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I can't take this article seriously. First of all Julian is no hero, let's dispel with that myth real quick. Did he run a website the published data dumps? Yes
by joshstrange 8y ago
I can't take this article seriously. First of all Julian is no hero, let's dispel with that myth real quick. Did he run a website the published data dumps? Yes he did but a journalist he is not. Also the way this author plays fast and loose with his wording makes me not believe the majority of what he is saying:
> Last week, the International Court of Justice ruled that the British Government had no legal powers over the Chagos Islanders, who in the 1960s and 70s, were expelled in secret from their homeland on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and sent into exile and poverty. Countless children died, many of them, from sadness. It was an epic crime few knew about.
> died, many of them, from sadness.
>> died ... from sadness.
I'm not saying the British government was in the right, I'm not saying Chagos Islanders didn't die but if we can't stay rooted in reality and facts then your "journalism" is a joke (if that wasn't apparent from this website itself).
- a0-prw 8y agoThe ICJ voted 13-1 that the occupation of the Chagos islands was unlawful, so it doesn't really matter you are saying about that matter. On the other hand, it is scandalous and very worrying that the UK has chosen to blatantly turn their back on international law.