Anne Cadwallader
@annecadwallader.bsky.social
A Brit in Ireland since 1981. Journalist (we never retire) and author ("Lethal Allies" and "Holy Cross"). Belfast/Donegal. (Note: no relation to Carole Cadwalladr, but she's great!)
Never a truer word ... The people of South Armagh knew even then what was happening in their midst. Collusion was a disaster, both for its victims and wider society both in NI and Britain. That truth needs to be understood by all. www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
UK complicit in citizens' murder during Troubles - Burns
GAA President Jarlath Burns said that during the Troubles the people of South Armagh feared the night because of rogue police officers and soldiers working with loyalist paramilitaries.
www.rte.ie
December 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Never a truer word ... The people of South Armagh knew even then what was happening in their midst. Collusion was a disaster, both for its victims and wider society both in NI and Britain. That truth needs to be understood by all. www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
London's lawyers plead ignorance on Israeli war crimes as they claim "no access to Israeli intelligence about each operation". By "presuming innocence" they won this legal action (despite the RAF sending spy flights over Gaza to gather intelligence for Israel since December 2023). Who believes them?
👉NEW -- UK withheld evidence from court in Israel arms export case
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Judges say Britain can supply fighter jet parts to Israel, but the case has exposed how the government conceals its own evidence of Gaza war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-withheld-...
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Judges say Britain can supply fighter jet parts to Israel, but the case has exposed how the government conceals its own evidence of Gaza war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-withheld-...
UK withheld evidence from court in Israel arms export case
Judges say Britain can supply fighter jet parts to Israel, but the case has exposed how the government conceals its own evidence of Gaza war crimes.
www.declassifieduk.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
London's lawyers plead ignorance on Israeli war crimes as they claim "no access to Israeli intelligence about each operation". By "presuming innocence" they won this legal action (despite the RAF sending spy flights over Gaza to gather intelligence for Israel since December 2023). Who believes them?
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
Our Advan circulating central London all week highlighting the ongoing campaign for a public inquiry. Please share
June 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Our Advan circulating central London all week highlighting the ongoing campaign for a public inquiry. Please share
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- ‘Use trade talks with Israel as leverage’, government urged
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
UK officials continue to promote trade and investment with Israel while it is massacring Palestinians.
www.declassifieduk.org/use-trade-ta...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
UK officials continue to promote trade and investment with Israel while it is massacring Palestinians.
www.declassifieduk.org/use-trade-ta...
‘Use trade talks with Israel as leverage’, government urged
UK officials continue to promote trade and investment with Israel while it is massacring Palestinian.
www.declassifieduk.org
May 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
👉NEW -- ‘Use trade talks with Israel as leverage’, government urged
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
UK officials continue to promote trade and investment with Israel while it is massacring Palestinians.
www.declassifieduk.org/use-trade-ta...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
UK officials continue to promote trade and investment with Israel while it is massacring Palestinians.
www.declassifieduk.org/use-trade-ta...
Awful news. This unique Donegal place told not only of Ireland's history but of famine, colonialism and peoples' response everywhere. Hope it's rebuilt. www.donegaldaily.com/2025/05/04/i...
Inishowen community reacts to "devastating" Doagh Famine Village fire - Donegal Daily
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint There is widespread heartbreak across the Inishowen Peninsula this morning following the devastating fire that ripped through the Doagh…
www.donegaldaily.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Awful news. This unique Donegal place told not only of Ireland's history but of famine, colonialism and peoples' response everywhere. Hope it's rebuilt. www.donegaldaily.com/2025/05/04/i...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- Birds of a feather – the Royal and Israeli Air Forces
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/birds-of-a-f...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/birds-of-a-f...
Birds of a feather – the Royal and Israeli Air Forces
Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org
April 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
👉NEW -- Birds of a feather – the Royal and Israeli Air Forces
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/birds-of-a-f...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.
www.declassifieduk.org/birds-of-a-f...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
Bridie Brown. ‘Mr Benn five judges have ruled in my favour now do the right thing and don’t drag me to London’
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Bridie Brown. ‘Mr Benn five judges have ruled in my favour now do the right thing and don’t drag me to London’
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- How Israel secretly armed Argentina during the Falklands war
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Declassified files reveal how Tel Aviv deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s anti-Semitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-israel-s...
