Charlie Edwards
Senior Researcher
Charlie Edwards writes, lectures and consults on national security, resilience, defence and intelligence. He works with international institutions, government departments, companies, and NGOs. He is a regular commentator in the national and international media.
I've just received the latest email update from MI5, the Security Service. It's a really good example of how the agency is coming out of the shadows, embracing technology and becoming more open. According to the latest email Jonathan Evans, the Deputy Director General is to replace Eliza Manningham-Buller as the new Head of the Security Service on 21 April 2007.
According to the email, since 2005 Jonathan Evans has served as the Security Service's Deputy Director General. Prior to that, the main focus of his work has been on counter-terrorism, both domestic and international. He served as the head of international counter-terrorism investigations from 1999 to 2001, and was appointed director of international counter-terrorism only ten days before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Since then he has played a leading role in tackling the threat of al Qaida and related terrorist networks.
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This reads like an MI5 spin blog