Join us at the Indian YMCA on Sunday 9 February at 2:30pm for a special panel discussion with the author Phil Miller. Other guests joining us will include poet, translator and author Meena Kandasamy, dissident journalist Bashana Abeywardane from Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka and Omani exile Khalfan al-Badwawi.
Keenie Meenie Services – the most powerful mercenary company you’ve never heard of – was involved in war crimes around the world from Sri Lanka to Nicaragua for which its shadowy directors have never been held accountable.
Like its mysterious name, Keenie Meenie Services escaped definition and to this day has evaded sanctions. Now explosive new evidence – only recently declassified – exposes the extent of these war crimes, and the British government’s tacit support for the company’s operations. Including testimonies from SAS veterans, spy chiefs and diplomats, we hear from key figures battle-hardened by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the Iranian Embassy siege. Investigative journalist Phil Miller asks, who were these mercenaries: heroes, terrorists, freedom fighters or war criminals?
This book presents the first ever comprehensive case against Keenie Meenie Services, providing long overdue evidence on the crimes of the people who make a killing from killing.
About the author: Phil Miller is an investigative journalist and producer. His reporting on British special forces has triggered two government probes. He has worked for Corporate Watch and Reprieve, and written freelance pieces for many publications including Private Eye, Vice, Guardian and The Times. He is currently a staff reporter for Declassified UK, an investigations unit focusing on British foreign policy.
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Event organised by Tamil Information Centre and Tamil Solidarity. Please register using the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-keenie-meenie-british-mercenaries-in-sri-lanka-tickets-90140056335
Copies of the book will be available to buy at the event and can also be ordered from the Pluto Press website: