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2006-06-06 India-Pakistan

Expelled islanders await Britains next move

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Posted by Steve White 2006-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wanker socialist anti US of A judges and government employees are helping out as is their socialist lawyer. Regardless of what some Judge says the UK governmnent has the power to take their land with the power of the state and use it for the states purpose. I would love to see that Judge enforce his ruling on the US military. As the saying goes "good luck with that."

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-06 00:28|| 2006-06-06 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 From what I've read, they don't actually want to go back there.
They want to be resettled elsewhere and to receive compensation.
They were literally dumped in Mauritius (where they are not wanted).

So it is really about money.

The British Government will have a hard time arguing emminent domain .. the records from that time are not flattering..

"Sir Paul Gore-Booth, a leading figure in the British Foreign Office, wrote at the time, we must be very tough about this and that there will be no indigenous population [on Diego Garcia] except seagulls.

One diplomat declared in another document, Unfortunately along with the birds go a few Tarzan and Man Fridays whose origins are obscure, and who are being hopefully whisked on to Mauritius. "

Posted by john 2006-06-06 16:41|| 2006-06-06 16:41|| Front Page Top

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