The Generals vs The Lawyers

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It's warfare or lawfare, but it can't be both. Patrick and Tom
chat with General Sir Nick Parker, Patrick's friend and mentor of
old, to talk about a letter they and six other four-star Generals
signed, calling for an immediate end to retrospective legal cases
being brought against former servicemen and women.

The cases are not only undermining the very basis of the compact
between soldier and state, but it's also jeopardising operations
in the field, a fact Patrick and Nick confirm when they discuss
the departure of a "significant" number of Special Forces
officers who've handed in their weapons rather than risk being
dragged before the courts on some as yet unknown charge.

Hosts: Tom Newton Dunn & General Sir Patrick Sanders

Guest: General Sir Nick Parker

Photo: Getty Images

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Further reading: "Ongoing lawfare risks everything"

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