After years of effort, Britain is finally ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but with one big catch: the joint UK-US military base on the biggest island stays. London will retain control of Diego Garcia for 99 years, paying Mauritius an undisclosed annual rent. The base is home to around 2,500 personnel.
Some 1,500 Chagossians were forcefully expelled to make way for the base in the 1970s, and many have lived in squalor ever since. Despite Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth hailing the deal as the “completion of decolonisation,” UK-based group Chagossian Voices slammed the exclusion of Britain’s victims from negotiations.
The UK had previously thought up ways to ensure the original inhabitants do not return, including plans to turn the Chagos Islands into a marine reserve. Sections of Britain’s establishment have opposed the transfer, citing fears of China getting a lease.
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Great Britain and the U.S. haven’t the slightest interest in human rights and the rights of indigenous people. Their top priority is world domination, especially the domination of the “third world.” Just look at this report from MercoPress which mentions the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar, noncontiguous lands thousands of miles from Great Britain.
“ Keir Starmer: ‘Falklands are British and will remain British; it’s personal for me.’”
The truth is that there have been many empires throughout history that dominated indigenous peoples; the Roman Empire is the most well known example. However, we are now living in an era that denigrates imperialism. These old fogies in power belong to another era. They are struggling against the winds of change. And are too obtuse and stubborn to lift the veil over their eyes. Western domination and the fantasy of Western SUPERIORITY is dead.
https://en.mercopress.com/2024/10/10/keir-starmer-falklands-are-british-and-will-remain-british-it-s-personal-for-me