Public Warning System for Terror Threat for BBC News on 9 January 2007.

2006

• Global Terror Attacks, Threats in 2007 and Post-Saddam-Execution Risks for CBC (Canada) on 30 December 2006;
• Dirty Bombs and their Consequences for BBC News on 29 December 2006;
• Extra Dirty Bomb Suits Ordered for Police and Pending Execution of Saddam for BBC Breakfast and BBC News on 29 December 2006;
• Manningham-Buller Statements on Terror Plots in the UK for CBC (Canada) on 11 November 2006;
• Mannginham-Buller Warning on Terrorism for BBC Radio Five Live on 10 November 2006;
• Sentencing of Dhiren Barot, Terrorist on BBC Radio Five Live on 7 November 2006;
• 9/11 Anniversary for BBC Radio Scotland on 11 September 2006;
• Terrorist Network Arrested in Denmark for TV2 (Denmark) on 5 September 2006;
• Terrorist Arrests and the London Terror Network for CBC on 2 September 2006;
• Discussion of Suicide Bombing for BBC News on 2 September 2006;
• Airline Terror Plot and Threat to Airports for BBC News on 15 August 2006;
• Airline Terror Plot for BBC News on 12, 13 & 14 August 2006;
• Airline Terror Plot for CTV Television (Canada) on 11 August 2006;
• Airline Terror Plot for CBC (Canada) on 11 August 2006;
• Airline Anti-Terrorism Technology Innovations for BBC News on 11 August 2006;
• Airline Terror Plot for BBC News, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Breakfast on 11 August 2006;
• Airline Terror Plot for BBC News, BBC Radio Five Live, Channel 7 (Australia), ABC (Australia), ABC News (America) and CBC (Canada) on 10 August 2006;
• New Terrorism Warning System for BBC News and BBC Breakfast on 10 July 2006;
• 7/7 Anniversary Commentary for BBC News on 7 July 2006;
• Fear of Terrorism for BBC News on 5 July 2006;
• Terrorist Chatter Following Canadian Terror Group Arrests for CBC (Canada) on 7 June 2006;
• Terror Raid Forensics for ITN News, Channel 4 News (UK), BBC News and BBC 1 Film on 3 June 2006;
• London Terror Raid for BBC News on 2 June 2006;
• Public Warnings on Terrorism following Intelligence and Security Committee Report on 7/7 Bombings for BBC Radio Scotland on 11 May 2006; and
• Egyptian Dahab Bombings on TV2 (Denmark) on 25 April 2006.
  
  

2005

• London Bombings - over 100 hours of commentary across four weeks in July and August 2005 for BBC News, CBC (Canada), TF1 (France), LA2 (Italy) and TV2 (Denmark).

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