,W9N+ ! ,W>1 ,LOS+ ! ,PEACE3 ,ECOLOGICAL ,REVOLUTION ,FL\ND]S ON ,B\GA9VILLE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,) A POPULATION ( ONLY #a#f1 ,B\GA9VILLE HAS MANAG$ TO CLOSE & KEEP CLOS$ ONE ( ! BIGGE/ COPP] M9ES 9 ! WORLD4 ,DESPITE HAV+ TO FI<T ! ,AU/RALIAN->M$ ,PAPUA ,NEW ,GU9EA 7,P,N,G7 >MY1 !Y HAVE HELD !IR GR\ND = TWELVE YE>S ) HOME MADE GUNS MADE \T ( WAT] PIP+ & PLANKS1 SCAV5G$ M9E TRUCKS & PETROL MADE FROM COCONUTS4 

,9 #aifi A ,R,T,Z PLC COPP] M9E WAS =CIBLY E/ABLI%$4 ,FROM ! BEG9N+ ! PEOPLE RESI/$4 ,NEWS FOOTAGE ( WOM5 FI<T+ ) RIOT COPS OV] SURVEY PEGS RECEIV$ 9T]NATIONAL COV]AGE4 ,9 ,B\GA9VILLE WOM5 >E ! TRADITIONAL L&HOLD]S2 L& IS PASS$ FROM WOMAN TO WOMAN4 ,ON ?IS OCCASION IT WAS CLE> !IR L& WAS NOT BE+ PASS$ ON 9 ! TRADITIONAL MANN]4 

,! BUILD+ ( ! M9E MADE #h VILLAG]S L&LESS & ANO!R #a1#d )\T FI%+ RI<TS AS L& WAS SEIZ$ & ! SUBSI/5CE LIFE ( G>D5+ & FI%+ WAS DE/ROY$4  #bb HECT>ES ( RA9=E/ WAS POISON$1 BURN$ & BULLDOZ$4 

,AFT] #b YE>S ! M9E HAD GR[N TO A CRAT] HALF A KILOMET] DEEP & NE>LY #gKM 9 CIRCUMF]5CE4 ,OV] A BILLION TONNES ( WA/E WAS DUMP$ 9TO ! ,JABA ,RIV] VALLEY CREAT+ A WALL ( WA/E HUNDR$S ( MET]S HI<1 TURN+ ONE ( ! ISL&S BIGGE/ RIV] SY/EMS BRI<T BLUE4 

,AFT] IGNOR$ PROTE/S1 PETITIONS & LEGAL CLAIMS ! ,B\GA9VILLEANS HAD HAD 5\<4 ,A H&FUL ( ISL&]S /OLE COMPANY EXPLOSIVES1 DE/ROY+ ELECTRICITY PYLONS1 BUILD+S & MA*9]Y4 ,BY US+ GU]RILLA TACTICS !Y SUCCE$$ 9 CLOS+ ! M9E4  ,UNTIL ! W> BROKE \T 9 #a#i#h#h1 ! M9E ACC\NT$ = >\ND #d#e.0 ( ,P,N,G'S TOTAL EXPORT E>N+S4 ,)\T !SE E>N+S ,P,N,G IS GO+ BU/4  ,P,N,G1 ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( ,AU/RALIA1 RESPOND$ BY S5D+ 9 ! MILIT>Y4  ,/ATE SOLDI]S /RAF$ VILLAGES FROM HELICOPT]S4  ,! ,B\GA9VILLE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,>MY 7,B,R,A7 WAS =M$ TO DEF5D ! L& & PEOPLE FROM FUR!R EXPLOITATION4 ,T5 YE>S ( W> FOLL[$4 

,P,N,G H]D$ PEOPLE 9TO 'C>E C5T]S' 7CONC5TRATION CAMPS7 & 5=C$ A M$ICAL BLOCKADE ON ! ISL&4 #a1 ,B\GA9VILLEANS DI$ 9 ! CONFLICT4 ,DESPITE BE+ HEAVILY \TGUNN$ ! ,B,R,A SUCCE$$ 9 KEEP+ ! M9E CLOS$4 ,!Y PU%$ ! /ATE SOLDI]S (F MO/ ( !IR ISL& & =C$ A PEACE4 ,! L& ( ! M9E IS SL[LY REG5]AT+4 ,! PEOPLE HAVE RETURN$ TO !IR AGE-OLD SUBSI/5CE AGRICULTURE4 

,UN=TUNATELY ! PEOPLE :O ORIG9AT$ ! REVOLUTION -- ! PEOPLE LOCAL TO ! DE/RUCTION & ) ! MO/ TO LOSE -- HAVE N[ BECOME ISOLAT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ,B\GA9VILLEANS4 ,MO/ ( ! O!RS SEEM TO WANT TO RE-OP5 ! M9E & 9/IGATE O!R DEVELOPM5TS1 ,! LOCALS >E HOL$ UP 9 !IR M\NTA9 /RON<OLD4 

