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05-27-2011, 06:03 AM #1Senior Member
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Politcs and mail service
It seems like Tonga and Fiji are in a bit of an international tiff lately.
The Tongan navy just "rescued" a dissident army officer, who also
happens to be a relative of the king of Tonga, right out from under
the nose of the recent military coup in Fiji.
Fuji has retaliated by filing for extradiction of the "fugitive" and also
the Fijian Navy has destroyed a navigation beacon on the southern-
most island of Tonga.
That's all politics, but there are implications for us regular folks here
in Tonga: all of our mail from overseas comes thru Fiji, and it appears
that Fiji Post...at the instruction from the military coup leaders...
are holding all of our mail as hostage!
I have been expecting mail from both Australia and the U.S. for two
months now, and there is nothing received from Fiji.
All we want is our stuff in the mail, but no....politics is more important
than the simple needs of the people here.
AARRGGHH!!!!"If you come up to it, and you just can't do it, then that's jolly well where you are."
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05-27-2011, 06:12 AM #2May your bone always be well buried
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What sort of canoes do they use in the Fijian/Tongan Navies mate?
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05-27-2011, 06:17 AM #3Senior Member
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You're too much, Mick.
Originally Posted by MickR
What sort of canoes do they use in the Fijian/Tongan Navies mate?
Mick
"If you come up to it, and you just can't do it, then that's jolly well where you are."
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05-27-2011, 09:27 AM #4May your bone always be well buried
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Mate I feel for ya. Fancy having some political BS being the cause for some idiot to hold your mail to ransom. What a sick joke that is
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But really, what sort of canoes do they use?! Single outrigger, Double or no stabilisers at all?! And who's are faster?! Weapons payload per canoe?!
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05-27-2011, 09:05 PM #5Senior Member
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Flagship of the Tongan Navy Originally Posted by MickR
But really, what sort of canoes do they use?! Single outrigger, Double or no stabilisers at all?! And who's are faster?! Weapons payload per canoe?!
Mick
Weapons payload: 4 harpoons, 6 spears, 27 bush knives
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05-28-2011, 12:16 AM #6what Dad calls me
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What about Captain and crew?
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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05-28-2011, 12:28 AM #7May your bone always be well buried
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No! They don't get to get their mail either! It's only fair. Originally Posted by nun2sharp
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05-30-2011, 06:03 AM #8
This is the way of the world. My country has been waiting for a new government for almost a year now, yet none of the big coalition partners will budge, and it doesn't look like anything will change. This has all sorts of long term consequences, but that doesn't seem to matter to them. they still continue to be paid though. Originally Posted by PaulKidd
Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day
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05-30-2011, 07:41 AM #9May your bone always be well buried
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My country has been waiting for any kind of government for the past 200 years. The politicians are getting paid for..what?!
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When we found what ours were being paid for, we liked them even less. Originally Posted by MickR
The politicians are getting paid for..what?!'Living the dream, one nightmare at a time'
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