The two key reasons are the need for Whitehall to demonstrate British subservience and usefulness to the US, and the power of the Israel lobby, writes Declassified’s editor Mark Curtis.
By Mark Curtis
Declassified U.K.
Rishi Sunak’s government has shown extraordinary levels of backing f
Mark Curtis looks at the current war in Gaza from the perspective of Britain's imperial past in this edited extract from his book Secret Affairs: Britain’s Collusion with Radical Islam.
By Mark Curtis
Declassified UK
After the Second World War British planners were confronted by the outb
When the Chilean military overthrew Allende’s democratically elected government in September 1973, U.K. officials worked with the new junta as it committed widespread atrocities, declassified files show, Mark Curtis reports.
By Mark Curtis
Declassified UK “For British interests… the
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During the 1999 conflict over Kosovo, the KLA was seen by the U.K. as terrorist, but was covertly and overtly supported by the Labour government, Mark Curtis reports.
By Mark Curtis
Declassified UK Blair’s Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was in direct touch with KLA leader Hashim Thaci,