military base on diego garcia. the peep were 'rooted and deported 1200 mills away to the western indian ocean islands and have been living there predominantly in imponch impoverished compile, struggling to get back to their homeland. let me read about one of the lives. it's a story that i tell in island of shame but have written a chapter in "base nation" about the people and what are at least 17 other peoples who were upbooted, displaced, forcibly removed part of the construction of u.s. military bases since the late 19th century. construction on deeingeing a go garcia began in 1971. in a moment oof exactly three words the navy's highest ranking admiral confirmed the people's fate. absolutely must go. with the help of u.s. navy sea bees, british agents began the deportation process by rounding up the islanders are pet dogs, gassed and burned them in cargo sheds and they watched in horror. then the authorities ordinaries the remaining people into overcrowded cargo ships. during the deportations which took place in

construction began 1971 on and diego garcia. said babies highest ranking admiral absolutely must go with the help of u.s. navy british agents began the deportation in process to roundup the islanders there would gas and burn them in the cargo ships and there were watching in horror. hit three days remain to the rest to overcrowded cargo ships entering that deportation through may 73 most slept in the ships' hulls on top of bird shit. one-woman best carried some would compare conditions to the slave ships of excrement and vomit everywhere. there were literally left of the dock homeless, jobless with little money in most could only bring a small box of bologna -- bolognese and the sleeping bag. two years after the last removal the russian post expose the story for the first time and a reporter found the people living in abject poverty. victims of an act of mass kidnapping. one of the last ago, he said it came here with six children we have a house near the cemetery but it did that have a door or running water. or electricity. the