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General Sir [[Richard Dannatt]] served as the [[Chief of the General Staff (UK)|Chief of the General Staff]] from 2006 to 2009, after which he was appointed Chairman of the [[Royal United Services Institute]].<ref>[http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4A38CFDDEDB3D/ Sir Richard Dannatt appointed RUSI Chairman], RUSI, 16 June 2009.</ref> | General Sir [[Richard Dannatt]] served as the [[Chief of the General Staff (UK)|Chief of the General Staff]] from 2006 to 2009, after which he was appointed Chairman of the [[Royal United Services Institute]].<ref>[http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4A38CFDDEDB3D/ Sir Richard Dannatt appointed RUSI Chairman], RUSI, 16 June 2009.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2012, Dannatt was one of a number of retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by ''Sunday Times'' journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:14, 14 October 2012
General Sir Richard Dannatt served as the Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009, after which he was appointed Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute.[1]
Sunday Times sting operation
In 2012, Dannatt was one of a number of retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by Sunday Times journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.[2]
External Resources
- Marie Woolf, Gordon Brown blocks peerage for army chief Sir Richard Dannatt, Sunday Times, 11 April 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Sir Richard Dannatt appointed RUSI Chairman, RUSI, 16 June 2009.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.
