THE BENGAL FAMINE
In 1943 close to
four million people in the Indian state of Bengal died from starvation,
malnutrition and disease.
The British, led by
Winston Churchill, took tens of thousands of tons of grain to feed its troops
and allies, leaving millions of Indians to starve and die.
This photo is not
retouched; it tells of a terrible man-made tragedy that is
strangely missing from the glorious empire stories we were taught at school.
Just one of many atrocities committed under the auspices of the Butcher's Apron.
ReplyDeleteShameful Dan. Great British values... I think Churchill called them heathens becasue they weren't Christian. I sometimes wonder if these people ever read a bible in their lives.
Deletethe crimes of Britain twitter feed is a right eye opener. Butcher's apron indeed.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, I probably got that one from there. It turned up on my feed anyway.
DeleteFunny how these things never found their way into the history books.
The winner always writes the history books.
DeleteCH... you're back. We missed you.
DeleteAre you OK?
True. So it's their lies that appear in them.
Waiting for summer!
DeleteLost fan on comp(dell) and only one could find was in California USA, so was brave and bought iPad from HK which took me into another world.
DeleteStill pop in to read if not post. This thing s
Delete(eems) to have a will of its own.
DeleteLOL LOL LOL.
DeleteLong as you're there... that's what matters.
Hope the blackbirds did well this year.
"If food is so scarce, why hasn’t Gandhi died yet?"
ReplyDeleteWinston Churchill
I don;t trust myself with a comment.
DeleteThe glorious empire, my arse.
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteIn India then and in far too many countries still today peoples are suffering not only nutritional deficiency but from famine-induced ailments such as tuberculosis, whooping coughs and respiratory infections which add to the total of human miseries. As in India then we gloss over these facts and we certainly do not want any publicity given to them lest it tarnishes the Great British pretence to being a compassionate country.
ReplyDeleteI see that they have found a way of reducing the overseas aid budget without falling below the threshold for G8 membership. They intend to use some of the budget for the war on terror, because that's worked out really well so far!
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