#DECLASSIFIED. Wilson’s Labour govt of the late 1960s covertly supplied massive quantities of arms to help the Iraq regime slaughter Kurds, as village after village was being destroyed. An episode written out of history. goo.gl/cGnKxc 
#DECLASSIFIED. UK files/articles on Egypt highlight the illegality of the 1956 invasion, secret collusion with Israel, lying in parliament, collusion with Muslim Brotherhood, and attempts to ‘get rid’ of Nasser. goo.gl/piJPo5
#DECLASSIFIED. Several UK declassified files from 1956 on ‘getting rid’ of Nasser, overthrowing the Syrian govt, preserving control of oil and ensuring the Arab world remains divided – longstanding major UK interests goo.gl/81Kf2C
#DECLASSIFIED. UK intelligence officers involved in attempt to overthrow Egypt's Nasser in mid-1950s were reporters for Times, BBC, Economist and Telegraph. The latter was involved in plan to assassinate Nasser. goo.gl/piJPo5
#DECLASSIFIED. Analysis here of the files on the UK’s secret dealings with #Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, then a terrorist group, in 1940s and 1950s, including to help assassinate/overthrow Nasser. goo.gl/pxRLwR
#DECLASSIFIED. MI6 drew up proposals for a coup against Saddam Hussein 3 months after 9/11. It said: “The removal of Saddam remains a prize because it could give new security to oil supplies”. goo.gl/nP55ga
#DECLASSIFIED. UK files on murderous 1973 #Chile Pinochet coup against Allende are remarkable, showing total UK support for takeover and brutal military regime. UK warplanes also used. Here are the original files I used to tell this story. goo.gl/hT93Et
#DECLASSIFIED. UK files/articles on the Falklands. US files from @nsarchiv show several UK concerns before the 1982 war, including about the islands being “centre of a vast pool of oil – perhaps nine times the size of the North Sea fields”. goo.gl/yyj7we
