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Stealing a Nation

Stealing a Nation reveals the shocking story of how the British government secretly expelled the entire population of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to make way for a U.S. military base. Created by award-winning journalist John Pilger, it uncovers a dark chapter in British colonial history that has remained largely hidden from public view.

The film traces the events that led to the forced removal of over 2,000 Chagossians from their homeland between 1967 and 1973. Through interviews with displaced islanders, archival footage, and declassified government documents, Pilger exposes the conspiracy between the British and American governments to “sweep” and “sanitize” the islands for military purposes.

At the center of this story is Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands, which became home to a massive U.S. military base. The documentary highlights how the base has been used as a strategic launching point for military operations in the Middle East, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Pilger’s investigation reveals the human cost of this geopolitical maneuvering. The Chagossians, who had lived on the islands for generations, were suddenly uprooted and dumped in the slums of Mauritius, where many faced poverty, illness, and despair. The film captures their ongoing struggle for justice and the right to return to their homeland.

The documentary also sheds light on the deliberate attempts by successive British governments to conceal the truth about the expulsions. It presents evidence of how officials manipulated facts, misled Parliament, and worked to maintain the fiction that the islanders were merely temporary workers rather than permanent inhabitants.

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