Only brief reference to Charlie Hebdo in pre-planned speech
9 Jan 2015 at 11:36, John Leyden
MI5's recently appointed boss has placed the ability to intercept communications at the centre of the security agency's counter-terrorism efforts.
Andrew Parker's most detailed justification of the controversial surveillance programmes by GCHQ and the NSA, came in a pre-planned speech (transcript here) to the Royal United Services Institute at Thames House in London on Thursday. The second published speech from Parker, director general of the security service, only made passing reference to this week's shocking terrorist attack on the ?Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris.?
"It is too early for us to come to judgments about the precise details or origin of the attack but it is a terrible reminder of the intentions of those who wish us harm," Parker said. "As you would expect, we are offering our French colleagues our full support as they respond."
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