Monday, November 5, 2012

Only 22? The British Empire Really Was World-Spanning

A new study has found that at various times the British have invaded almost 90 per cent of the countries around the globe. The analysis of the histories of the almost 200 countries in the world found only 22 which have never experienced an invasion by the British. Among this group of nations are such small and out-of-the-way places as Guatemala, Tajikistan and the Marshall Islands, as well some European ones, such as Luxembourg. Read more here...

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  1. Following the report of this story in the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper, I commented in the readers section that it appeared the British have been “the world's most prolific illegal immigrants”.

    Almost 100 Telegraph readers recommended my comment. But the Telegraph's editors didn't approve of the anti-British Empire sentiment, and censored it.

    For the full story go to:

    http://jondanzig.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/censored-by-daily-telegraph.html

    Short URL: http://goo.gl/riQ2X

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