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  • On March 1, King Hussein of Jordan dismissed Sir John Bagot Glubb, the British officer who had commanded, since 1939, the Arab Legion, the British-led Arab army first organized in the 1920s.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • On March 1, King Hussein of Jordan dismissed Sir John Bagot Glubb, the British officer who had commanded, since 1939, the Arab Legion, the British-led Arab army first organized in the 1920s.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

  • In June 2007, a British-led collaboration of more than 50 research groups around the world used this technique to examine 17,000 people, identifying a total of 24 new genes linked to bipolar disorder, Crohn's disease, heart disease, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and high blood pressure? tripling the number of genes already associated with these conditions.

    1000 Genomes Project completes first map of human genetic variation Alok Jha 2010

  • So in 1948 the Jordanians (or Trans-Jordanians as they were then known) captured East Jerusalem (including the Jewish Quarter and the Temple Mount) by force of arms when their British-led, British-financed, and British-armed Arab Legion crossed the Jordan River and invaded Israel.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » A Strange Thing About the Controversy Over Jerusalem 2010

  • The British-led anti-drugs strategy has instead tried to wean farmers from opium on to wheat, saffron and fruit. via Arbroath

    British and US Accused Of Poppy Plague Warfare In Afghanistan | Impact Lab 2010

  • Fiji remains suspended from the British-led Commonwealth grouping of 53 nations.

    Fiji state of emergency to be lifted 2012

  • A U.S., French and British-led coalition has been hitting Libyan government forces from the air since March 19 to enforce a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing all necessary measures to protect Libyan civilians from government attacks.

    New Airstrikes Aid Libyan Rebels' Push West 2011

  • A U.S., French and British-led coalition has been hitting Libyan government forces from the air since March 19 to enforce a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing all necessary measures to protect Libyan civilians from government attacks.

    New Airstrikes Aid Libyan Rebels' Push West 2011

  • A U.S., French and British-led coalition has been hitting Libyan government forces from the air since March 19 to enforce a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing all necessary measures to protect Libyan civilians from government attacks.

    New Airstrikes Aid Libyan Rebels' Push West 2011

  • You wonder if this is some kind of weird memorial to the infamous Wonga coup attempt, when British-led mercenaries failed to overthrow your host in an attempt to get their hands on his oil wealth.

    The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea 2011

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