The Secret History of Flight 149

Very amazing and convincing

"This investigation feels honest." - Publishers Weekly

On August 1, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed Heathrow Airport, bound for Kuala Lumpur. It never arrived, nor did its nearly 400 passengers and crew. Instead, Flight 149 stopped in Kuwait, where Iraqi forces had invaded—delivering the passengers and crew into the hands of Saddam Hussein. Why did BA Flight 149 land, even as all other flights were being rerouted—and even though the British and American governments had clear intelligence that Saddam was about to invade? The answer lies in a secret, unaccountable organization—authorized by Margaret Thatcher—that carried out a “deniable” intelligence operation. The plane was a “Trojan Horse,” and the plan—as well as the horrific consequences for the civilian passengers—has been lied to, denied, and covered up by successive governments ever since. This controversial book, soon to become a major television drama, was written with the full cooperation of survivors, as well as stunning and crucial input from a senior intelligence source. It is a story of scandal, betrayal, and intelligence abuse at the highest levels of the UK and US governments, which had a direct impact on terrorist attacks in the West and the shape of the Middle East today. It is time for the truth to be revealed.