West cannot defeat al-Qaeda, says UK forces chiefGeneral Sir David Richards tells Andrew Marr it is not possible to conquer an 'idea' such as Islamism The West can only contain, not defeat, militant groups such as al-Qaeda, the head of the UK's armed forces has said. General Sir David Richards, a former Nato commander in Afghanistan, said Islamist militancy would pose a threat to the UK for at least 30 years. But he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Sh
Yemen Muslim cleric al-Awlaki in US death threat video
