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Lusitania cargo claims spark new WWI controversy
British journalist Colin Simpson presents alleged evidence that the Lusitania carried ammunition and troops from New York to England when torpedoed off Ireland in 1915. He argues British and American officials concealed the cargo to sway US entry into World War I, naming Churchill and Bryan amid the claims.
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