The 40 thieves

 

How Winston Churchill’s ‘40 thieves’ carved out the modern Middle East

Decisions made 100 years ago at Cairo Conference still create conflict in the region today

For Winston Churchill they were “40 thieves”, an irreverent comment on the illustrious gathering at Cairo’s Semiramis Hotel on March 12, 1921.

Churchill, later to become Britain’s great wartime prime minister, was one of them, an Ali Baba who led the gang on the banks of the Nile.

At the time, he was head of the Colonial Office charged with resolving the chaos of the Middle East after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, at the end of the First World War.

The “40 thieves”, a reference to the number of delegates at the conference, hoped to resolve three of the region’s most pressing issues: Palestine and its growing Jewish population, the territory east of the Jordan River, known as Transjordan, and control of the land we know today as Iraq.

Britishness vs. Romanesque

England - Italy
Sunglasses: 0-13
Long hair: 0-8
Suit from the 80'ies: 25-0
Ability to organize a photo-shoot: 1-0
Ability to look good in a photo-shoot: 0-19
Missing Mum already: 0-19

COME ON, ENGELAND!!!

Dominating legacies that rule our world.. Britishness vs. Romanesque.. Order vs. Emotions..
Tomorrow's world vs. Yesterday's..!!
Despite how the Britishness in a way had transformed the historical legacy of Romanesque.. It had reshaped and repainted most awful acts with rationales, lawfulness and modernism..

Romans had innovated Slavery, Colonism and Globalization
British had reshaped all, and pioneered critical changes when the modern mindset changed.. They led prohibiting Slavery, Give away colonies and turn multiculturalism into a national ID..

Romanesque keeps emotional and sensual personalities alive and drivers for fashion, entertainment and tourism industries, while Britishness holds technical innovations, epistemic curriculums and royalties as a platform for everything.. suites today and tomorrow..!!

Despite the richness of Latin and Italian languages, English holds the keys for the future..
Yet, Romans and Romanesque are charming..!!