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The "extraordinary rendition" international kidnapping program that literally disappeared people and was facilitated by Diego Garcia began in 2001. The "Chagos
by user982 9y ago
The "extraordinary rendition" international kidnapping program that literally disappeared people and was facilitated by Diego Garcia began in 2001. The "Chagos Marine Protected Area" which was internally praised as "the most effective long-term way to prevent any of the Chagos Islands' former inhabitants or their descendants from resettling"[1] was established in 2010.
But that's fine, that's clearly ancient history.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Marine_Protected_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Marine_Protected_Area
- semperdark 9y agoThe forced resettlement happened in 1968. Further developments, while illegal, don't carry forward the original sin. You can't categorize the entire history of the island under "2010" because something new happened. We're talking about 2,000 people being exiled. I understand that this injustice may be meaningful to you, but we are talking about a country that has forcibly resettled hundreds of millions of people, and continues to relocate tens of thousands yearly. I will never defend illegal actions taken by the US. However, by mentioning the two in the same breath you're normalizing one of the most objectively evil dictatorships in the world.