28 JULY

THE ANCIENT CITY OF BENIN LOOTED AND BURNED. [ 18 February 1897 ] On 18 February 1897, a punitive expedition of 1,200 Royal Marines, bluejackets and African troops, under the command of Rear Admiral Harry Rawson seized the ancient city of Benin. INDIAN SAILORS “LOOSE CONTROL OF THEIR SENSES” IN ANTI-BRITISH MUTINY [ 18 February…

WINSTON CHURCHILL WITNESSES THE DESTRUCTION OF AN ENTIRE VALLEY OF VILLAGES [ 15 September 1897 ] On 15 September 1897, Lieutenant Winston S. Churchill, who was temporarily freelancing as a war correspondent, joined a punitive British military expedition, under Major General Sir Bindon Blood, as it began to move against the Mamunds of the Watelai…

BARELY A RAZED EYEBROW AFTER NAZI SALUTE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. There was almost no diplomatic, media or public criticism when Hitler’s ambassador, Joachim von Ribbentrop, greeted King George VI at Buckingham Palace, on 4 February 1937, with a Nazi salute. BRITISH SUBMARINE SECONDS AWAY FROM A NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE. In the early hours of 4th February…

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IRAQI HOTEL RECEPTIONIST TORTURED TO DEATH BY BRITISH TROOPS IN BASRA 15 September 2003 – An Iraqi hotel receptionist Baha Mousa was kicked, beaten and tortured to death by British troops in Basra.  He was one in a group of ten innocent Iraqi civilians who were subjected to appalling brutality. Their agony was witnessed by…

MI6 WARNS OF UDA TERROR BUT THE UK REFUSES TO PROSCRIBE THE ORGANISATION. On 12 February, 1981, David Wyatt of MI6 warned the Northern Ireland permanent secretary that “UDA/UFF (loyalist) gunmen, with the full blessing of Tyrie (head of the Ulster Defence Association), are going to continue murdering identified Republicans.” Please feel welcome to post…