adrian monck

Tag: Terrorism

  • Reporting Terrorism

    It’s nearly two years since I wandered away With the local battalion of the bold IRA, For I read of our heroes, and wanted the same To play out my part in the patriot game. I don’t mind a bit if I shoot down police They are lackeys for war never guardians of peace And…

  • Reporting Terrorism: lecture preview

    For the masochists amongst you, here’s a preview of my public lecture on reporting terrorism. It covers the UK. The headline? We need publicly available transcripts of all court proceedings and documents. Sounds boring put like that. Maybe it is! It’s nearly two years since I wandered awayWith the local battalion of the bold IRA,For…

  • The problem of informants: Kazi Rahman

    A while back the BBC reported on the conviction of Kazi Nurur Rahman. Rahman, you’ll recall, tried to buy Uzis, RPGs and SAM-7s for terrorist purposes. The Beeb’s report noted that: When interviewed by police Rahman claimed he was working for MI5, who had recruited him 10 years earlier. But, in pleading guilty to attempting…

  • First rule of terrorism?

    Don’t go on the telly. ITV News reporter Jon Gilbert gives the back story to his interview with FBI informant Mohammed Junaid Babar. In 2001, it ran on my old show – five news (we couldn’t afford capital letters) – and was then picked up by CNN on syndication from ITN. That’s when someone from…