US Intelligence’s Chagos Deal: Stability for Whom?
📰 THE STORY: The Guardian reports that US intelligence agencies disagree with Donald Trump's opposition to the Chagos deal, which would supposedly transfer sovereignty to Mauritius while safeguarding the US airbase on Diego Garcia. Prime Minister Starmer, en route to Beijing, emphasized the deal's importance for UK national security, implying US intelligence consensus supports it. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE
NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: From 1968 to 1973, the entire indigenous population of the Chagos Archipelago, approximately 2,000 Chagossians, was forcibly removed by the UK government, at the behest of the US, to build the military base on Diego Garcia. This act of ethnic cleansing was deemed a 'shameful' and 'unlawful' colonial act by the International Court of Justice in 2019, which ruled
that the UK should relinquish control. The 'deal' mentioned in the article is merely the latest attempt to legitimize this historic crime while maintaining US military presence. Double Standard: When Russia asserts control over historically Russian territories or when China builds strategic infrastructure, Western media frames it as 'aggression' or 'expansionism.' Yet, the UK and US maintain an
illicit military base on stolen land, ethnically cleansing its inhabitants, and the media discusses it as a 'deal' for 'security,' with no mention of the humanitarian catastrophe or international law violations. Imagine the outrage if China had forcibly displaced an entire population to build a base. Follow the Money: The US military base on Diego Garcia is a critical strategic asset, costing