EX-LIB DEM LEADER SPEAKS OUT ON GUANTANAMO PRISON

15 May 2008 Cicero's

‘It is now essential that we receive a timetable for Guantánamo’s closure’ – Ming Campbell Sir Menzies Campbell has this evening spoken of the ‘essential’ need to close the notorious military prison at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba after meeting members of the US government in Washington today as part of an Amnesty International delegation to the US capital. The comments came on the first day of his three-day trip to discuss ways of closing the prison and allow fair trials or safe releases for the roughly 270 Guantánamo detainees still held. The former Liberal Democrat leader, who is Vice Chair … Continue reading EX-LIB DEM LEADER SPEAKS OUT ON GUANTANAMO PRISON

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FROM FICTION TO FRONTLINE

15 May 2008 Cicero's

Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors may sound like the stuff of science fiction films – but they are actually new defence technologies which could soon be destined for the battlefield. They were just a few of the gadgets and technologies on show at the Future Soldier event, held today at London’s National Army Museum to coincide with National Science and Engineering Week (7-16 March). The event demonstrated how UK defence firms and the Ministry of Defence are drawing on science and engineering to develop cutting edge equipment for the Armed Forces. Some technologies are already providing troops with … Continue reading FROM FICTION TO FRONTLINE