Croz Walsh reviews the recent remarks made by the fugitive in Tonga, Tevita Uluilakeba Mara.
Croz Walsh's Blog -- Fiji: The Way it Was, Is and Can Be: Ratu Tevita Changes Colours: No Applause for Coura...: The claims and demands become even more incredible. A chameleon would blush..."
Meanwhile on the other side of the Pacific, NZ Foreign Affairs Minister McCully met with U.S Secretary of State and discussed some of the concerning issues in the Asia-Pacific region, and the second question posed to both McCully and Clinton was the unfolding situation involving the bilateral dispute between Fiji and Tonga (15.04).
Clinton deferred the Pacific affairs question to McCully, who downplayed the significance of the illegal extraction of Mara by the Tongan Navy and exaggerated the ripple effects of Mara's flight on the existing power structure in Fiji.
"There are forces at work inside Fiji that we need to understand...certainly it's a sign that the grip on power by the Commodore is weakened somewhat." [...]McCully then outlined the legal avenues that are being pursued by the two nations, in an sheepishly appreciative manner, but continued to say that the New Zealand Government is closely monitoring the situation.
McCully continued to underline and highlight the perceived ripples of discontent with the area of concern:
"Its just another sign that there are real tensions in the region and there are real tensions at play inside Fiji"
[17.19] Clinton continues where McCully left off, stating that: " Well...I couldn't have said it better myself...And I would only underscore the point that we both made in our discussions: We want to see Fiji return to democracy."
SiFM comment: Perhaps Clinton is advocating a Jim Crow Democracy for Fiji, or the type of democracy in Saudia Arabia or even Tonga.
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Clinton deferred the Pacific affairs question to McCully, who downplayed the significance of the illegal extraction of Mara by the Tongan Navy and exaggerated the ripple effects of Mara's flight on the existing power structure in Fiji.
"There are forces at work inside Fiji that we need to understand...certainly it's a sign that the grip on power by the Commodore is weakened somewhat." [...]
"Its just another sign that there are real tensions in the region and there are real tensions at play inside Fiji"
"There are forces at work inside Fiji that we need to understand...certainly it's a sign that the grip on power by the Commodore is weakened somewhat." [...]McCully then outlined the legal avenues that are being pursued by the two nations, in an sheepishly appreciative manner, but continued to say that the New Zealand Government is closely monitoring the situation.
McCully continued to underline and highlight the perceived ripples of discontent with the area of concern:
"Its just another sign that there are real tensions in the region and there are real tensions at play inside Fiji"
[17.19] Clinton continues where McCully left off, stating that: " Well...I couldn't have said it better myself...And I would only underscore the point that we both made in our discussions: We want to see Fiji return to democracy."
SiFM comment: Perhaps Clinton is advocating a Jim Crow Democracy for Fiji, or the type of democracy in Saudia Arabia or even Tonga.
"Today we frankly recognise that democracy can be no more than aspiration, and have rule not so much by the people as by the cleverest people; not an arsitocracy of birth, not a plutocracy of wealth, but a true meritocracy of talent." Micheal Young 1915-2002
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