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ClandesTime 001 – Who Watches the Watchmen?
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ClandesTime 001 – Who Watches the Watchmen?

Tom Secker 11th September 2013 November 19th, 2019

In this first episode of my new podcast series I look at the age old question Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?, usually translated as Who Watches the Watchmen.  I examine how the question has been subverted by the modern spy thriller series Spooks and the failings of the intelligence oversight body in the UK the ISC.  After touching on events in Syria I conclude that the public are better at providing accountability than the government and mainstream media.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/9dr29fi92414jnc/ClandesTime_ep001.mp3

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TVTropes – Who Watches the Watchmen

Spooks S03e03 Who Guards the Guards?

ISC Annual Report 2012/13

RT: Syrian rebels used chemical weapons – UN report

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SpyCulture.com is written and produced by Tom Secker.

Tom is a British-based journalist, author, and podcaster.  His specialities include the security services, Hollywood, propaganda, censorship and the history of terrorism.  Tom’s writing and research has appeared in The Mirror, RT, Salon, Newsweek, The Atlantic, The Independent, Insurge Intelligence, Shadowproof, TechDirt and elsewhere.

Tom lives on the Lancashire coast and is a proud Northerner. His favourite spy is Eddie Chapman a.k.a. Agent Zigzag.  He may or may not sleep with a gun under his pillow.

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