Peter Clarke

Peter Clarke   (policeman, “terror expert”)
Born	Peter John Michael Clarke 27 July 1955
Interests	war on terror
Between January 2000 and December 2007, Peter Clarke was the BBC's second most cited terror "expert"  Deputy Assistant Commissioner head of the Counter Terrorism Command In office June 2002 - 2008

Peter John Michael Clarke is a retired senior police officer with London's Metropolitan Police most notably having served as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner with the Specialist Operations directorate, commanding the Counter Terrorism Command.

Career

The UK Telegraph reported just 6 days after the 7-7 bombings that the head of the Counter Terrorism Command at Scotland Yard "spent the weekend before the London bombings of July 7 2005 with my colleagues in the anti-terorism[sic] branch, working through our response to the most difficult scenario we could think of. The one we came up with was multiple simultaneous attacks on the Tube. Four days later, our musings became a dreadful reality."

Terror expertise

Between January 2000 and December 2007, Peter Clarke was the BBC's second most cited terror "expert", with 66 appearances.

Later life

In retirement, Clarke has been a vocal supporter of the "war on terror", arguing that tougher legislation is needed, including extended detention without charge for terrorist suspects.

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