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To: HearMe
If anyone is not familiar read about:

Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb

who lead the Jordanian forces, as an active British officer, when they attacked Israel in 1948.

Note that he was awarded the British honor, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, in 1956.

90 posted on 08/03/2010 5:29:59 PM PDT by HearMe
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To: HearMe
I know all about Glubb Pasha. He was one of the pro-Arab faction in the Middle East. He'd been with the Arab Legion for decades and was very loyal to it. He was an active British officer, but had been seconded to the Jordanian army (as were all the officers of the Arab Legion). When the 1948 war kicked off the British government ordered them all back to the transjordan. They went, but then sneaked back. They were all more loyal to the Arab Legion than they were to Britain.

Just because individual Britons fought for the Arabs in the 1948 war doesnt mean the British were. As for the order of the Bath, its common to give honors like that to retiring senior civil servants and generals. It doesnt amount to very much.

94 posted on 08/04/2010 12:59:16 AM PDT by Vanders9
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