Tuesday, 22. March 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 12:05:00 PM CET
Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya: beware the lies of March
In 1999 and 2003 this was the very week Britain went to war – or, as the government put it, liberate people and protect civilians
It's March, the sun is shining and spring is just around the corner. Oh, and Britain is bombing a foreign country again. If you've got a distinct feeling of deja vu about what's been going on this weekend, then it's hardly surprising.
In this very week in 1999 Britain took a leading role in the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
And on this very day in 2003, Britain took a leading role in the bombing – and invasion – of Iraq.
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