US Navy Diego Garcia video
Length: 2:22
Description: This is a video produced by the US Navy about Diego Garcia. Diego Garcia is a small coral atoll in the Chagos Archipelago in the UK owned British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT); it is a joint US/UK military facility. While this video shows Diego Garcia as a friendly place where the contractors and military personnel get along, the bar is stocked, the food plenty, and the "fun in the sun" activities are various, Diego Garcia has another side. From the late 60's to early 70's, the British government expelled the Chagossians, the native people of Diego Garcia, in order to make room for the navy facility. Three times in six years, UK courts have told the British government to find a way to let the Chagossians go home. As of this writing, nothing has been done. To learn more about the Chagossians and their cause, go to http://www.chagossupport.org.uk/. To learn about the base, go to http://www.dg.navy.mil/web/index_2006.htm (the video is there as well).
Author: OrganicAct
Source: YouTube