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Declassified files reveal how Tel Aviv deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s anti-Semitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-israel-s...
How Israel secretly armed Argentina during the Falklands war
Declassified files reveal how Tel Aviv deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s anti-Semitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s.
www.declassifieduk.org
April 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
👉NEW -- How Israel secretly armed Argentina during the Falklands war
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Declassified files reveal how Tel Aviv deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s anti-Semitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-israel-s...
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Declassified files reveal how Tel Aviv deceived Britain while it supplied Argentina’s anti-Semitic dictatorship with weapons during the 1980s.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-israel-s...
For those of us in Belfast this could be interesting.
March 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For those of us in Belfast this could be interesting.
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👉NEW -- How Starmer aided Trump’s deadly bombing of Yemen
by @ionacraig.com
Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-starmer-...
by @ionacraig.com
Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-starmer-...
How Starmer aided Trump’s deadly bombing of Yemen
Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children.
www.declassifieduk.org
March 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
👉NEW -- How Starmer aided Trump’s deadly bombing of Yemen
by @ionacraig.com
Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-starmer-...
by @ionacraig.com
Exclusive: Britain provided aerial refuelling for US jets during Yemen airstrikes that killed 53 people, including women and children.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-starmer-...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- Labour held secret meeting with top Israeli arms firm
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Exclusive: Home Office met with Elbit Systems amid crackdown on Palestine Action, documents reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-held-...
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Exclusive: Home Office met with Elbit Systems amid crackdown on Palestine Action, documents reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-held-...
Labour held secret meeting with top Israeli arms firm
Exclusive: Home Office met with Elbit Systems amid crackdown on Palestine Action, documents reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
👉NEW -- Labour held secret meeting with top Israeli arms firm
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Exclusive: Home Office met with Elbit Systems amid crackdown on Palestine Action, documents reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-held-...
by @john-mcevoy.bsky.social
Exclusive: Home Office met with Elbit Systems amid crackdown on Palestine Action, documents reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org/labour-held-...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations.
www.declassifieduk.org/britain-want...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations.
www.declassifieduk.org/britain-want...
Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too
It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations.
www.declassifieduk.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
👉NEW -- Britain wants Ukraine’s minerals too
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations.
www.declassifieduk.org/britain-want...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
It’s not just Trump. The UK views critical minerals as a government priority and wants to open up Ukraine’s vast resources to British corporations.
www.declassifieduk.org/britain-want...
The truth is that they were neither "heroes" or "rogue" either in Afghanistan or Ireland (or anywhere else). They were, are, doing exactly what their masters in London expect of them. The only law that matters is the one that "you don't get found out". www.declassifieduk.org/sas-rogue-he...
SAS ‘rogue heroes’ – or just rogues?
How many more shocking allegations about the SAS must emerge before the ‘who dares wins’ regiment is subject to transparency laws?
www.declassifieduk.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The truth is that they were neither "heroes" or "rogue" either in Afghanistan or Ireland (or anywhere else). They were, are, doing exactly what their masters in London expect of them. The only law that matters is the one that "you don't get found out". www.declassifieduk.org/sas-rogue-he...
If you want to plumb the depths of immorality and cruelty the British state can sink to, you could do worse than listen to this. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
BBC Sounds - Cover - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Cover on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If you want to plumb the depths of immorality and cruelty the British state can sink to, you could do worse than listen to this. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- Israeli general on secret trip to London questioned over war crimes
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
Israeli general on secret trip to London questioned over war crimes
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation tried to quietly visit London today but was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
👉NEW -- Israeli general on secret trip to London questioned over war crimes
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
by @jmcevoy.bsky.social and Alex Morris
Exclusive: A high-ranking Israeli military delegation visited London today and was quizzed outside the Ministry of Defence by Declassified.
www.declassifieduk.org/israeli-gene...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- ‘National scandal’: The BBC’s Gaza cover-up
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping the public in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, new research finds.
www.declassifieduk.org/national-sca...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping the public in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, new research finds.
www.declassifieduk.org/national-sca...
