Message posted by KRUSHER on August 12, 2001 at 17:26:25 PST:
Quite a colorful history to the establishment of the US Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station at Diego BIOT Garcia we Americans can be proud of. Part of the Chagos Archipelago in the midst of the vast Indian Ocean, it was formerly a dependency of the former British colony of Mauritius, 1200 miles to the south. In the 1960's Britian gave Mauritius their independence, and also offered them 3 Million Sterling It quickly became the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) which tehy leased to the US for fifty years. Because of our needs for secrey between 1965 and 1975 In our past history, we have severely limited access to several areas within the continental limits of the United States as well, under the provisions of FEMA, and in the name of public health safety (case in point: Three Mile Island) and/or national security Question: With methods and provisions readily available to the right-wingers WHO dares say that "something" could not "occur" that possibly would cause forceful removal, eh, "evacuation" of Rachael's population by possibly FEMA or other means.... PLEASE don't quote the "We the people" bullshit. Wouldn't it be so simple to arrange something and blame it on a foreign enemy or some terrorist these days.... (look at past history; a lot has been contrived) -- more than you think. Would the American government and/or military kill Americans or other people just to start a war or for some other sinster scenario and blame it on a terrorist attack or an enemy? Sad to say, YES; it has happened and it can happen again; read the history of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, then read it again and fill in the Gulf of Tonkin situation with the attack on 2 US Navy ships that got us into that mess. Mere masses of the clones and drones will stand behind the flag when the Right-Wing we can "prove" some "enemy" attacked us "without justification." SCARY, huh? Just food for thought. Dirty tricks from the black bag? You betcha.
for them to give up their rights to the islands of the Chago Archipelago, which offer the government of Mauritius accepted.
the entire native population of over 2,000 were evicted from the islands and physically taken from their homes and businesses, (since destroyed) and
removed to Victoria, Seychelles and Port Louis, Mauritius.
(case in point: your favorite past-time location and a similar one outside Purcellville, Virginia in the Blue Ridge).
It is NOT applicable in matters of National Security or Health Safety under FEMA, should the area have a "viral, toxic, or nuclear "accident." ....
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