Summary: Speakers for the motion: Tom Bower: A distinguished investigative historian, and an award-winning television producer and journalist. His books on "The Nazis - Blind Eye to Murder", "The Paperclip Conspiracy" and "Blood Money" - are regarded as groundbreaking, as are his two books on British intelligence, "The Red Web" and his biography of Sir Dick White. Andrew Gilligan: Journalist best known for his report, while Defence and Diplomatic corresondent for BBC Radio 4's The Today Programme, about the British Government's dossier on Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. Anthony Glees: Reader in Politics and Director of European Studies at Brunel University. He is the author of "Reinventing Germany", "The Secrets of the Service" and most recently "The Stasi Files - East Germany's secret operations against Britain". Speakers against the motion: Sir Lawrence Freedman: Professor of War Studies at King's College, London since 1982. He has written extensively on nuclear strategy, the cold war and military intervention, as well as commentating regularly on contemporary security issues.His most recent book is "A Choice of Enemies: America confronts the Middle East". Oleg Gordievsky: One of the highest-ranking KGB officers ever to work for Britain. For 11 years he acted as a secret agent, reporting to the British Secret Intelligence Service while continuing to work as a KGB officer. He is the author of "KGB: The Inside Story of Its Foreign Operations from Lenin to Gorbachev (1990)" co-written with British academic Christopher Andrew. Sir Malcolm Rifkind: Former Conservative Foreign Secretary and currently Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea. Chair: Nik Gowing The main presenter on BBC World's news programmes and a regular presenter for Dateline London. He also chairs BBC World Debates, including Nobel Minds, Stockholm and the World Economic Forum, Davos. Final vote: 198 For, 366 Against The debate took place at: Royal Geographical Society, Ondaatje Theatre. Speaker bios correct on date of event.
