Eliza Manningham-Buller's apparent lack of awareness of alleged US mistreatment of "war on terror" suspects is baffling (The ex-spy boss says she didn't know about torture, 11 March). Does she not read the newspapers, watch television or indeed even delve into her own agency's intelligence reports? From the Binyam Mohamed case – just one case among many – we kn...
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OrganizedRage on 12th Mar 2010 (via organizedrage.com)
Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5, today dealt a huge blow to Gordon Brown's plans to extend the detention of terrorist suspects to 42 days.
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Telegraph on 14th Jul 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5, has dealt a huge blow to Gordon Brown's plans to extend the detention of terrorist suspects to 42 days.
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Telegraph on 14th Jul 2008 (via telegraph.co.uk)
[Hat tip to Lord Norton, writing at the new House of Lords group blog Lords of the Blog]: Adding value Published July 1, 2008 Lord Norton What have the Rt Rev. John Charles, Bishop of Lincoln, and Eliza Manningham-Buller, former head of MI5, got in common? Answer: They were both introduced into the House of Lords today. The Bishop joins the House by reason of seniority, replacing a retiring Bishop...
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SpyBlog on 15th Jul 2008 (via p10.hostingprod.com)
Dr Hans Blix, the former UN weapons inspector, and Baroness Manningham-Buller, the former head of MI5, will be among the next batch of witnesses to give evidence to the Iraq Inquiry when it resumes its hearings later this month.
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Telegraph on 11th Jun 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Eliza Manningham-Buller, former director-general of MI5, argues that "rushing to legislate" in the wake of a terrorist atrocity is often "a well-intentioned mistake".
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BBCPolitics on 20th Sep 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Lady Manningham-Buller, during her seven-year leadership of the security service, predicted that one of the biggest consequences of the invasion would be to generate a wave of jihadism in Britain
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FT on 20th Jul 2010 (via ft.com)
Former head of MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller says dialogue with dictators such as Col Gaddafi is "necessary", in her third BBC Radio Reith Lectures
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BBCPolitics on 13th Sep 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Eliza Manningham Buller, the former head of MI5, has said torture is "wrong and never justified" in the second of her BBC Radio Reith Lectures
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BBCPolitics on 8th Sep 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Newcomer of the Year: Peter Mandelson Inquisitor of the Year: Frank Field Peer of the Year: Eliza Manningham-Buller Speech of the Year: Diane Abbott on 42 days Resignation of the Year: David Davis Minister to watch: Ed Miliband Campaigner of the Year: Ben Wallace Readers' Award: Nadine Dorries Parliamentarian of the Year: Vince Cable Politician of the Year: Boris Johnson
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IainDale on 13th Nov 2008 (via iaindale.blogspot.com)
When Eliza Manningham-Buller stands up in the House of Lords and states that she is utterly opposed to 42 days detention, you listen. This is because as a security professional she knows what she is talking about and this speech has the approval of the Security Services who are at loggerheads with this Authoritarian Labour Government. "In deciding what I believe on these matters, I have weighed up...
