{"product_id":"9781789465365-the-secret-history-of-flight-149","title":"The Secret History of Flight 149","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years\u003cbr\u003e**Soon to be a major TV drama**\u003cbr\u003eThe true story behind the secret of Flight 149 and the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs seen in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlight 149: Hostage of War \u003c\/i\u003eon Sky Documentaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Damning' - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Utterly horrific and compelling' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This investigation rings true' - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 400 passengers and crew.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead, Flight 149 stopped in Kuwait, as Iraqi troops invaded - delivering the passengers and crew into the hands of Saddam Hussein.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why did BA Flight 149 land, even as all other flights were rerouted - and even though British and American governments had clear intelligence that Saddam was about to invade?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe answer lies in a secret, unaccountable organization - authorised by Margaret Thatcher - carrying out a 'deniable' intelligence operation. The plane was the 'Trojan Horse', and the plan - as well as the horrific consequences for the civilian passengers - has been lied about, denied and covered up by successive governments ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Soon to be a major TV drama, this explosive book is written with the full cooperation of the survivors, as well as astonishing and conclusive input from a senior intelligence source. It is a story of scandal, betrayal and misuse of intelligence at the highest levels of UK and US governments - which has had direct impact on terror attacks in the West and the shape of the Middle East today. It is high time the truth is told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40234688118881,"sku":"9781789465365","price":8.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36297192.jpg?v=1760450202","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781789465365-the-secret-history-of-flight-149","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}