Podcasts that mention 📚 Web of deceit by Mark Curtis
Web of deceit
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Podcasts that mention Web of deceit by Mark Curtis
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Episode: Part Two: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise
Published on June 21, 2024
Michael Stewart, the Baron Stewart of Fulham, a British labor party politician and foreign secretary, wrote in yet another secret document and I'm reading from Mark Curtis's Web of Deceit, here: "By any stretch of the English language, there was an indigenous population and the foreign office knew it."
The podcast episode discusses how the British government was aware of the indigenous population on the Chagos Islands. This point is supported by referencing the book 'Web of Deceit' by Mark Curtis, where an excerpt from a secret document written by Michael Stewart is quoted.
Episode: Part One: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise
Published on June 19, 2024
In his 2003 book, Web of Deceit, Mark Curtis notes that in making this agreement, quote, "Britain thus ignored UN Resolution 266 XX, which called on the UK to take no action that would dismember the territory of Mauritius and violate its territorial integrity."
Robert references 'Web of Deceit' by Mark Curtis as a source for information about the U.K.'s actions regarding the agreement with the U.S. over the Chagos Islands, highlighting that the book points out Britain's disregard for a UN resolution during this process.
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