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2008-04-07 India-Pakistan

Evicted Chagos islanders get blueprint for a longed-for future

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Posted by Steve White 2008-04-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 and eco-tourist would never spy on Diego Garcia?

Posted by 3dc 2008-04-07 02:30|| 2008-04-07 02:30|| Front Page Top

#2 "It would need quite a cataclysm ..." > ASK, AND YE SHALL RECEIVETH. The irony here is that even iff they did return to Chagos, PACIFIC "EARTH CHANGES" will cause them to leave again [after 2018]???

Still, there's something to be said about "going Home" no matter what they find in the end.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-07 02:32|| 2008-04-07 02:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Even the Army has to admit that they got the shitty end of the stick on that one. Send em home.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Shavirt5970 2008-04-07 07:48|| 2008-04-07 07:48|| Front Page Top

#4 "fish exports could provide jobs and income."

Well, the fishing there IS exceptional! Fresh yellowfin tuna ROAST anyone? Even so, there's no drinking water available, they'll have to cook their own. And import everything else except coconuts and fish.

As for tourism, the Maldives are much nicer.

Posted by Hector 2008-04-07 12:20|| 2008-04-07 12:20|| Front Page Top

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