tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417002681193505963.post5032986223614500056..comments2024-01-14T16:25:55.002-08:00Comments on What's So Funny?: Jon Reep at LafflinesGuy MacPhersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10621018065400828882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417002681193505963.post-64449523816828413622009-09-20T03:40:07.655-07:002009-09-20T03:40:07.655-07:00That bit you mentioned Tony Hargrave doing reminde...That bit you mentioned Tony Hargrave doing reminded me of something I read in a book last year. It was about the history of humanitarian intervention, the same book that enlightened me as to Byron's involvement in the Greek war of independence. Apparently several thousand British naval personnel died enforcing the edict against slavery after it was outlawed. This detail seems to have been neglected in most textbooks, but I suspect getting kudos from future generations was never the point of the exercise. <br /><br />JudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com