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The coral atoll of Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory) today is a pivotal US naval and air base for all Middle East operations (Afghanistan, Iraq, and potentially, Iran). This book, largely based on hitherto unpublished source material, describes the build-up of the base - starting with a secret US-UK bilateral deal in 1966; the deportation of the native island population in the 1970s; the clouded new role of Diego Garcia as a destination for Guantanamo-style 'renditions'; and the impacts of military construction on the environment of the island - which because of its average elevation of 4 ft above sea-level is at direct risk from climate change

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: United States and Britain in Diego Garcia
• Subtitle: The Future of a Controversial Base
• Author: Peter H. Sand
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 210
• EAN: 9780230617094
• ISBN: 0230617093
• ID: 04556041
• Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
• Weight: 354 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 163 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. August 2009

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