,FRANCIS ,ONA1 ! 9/IGATOR ( ! ORIG9AL REVOLUTION1 IS VILIFI$ BY ! MA9/REAM PRESS & VIRTUALLY ALL COMMUNICATION ) ! RE/ ( ! WORLD IS CONTROLL$ BY ! PRODEVELOPM5T LOBBY4 ,ONA'S GR\P1 ! ,ME'EKAMUI ,DEF5SE ,=CE1 7,M,D,F7 HAVE AB\T FIFTY >M$ PEOPLE TO DEF5D ! SITE ( ! M9E1 & ! ,B,R,A N[ /& 9 OPPOSITION TO !M1 ) AB\T A ?\S&4 

,REC5TLY ! ,B,R,A TRI$ TO REMOVE A ,M,D,F ROADBLOCK B>R+ =EIGN]S PASSAGE TO ! M9E1 KILL+ SOME ( ! DEF5D]S4 ,ALL ! ,N,G,OS :O ONCE SUPPORT$ ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ COLONIALISM N[ SEEM TO SEE NO?+ WRONG ) :AT !Y CALL ! 'PEACE PROCESS' & >E SLAGG+ (F ,ONA & HIS PEOPLE1 :O >E ULTIMATELY ! ONES :OSE DECISION AB\T !IR L& %\LD BE F9AL4 ,!RE >E LESSONS TO BE LE>N$ H]E AB\T BO? ,N,G,OS & 'NATIONALI/' /RUGGLES 7NOT TO M5TION 'PEACE' PROCESSES71 & ! WISDOM ( CO-OP]AT+ ) ?OSE :O HOLD VIEWS ANTIPA!TIC TO \R [N4 

,V]Y LITTLE NEWS COMES \T AT ALL FROM ! ,M,D,F2 ! LITTLE ?AT DOES IS HOPELESSLY MANGL$ BY CORPORATE LACKEY J\RNALI/S4  ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 ,ONA DOESN'T TRU/ \TSID]S1 & P>TICUL>LY NOT J\RNALI/S4 ,HE HASN'T BE5 9T]VIEW$ 9 ! #f YE>S S9CE ! ,B,R,A WON ! W>1 UNTIL REC5TLY4  ,9 ?AT 9T]VIEW1 AFT] BE+ ACCUS$ ( HAV+ NO CONNECTION ) ! ,B\GA9VILLE PEACE PROCESS1 HE SAID3 

0,I NEV] HAVE ANY NO CONNECTION ) ! PEACE PROCESS ON ,B\GA9VILLE4  ,Y\ KN[1 PEACE ON ,B\GA9VILLE IS ALWAYS H]E1 YEAH1 BUT :AT !Y >E TRY+ TO IMPORT ON ,B\GA9VILLE IS TRY+ TO444 ECONOMIZE PEACE1 Y\ KN[1 !Y WANT TO PUT MONEY 9TO ! PROCESS & !N TRY TO444 ,I SEE IT AS A PSY*OLOGICAL W>F>E ON ,B\GA9VILLE1 YEAH40 

,PAPUA ,NEW ,GU9EA HAS MO/ GRACI\SLY AGRE$ TO ALL[ ,B\GA9VILLE A REF]5DUM ON 9DEP5D5CE 9 T5 YE>S TIME1 BUT ,ONA SAYS !RE'S NO REASON TO WAIT4 ,B\GA9VILLE CAN GO IT ALONE4 0,I DON'T KN[ :Y T5 YE>S4440 HE SAYS4 0,RI<T N[ WE CAN HAVE A REF]5DUM4 ,B\GA9VILLEANS ?R\< ! LA/ #ad YE>S HAVE PROV5 ?AT WE CAN LOOK AFT] \RSELVES40 

,FRANCIS ,ONA HAS LIT]ALLY /UCK TO HIS GUNS4 ,HIS M5 REMA9 HEAVILY >M$1 UNT\*$ BY ! 'DIS>MAM5T PROCESS' 7! ,B,R,A & =EIGN 9T]F]]S /ILL HAVE GUNS4447 :I* !Y'VE REJECT$4 ,AT ! ROADBLOCK1 ! ,M,D,F EX*ANG$ FIRE ) ! ,B,R,A AS REC5TLY AS ,M>* ?IS YE>4  ,ONA SAYS 0,IT'S REALLY A VIOLATION ( ! PEACE PROCESS ON ,B\GA9VILLE444 ,I'VE GOT A PAP] H]E :I* PROVES ?AT ! ,U,N & ,P,N,G HAS PLANN$ ALL ?IS4  ,Y\ KN[1 IT'S WRITT5 H]E40 ,HE ASK$ ! FUCKWIT J\RNALI/ TO TAKE ! PAP] BUT WAS IGNOR$4 

