Diego Garcia is a key military outpost for the United States. Located in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garca has often been used for strikes on Iraq and Afghanistan. The island also played a critical role in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program.

The military analyst John Pike recently described Diego Garcia as the most important facility the U.S. has. According to Pike the military's goal is to be able to run the planet from Guam and Diego Garcia by 2015.

Unlike Guam, Diego Garcia has no inhabitants resisting the U.S. military. All of the island's residents were forcibly removed in the early 1970s by the British as part of an agreement with the U.S. Most of the former residents of Diego Garcia were shipped to Mauritius, located over 1,000 miles away.

For the last four decades former residents of Diego Garcia and their descendents have been fighting for the right to return. We are joined now by Olivier Bancoult. He is a leader of the exiled people of Diego Garcia and president of the Chagos Refugees Group. He was expelled from his native Diego Garcia when he was four years old. We are also joined by David Vine, author of the book "Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia."

Watch this DemocracyNow interview with Olivier Bancoult, leader of the exiled people of Diego Garcia and president of the Chagos Refugees Group, and David Vine, author of the book Island of Shame: The Secret History of the US Military Base on Diego Garcia.