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You mentioned the island of Diego Garcia

• Stealing a Nation - How the UK/US Stole the Diego Garcia Island – presented by John Pilger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjNfXK6QpqY

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• Diego Garcia: Stealing A Nation and How ‘International Rules’ Don’t Apply If It Is The US or UK

https://williambowles.info/2022/08/11/diego-garcia-stealing-a-nation-and-how-international-rules-dont-apply-if-it-is-the-us-or-uk/

“One of John Pilger’s most remarkable documentaries, bringing a little-known story to a wide audience, is Stealing a Nation, about how British governments ruthlessly expelled the population of the Chagos Islands, a crown colony in the Indian Ocean, in the late 1960s and early 70s to make way for an American military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island.

The truth about the brutal removal of 1,500 islanders and the official conspiracy to deny the presence of an indigenous population did not emerge for another 20 years. … “

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Thanks, JS. Yes, Pilger was unique. He endorsed my China Trilogy books and for that, will always be grateful. Jeff

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