,9 SPITE ( ! SITUATION1 ! ,M,D,F APPE> CONFID5T4 0,! \TSIDE 9PUT 9TO ,B\GA9VILLE HAS DE/ROY$ \R PEOPLE'S LIVES4 ,WE'VE GONE ?R\< F\RTE5 YE>S )\T MONEY & WE /ILL EXI/40 ,AS ) ALL PEOPLE :O >E TRULY RESI/+ ! ONSLAU<T ( CIVILIZATION1 IT'S H>D TO KN[ :AT WE CAN DO 9 ! WE/ 9 SOLID>ITY ) !M4  ,IT SEEMS ?AT ANY?+ WE DO TO UND]M9E CIVILIZATION H]E WILL BE MORE USEFUL ?AN TRY+ TO GET ?R\< ! MAZE ( DIS9=MATION PUT UP BY ! 'HUMAN RI<TS' & DEVELOPM5T ORGANIZATIONS4 

,!RE IS AN 9T]NATIONAL SPOKESP]SON = ! ,M,D,F1 ,CLIVE ,PORAB\1 WORK+ \T ( ,P,N,G4 ,TYPICALLY1 HE HAS SUPPORT ONLY FROM A FEW 9DIVIDUALS2 ! C[>DLY ,N,G,OS GO ALONG ) ! OPPRESSORS4 

,TO GET NEWS \T & GA!R SUPPORT = ! /RUGGLE ! ,M,D,F NE$ TO GET !IR TRANSMITT] REPAIR$4 

,IF Y\ CAN HELP TO FUND NEW COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPM5T 7EV5 JU/ A FEW QUID WILL HELP71 CONTACT ,G,A & WE CAN PUT Y\ 9 T\* ) !M4 ,SEE ,P4#a#d = ADDRESSES4 

,! ,PANGUNA L&[N]S' /ORY %[S ?AT !RE IS REALLY NO PO9T 9 WORK+ ) SU* ORGANIZATIONS4  ,!SE >E ! 5EMIES ( FRE$OM AS MU* AS ! MORE OBVI\S ONES >E4 

,DESIRE = ,FRE$OM3 ,M,D,F ,/ATEM5T1 #bf ,SEP #bc 

,FROM ! ,S\? TO ! ,NOR!RN TIP ( ,B\GA9VILLE !RE IS A GR[+ 0RE/LESSNESS0 = FRE$OM & ?AT FRE$OM IS TOTAL ,9DEP5D5CE4 ,9 ,C5TRAL ,B\GA9VILLE ,NO ,GO ,ZONE :]E ,9T]-,GOV]NM5T ,RELATIONS ,M9I/] SIR ,PET] ,B>T] FOCUS HIS ATT5TION1 ,FRANCIS ,ONA & HIS ,ME'EKAMUI ,NATIONAL C\NCIL & ! ,ME'EKAMUI ,DEF5SE =CE HAVE NO RI<T TO /OP PEOPLE FROM SEEK+ M$ICAL ASSI/ANCE OR JO9+ ! IMPORT$ PEACE4 

,EV5 9 ! PEACE >EAS !RE >E ,ME'EKAMUI ,H>DL9]S ) ,ME'EKAMUI BASIC AIMS & PR9CIPAL1 ,9DEP5D5CE4 ,ME'EKAMUI ,DEF5SE ,=CE >E NOT ! P>TY TO WEAPONS DISPOSAL1 ?OSE >E ,B,R,A ,A COMPANY :O JO9$ ! PEACE PROCESS ! SAME PEOPLE :O SIGN$ ! PETITION4  ,! ROAD BLOCK AT ,MORG5 JUNCTION WILL REMA94 ,B\GA9VILLEANS GO 9 & \T ( ! ,NO ,GO ,ZONE >EAS FREELY BUT \TSID]S >E NOT ALL[4 

,NO ,GO ,ZONE DOES NOT PREV5TS PEOPLE FROM PROP] S]VICE1 ASSI/ANCE & M$ICAL TREATM5T BUT IT IS HELP+ !M TO KEEP !IR BIR? RI<T4  ,ME'EKAMUI ,GOV]M5T & ITS ,MILLIT>Y ,>M .< ,M,D,F .> IS NOT DISRUPT+ ! PEACE PROCESS1 :Y BLAME ! ,ME'EKAMUI ,GOV]NM5T8 

,B\GA9VILLE PEACE IS FROM TIME IMMEMORABLE1 LONG LIVE PEACE ON ,B\GA9VILLE4 

,CLIVE ,PORAB\1 ,M,D,F ,SPOKEP]SON 

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