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The Great War Is Looming

P rior to WWI, the British deep state stepped up its pressure and

threats towards the Ottoman Empire and in an atypical fashion, de-
liberately created tension. British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury,

known for his hatred of the Turks, was frequently heard saying to people in
his immediate circle how the Turkish lands should be shared. He would at-

tempt to insult the Ottoman Empire with statements like 'too rotten to sur-
vive' and suggested that its territories should be shared by big states, partic-

ularly Britain.

His letter to Ottoman Grand Vizier Said Pasha on June 28, 1895, was full
of threats:

Every day the opinion grows that the Ottoman state will not endure. 56

General feeling [in Britain] is increasingly to the effect that the Ottoman
Empire will not continue to exist. 57

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With the start of the 20 century, the British deep state reassessed its
friends and foes according to the plans it made for the post-war era. Russia
was no longer a rival, but Germany was. It was carefully avoiding a friendly

Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed