"Philip Hammond praises the "brilliance" of spies, amid suggestions Mohammed Emwazi - aka "Jihadi John" - may have been radicalised after attempted recruitment by MI5." See the article: Foreign secretary hits out at 'apologists' for
“Philip Hammond praises the “brilliance” of spies, amid suggestions Mohammed Emwazi – aka “Jihadi John” – may have been radicalised after attempted recruitment by MI5.”
See the article: Foreign secretary hits out at ‘apologists’ for terror (Channel 4 News, link).
And a response: Families and public deserve answers, not the blame game (CAGE, link), see also: Anti-terror strategy is seen as intrusive and secretive by many Muslims (The Guardian, link).
Alsi: Full-text of Philip Hammond’s speech (pdf). As Channel 4 News notes, Hammond, the Foreign Secretary, “is responsible for MI6 and the UK’s surveillance headquarters GCHQ,” but not MI5 – the internal security agency – which reportedly attempted to recruit Mohammed Emwazi.