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Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!feeds.news.ox.ac.uk!news.ox.ac.uk!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!.POSTED.chiark.greenend.org.uk!not-for-mail From: Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Newsgroups: misc.news.internet.discuss Subject: Re: Diego Garcia Date: 03 Oct 2024 16:48:35 +0100 (BST) Organization: University of Cambridge, England Message-ID: <d+f*086Vz@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> References: <vdh9c4$2qhfd$1@dont-email.me> Injection-Info: chiark.greenend.org.uk; posting-host="chiark.greenend.org.uk:93.93.131.173"; logging-data="16332"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@chiark.greenend.org.uk" User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (Linux/5.10.0-28-amd64 (x86_64)) Originator: theom@chiark.greenend.org.uk ([93.93.131.173]) Bytes: 1312 Lines: 10 JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote: > Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is a paradise of > lush vegetation and white-sand beaches, surrounded by crystal blue > waters. > > But this is no tourist destination. It is strictly out of bounds to > most civilians - the site of a highly secretive UK-US military base > shrouded for decades in rumour and mystery. The UK has announced it's giving sovereignty to Mauritius: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o