‘National scandal’: The BBC’s Gaza cover-up
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping the public in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, new research finds.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
👉NEW -- ‘National scandal’: The BBC’s Gaza cover-up
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping the public in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, new research finds.
www.declassifieduk.org/national-sca...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Britain’s ‘public service broadcaster’ is keeping the public in the dark about UK support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, new research finds.
www.declassifieduk.org/national-sca...
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
👉NEW -- Golden Temple massacre: Senior MP demands inquiry into Thatcher's role
by Phil Miller
Parliamentary committee chairman calls for probe into UK complicity with Indian army atrocity at Amritsar in 1984.
www.declassifieduk.org/golden-templ...
by Phil Miller
Parliamentary committee chairman calls for probe into UK complicity with Indian army atrocity at Amritsar in 1984.
www.declassifieduk.org/golden-templ...
Golden Temple massacre: Senior MP demands inquiry into Thatcher’s role
Parliamentary committee chairman calls for probe into UK complicity with Indian army atrocity at Amritsar in 1984.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
👉NEW -- Golden Temple massacre: Senior MP demands inquiry into Thatcher's role
by Phil Miller
Parliamentary committee chairman calls for probe into UK complicity with Indian army atrocity at Amritsar in 1984.
www.declassifieduk.org/golden-templ...
by Phil Miller
Parliamentary committee chairman calls for probe into UK complicity with Indian army atrocity at Amritsar in 1984.
www.declassifieduk.org/golden-templ...
Best piece I've read so far on the LA fires.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/b...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/b...
Burn, Hollywood, Burn?
As I sit at my desk to write, the light shining through my office window is a distinct orange, and the sky outside is a murky, polluted shade of brown. The air quality is horrendous, and my eyes are d...
www.counterpunch.org
January 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Best piece I've read so far on the LA fires.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/b...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/01/10/b...
You can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep.
👉NEW -- The UK military's secret visits to Israel
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-milit...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org/the-uk-milit...
The UK military’s secret visits to Israel
Top British officers have made at least five unpublicised trips to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials, one to discuss ‘future operations’ in the Middle East.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
You can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep.
Summary execution of your perceived enemies achieves nothing except further violence and bloodshed. We know this in Ireland but it seems the British Army is a very slow learner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told
In a closed-door hearing, a former senior UK Special Forces officer tells a public inquiry he believes the SAS
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Summary execution of your perceived enemies achieves nothing except further violence and bloodshed. We know this in Ireland but it seems the British Army is a very slow learner. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hilary Benn had a clear choice. Abide by a court ruling and support a bereaved family's right to truth? Or run for cover and protect those who broke their solemn pledge to protect life. You made the wrong choice. Sad and shameful.
January 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hilary Benn had a clear choice. Abide by a court ruling and support a bereaved family's right to truth? Or run for cover and protect those who broke their solemn pledge to protect life. You made the wrong choice. Sad and shameful.
Piece-by-piece, the veil is being torn so people can see the yawning gap between what the Brits say they did here during the conflict and the unvarnished truth. Bereaved families and their lawyers are setting the pace.
Judge orders UK government to set up Sean Brown inquiry
The UK government has been ordered to hold a public inquiry into the murder of GAA official Sean Brown by a judge in Northern Ireland.
www.rte.ie
December 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Piece-by-piece, the veil is being torn so people can see the yawning gap between what the Brits say they did here during the conflict and the unvarnished truth. Bereaved families and their lawyers are setting the pace.
Britain has no diplomatic enemies or friends - only interests. (Lord Palmerston, prime minister, 1855–8, 1859–65: "We have no eternal allies ... no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual.")
👉NEW -- When Britain aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org/when-britain...
When Britain aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
The UK’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Britain has no diplomatic enemies or friends - only interests. (Lord Palmerston, prime minister, 1855–8, 1859–65: "We have no eternal allies ... no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual.")
Reposted by Anne Cadwallader
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is precisely why the Tories wanted to shut down inquests. Well done to his family and HCC Solicitors
Patrick Crawford: Soldier 'more than likely' shot dead 15-year-old, coroner finds
Patrick Crawford was shot dead while walking through the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1975.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 4:09 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is precisely why the Tories wanted to shut down inquests. Well done to his family and HCC Solicitors