The Mind Renewed's video: Adeyinka Makinde : Can the British State Convict Itself Part Two - Rendition The Troubles

MP3 & SHOW NOTES: http://themindrenewed.com/interviews/2016/989-int122a "...it is sometimes necessary to do unpleasant things which lose a certain amount of allegiance for a moment in order to produce your overall results"—Frank Kitson This week we conclude our two-part interview with lawyer and university lecturer Adeyinka Makinde on his forthcoming academic paper: "Intelligence Accountability - Can the British State Convict Itself?" In the first part we discussed Tony Blair's decision to take Britain to war against Iraq in 2003, and considered the prospects for war-crime prosecution under international and domestic law (http://themindrenewed.com/interviews/2016/980-int122). In the second part we move on to discuss Britain's role in the US-led "extraordinary rendition" programme—asking to what extent former UK foreign secretary, Jack Straw, and former head of counter-intelligence at MI6, Mark Allen, were involved in that—and end by looking at Britain's counter-insurgency strategy in Northern Ireland, which was initiated in the early 1970s by then Brigadier Frank Kitson. Adeyinka Makinde trained for the law as a barrister. He lectures in criminal law and public law at a university in London, and has an academic research interest in intelligence & security matters. He is a contributor to a number of websites for which he has written essays and commentaries on international relations, politics and military history. He has served as a programme consultant and provided expert commentary for BBC World Service Radio, China Radio International and the Voice of Russia. Source: http://themindrenewed.com/interviews/2016/989-int122a Interview Notes: http://themindrenewed.com/interviews/2016/25-workinprogress/990-int122an Disclaimer: The views expressed by Adeyinka Makinde in this interview are his responsibility alone; they do not necessarily reflect those of The Mind Renewed. Opening music: "21st Century Spin", from the album of the same name, Copyright © Dissident Prophet, all rights reserved; used here with kind permission [http://dissidentprophet.bandcamp.com/] Ending music: Antony Raijekov's 'Jazz U' http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Antony_Raijekov/Jazz_U/, (CC BY-NC 2.5) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/bg/ http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMindRenewedDotCom