BRITISH SECURTIY & TERRORISM

Britain's Long Term Engagement with Terrorism

Britain's Long Term Engagement with Terrorism

Introduction

The violent conditions in the Northern Ireland in the form of the brutal murder cases, poor conditions of prisoner welfare, and the approach to material closure procedures are the most concerned issues of the British Government. The government needs to consider the human consequences of British Security Policies, regarding the Britain's long-term engagement with terrorism.

Discussion

Troubles in Northern Ireland

In this case, the murder was not of a common man, it was a practicing lawyer Patrick Finucane. The gunmen of UDA (Ulster Defence Association) had shot him dead in February 1989 in his home at dinner with his family. They are the opponents of Irish Republican Army and have the core representation in loyalist paramilitary groups. In late 1980s, it was not the only murder case reported, there had been worst scenes of security towards the lives of Army personnel and RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary). The UDA's groups had created this much violence because of the Anglo-Irish Agreement made by the UK government. The agreement was totally against the Irish demands of Northern Ireland to be their separate state within the Republic of Ireland, based on catholic and other religious, political and cultural concerns.

The intelligence organizations had performed brilliantly regarding the security responses to the Troubles (terrorists) as they realized that they cannot achieve their goal with violence. But in 1989 the Finucane murder was due to the flawed guidance of agents, poor service of Brian Nelson (Army agent), the RUC's responsibilities and the threat handling intelligence was handled to the HSB (Head of Special Branch). The Finucane was in danger with threats since 1981 due to his performance in the field, but the RUC SB was not willing to take any steps regarding this. Moreover, the HSB then finalized that he was not needed to be threat-aware as there were no such concerns to him. This poor representation of the severity caused his certain death because of the agents' involvement in the violence (Silva, 2012).

Britain's Detention Operations in Iraq

It is the case of raid associated to the company 1 QLR on the hotel Ibn-Al-Haitham in Basra in September 2003. It was commanded by the Lieutenant Craig Rodgers ("the Rodgers' Multiple"). There were approximately 10 people taken under custody and were sent to the headquarters for investigations regarding the death of the British personnel. The Detainees were kept ...