A flotilla gunboats assemble off the coast of Sierra Leone, Africa.
British troops go ashore and take over the streets.
Local people are interviewed by the British press. Liberal journalists praise Foreign Secretary Robin Cook for this entirely selfless and humanitarian intervention. Something strange is going on. However, in early May, up to 500 UN officials were taken hostage by the RUF at the sites earmarked for weapons. UN forces were also attacked as they were about to occupy the diamond centre of Koidu.