Among the documents that appear to have been destroyed were: records of the abuse of Mau Mau insurgents detained by British colonial authorities, who were tortured and sometimes murdered; reports that may have detailed the alleged massacre of 24 unarmed villagers in Malaya by soldiers of the Scots Guards in 1948; most of the sensitive documents kept by colonial authorities in Aden, where the army's Intelligence Corps operated a secret torture centre for several years in the 1960s; and every sensitive document kept by the authorities in British Guiana, a colony whose policies were heavily influenced by successive US governments and whose post-independence leader was toppled in a coup orchestrated by the CIA.
The documents that were not destroyed appear to have been kept secret not only to protect the UK's reputation, but to shield the government from litigation. If the small group of Mau Mau detainees are successful in their legal action, thousands more veterans are expected to follow.
-- "Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes: Review finds thousands of papers detailing shameful acts were culled, while others were kept secret illegally." Guardian, April 17, 2012.
These assholes are pursuing subpoenas of academic archives?
http://chrisbrayblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/miserable-ratfuck-bastards.html
A Libyan military commander is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw over his complicity in illegal rendition and torture,and it looks like Blair may be sued as well,And they called themselves peacemakers!
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ReplyDeleteThe Brits crawled to the assasinated Libyan Leader for oil, blair was like a little child when they met in london and special tent set up for them, it would not surprise me if he was shot by the S.A.S. (Special Assasination Squad). But, little do they realise that the whole of the middle east is a Jihad, they dont want non Muslims having any of their wealth. and they are right.
AM
Everyone knows how lying and deceiving the Brits are, and, allways have been, they show a different face for each occassion.
Those documents are well hidden, even from MP's, and , that includes "Marions" Pardon as well.
Remember MP's MLA's TD's etc, do not tell lies, "The just tell untruths"
They are taught to stand in front of a mirror and lie to themselves until they can keep a rigid and straight face, until they are caught out with the lies.
All western Goverments are after the same thing, OIL, "Black Tea"
Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes
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ReplyDeleteRadio Free Eireann will broadcast Saturday April 22 at 1 pm New York time on WBAI 99.5 FM and at wbai.og.
We will talk with Ed Moloney the director of the oral history of the troubles whose records have been subpoenaed by the federal government on behalf of the British. In an apparently unprecedented move, the Assistant US Attorney has written to the Court of Appeals asking to put new material in the record.
We will also cover the Irish American Folk Arts Museum in Tyrone. They are seeking letters, photographs, etc to add to their collection on US immigration from Ireland.
Getting Hillary involved is key to ending IRA tapes saga
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ReplyDeleteLiam Clarke has said nothing here that hasnt been said a thousand times before, the good thing is that when jurnos like Clarke start pointing out the absurdity of this whole affair,then sometimes higher authorities take notice,so from that point its another positive move,
ReplyDeleteIssue of the ‘disappeared’ in the Troubles not going away
ReplyDeleteRats in a trap springs to mind here.
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ReplyDeleteI suppose the question to be asked is who are the rats and who set the trap. True the disappeared was a dreadful business, not least the mother of the ten children, but what type of people use such a vulnerable individual to inform on her neighbours? As I understand it leaving her exposed, not once but twice, knowing full well her fate if she was revealed as a tout.
The security services who used her, left her in situe, like a tethered goat and it appears some still are.
This case, that of Gerry McGough and some others have evolved in the way they have because there has been no international truth and justice tribunal. One of the advantages of such a tribunal would have been to show future genrations what a god awful thing an armed insurrection can be.