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The final filmed interview with Sir Alex Younger, the late MI6 chief | The Economist

Sir Alex Younger, the longest-serving head of MI6, died in June 2026, aged 62. He spent 30 years at MI6, Britain’s foreign intelligence service, with six of those as its boss. Few people better unders

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Total propaganda from Younger here
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MI6 installed this mass murdering regime and protect them for half a century
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The MI6 that let Almohajeron campaign and collect donations for the Taliban on the streets of London. What a Joke. 😅
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May he not rest in peace.. no war criminal should !
He should have been asked about the Iraqi and Afganistani blood on his hands
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Hope a free and democratic Iran. However, I think any violence worsens the situation. Democracy and freedom comes gradually. It needs patient and smart leaders.
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It's a real loss to lose somebody like Sir Alex at only 62 years old.
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🥺🥹 R.I.P.
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So intelligent and so well spoken. Amazing man. ❤
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@lndimov From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 4
Noble and wise Man. I followed all his appearances in Internet over years and I was always able to learn something new. I miss You, Sir Alex!
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Who cares how competent services you have, if their leaders are ignorant mor.ons...
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so sad to have his twilight years, which he would have got so much out of, taken away from him. Just goes to show MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR LIFE WHILE YOU STILL HAVE IT.
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Rather like Nixon and the Vietnamese - Trump will have to bomb Iran into accepting his capitulation!
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With the benefit of hindsight it’s clear that the expert analysts, such as this gentleman, knew almost exactly how this would play out and were ignored. Of course it’s a shame to lose such a deep thinker and pragmatist, but it is fortunate to be able to remember him in the appreciation of his insight
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Superb 🙏🏻 … Thank you
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Total gent.
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@SickBoy82 From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 13
My deepest condolences to the family and deep respect for Sir Alex. We would be a better world with more reasonable people all around the world 🌎🌍
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@mikedc From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 2
All USA has to do is put boots on the ground and take the coastal part of the strait and then work into country. But the strait would be USA owned. Now USA can charge a fee to operate shhhhh. I see the play lol. USA 4ever baby
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@mikedc From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 2
This guy has 0 clue. If we talking energy. When USA owns the worlds majority oil and gas and refineries lol. So much for mi6. Now we see why james bond ended and fell off.
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@mikedc From YouTube ↗ 20 Jul 2026 4
Meanwhile mi6 couldn't help brit stop the migrants taking over uk lol.
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I listened to an interview with Alex Younger a few years ago. His clarity and thoughtfulness were refreshing, and ever since then I’ve searched from time to time to see if there were any new interviews with him. He struck me as an honorable person. May he rest in peace.