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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(118,160 posts) Mon Jan 27, 2025, 02:27 PM Jan 27

British Army told to hand over treasures 'looted' from Ethiopia

British Army units are facing a battle over artefacts looted from Ethiopia in a growing reparations row.

Famed regiments and corps defeated an Ethiopian emperor during an 1868 expedition and plundered his fortress capital of Magdala.

Units, including the Royal Engineers and Scots Dragoon Guards, kept looted mementos that are now stored in their regimental museums.

However, the Ethiopian government is now planning to demand that British regiments return the treasures pillaged by victorious soldiers 170 years ago.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/british-army-told-hand-over-182855323.html

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This is the true face of Imperialism Mosby Jan 27 #1

Mosby

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1. This is the true face of Imperialism

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Mon Jan 27, 2025, 02:37 PM

Jan 27

As opposed to the fake settler colonialism/ imperialism aimed at Israel.

Pretty ironic IMO, the WORST IMPERIALISTS on planet earth complain about fake imperialism while they won't even give back THE SHIT THEY FUCKING STOLE.

Worst of all is what they did to the Palestinians, by illegally giving transjordan to the Hashemites. That was illegal, and it set up the conflict we are dealing with today. The fucking British did that shit. Maybe they should fix it, assholes.

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