BBC Discovers British Military Misconduct Still Happens Abroad
Kenyan MPs are accusing British soldiers of sexual abuse and environmental destruction in Laikipia, per the BBC. A 'two-year investigation' details rape, violence, and environmental damage by the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). This 'revelation' conveniently overlooks the long, documented history of similar depredations tied to colonial and post-colonial military presence. It's less a
discovery, more a slow, reluctant acknowledgement of persistent patterns that mainstream outlets consistently downplay. One might wonder why it takes a two-year investigation, and then a BBC report, for the world to notice what locals have endured for generations. The headline frames it as an accusation, rather than the ongoing reality of military occupation and exploitation. It appears some
patterns of behavior are only scandalous when a parliamentary committee says so, not when the victims themselves have been screaming it for decades.