The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one
of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. military
installations outside the United States. Located near the remote
center of the Indian Ocean and accessible only by military
transport, the little-known base has been instrumental in American
military operations from the Cold War to the war on terror and may
house a top-secret CIA prison where terror suspects are
interrogated and tortured. But Diego Garcia harbors another dirty
secret, one that has been kept from most of the world--until
now.
"Island of Shame" is the first major book to reveal the shocking
truth of how the United States conspired with Britain to forcibly
expel Diego Garcia's indigenous people--the Chagossians--and deport
them to slums in Mauritius and the Seychelles, where most live in
dire poverty to this day. Drawing on interviews with Washington
insiders, military strategists, and exiled islanders, as well as
hundreds of declassified documents, David Vine exposes the secret
history of Diego Garcia. He chronicles the Chagossians' dramatic,
unfolding story as they struggle to survive in exile and fight to
return to their homeland. Tracing U.S. foreign policy from the Cold
War to the war on terror, Vine shows how the United States has
forged a new and pervasive kind of empire that is quietly
dominating the planet with hundreds of overseas military bases.
"Island of Shame" is an unforgettable expose of the human costs
of empire and a must-read for anyone concerned about U.S. foreign
policy and its consequences. The author will donate all royalties
from the sale of this book to the Chagossians."
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