You might think Wales is a quiet place. It has hills, valleys, and fields. The picture perfect image isn’t raucous. The unofficial national symbol of a sheep tells a story of a slow life.
In recent history, these go-to’s have not been so familiar even to the people of Wales as they are. The strange events that unfolded in many of its towns and cities explain why this is.
The Ministry of Defence (or, MOD) is a strange department. It doesn’t exist to fight an enemy, but it helps the British Army to do it. Meanwhile, it should have other duties to perform.
In the backstreets of Wales, it became clear it hadn’t. The strange noises, the burned out homes, and car doors left wide open showed this. The locals were able to talk about it too.
They’d seen MOD officials on their streets, taking people from their homes. They’d seen guns taken out – and quickly put back in. It was a firefight here and there that raised concerns.
The official excuse had been a “recruitment cum conscription” exercise, based off inaccurate reporting. The plan was to jolt people into action, but they also had the wrong contacts.
The trauma led to kids missing school, adults quitting jobs, and officials in despair. The duration was closer to ten years than ten days, as an MOD spokesperson mistakenly suggested.