Chagossians of Diego Garcia

I just learned about the about one of many horrific crimes committed by western powers. The following is an excerpt from the documentary film:

The Chagos Archipelago was once home to roughly 2,000 Chagossians, a Creole-speaking matrifocal society that had lived on the islands for six generations beginning in the late 18th Century. Descendants of slaves from Mozambique and Madagascar and indentured laborers from South Asia, Chagossians were primarily anglers and coconut farmers. The islands' location and natural resources determined its economy, and a distinctly Chagossian culture emerged during the nearly two centuries of settlement.After World War II, Chagos' isolation brought the United States government to conspire with their British counterparts to forcefully occupy Diego Garcia, the largest island in the group. Based on Cold War planning, the US Navy decided that a military presence was strategically necessary in the region and Diego Garcia was determined to be the island best suited for a base. That it had been home to the Chagossian people for almost 200 years did not alter their decision to depopulate the entire archipelago.Between 1967 and 1973, the Chagossians were systematically uprooted from their homes, jobs, native soil, and lives, only to be unceremoniously dropped on the shores of Mauritius. Suddenly, more than 1000 miles away in a foreign country and without provisions for their resettlement, the islanders found themselves in the strange and foreboding surroundings of the urban slums most have still yet to escape.

After reading up on this atrocity and watching the documentary I was in disbelief for a couple of days. Not that anything "the man" does surprises me anymore. Its just amazing that how little coverage this story has gotten. This military base established by U.S. there is known as "Fantasy Island." Its the largest base outside the U.S. and has played a major role as bombing of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and secret air strikes on Somalia. We all need to fight for the rights of the Chagossians because their struggle is our struggle.

You can watch the documentary here.