Excerpts from an eight-page statement on the proposed Commission, 11 July 2005

Here are a collection of quotations made by the current PM regarding his stand against the SDL govt. and their racist policies.

• "The military will dish out the same fate we dealt George Speight and his group to anyone whom we think deserves this treatment ... This warning is to anyone who will try and destabilise the country and we will see them as George Speight."
• "Not only is it frustrating to see these people get an early release for political expediency, it makes a mockery of all the good work done by the judicial system to bring about the rule of law."
• "Hundreds of George Speight supporters took to the streets, burned the TV station and shot a policeman. They did that because they knew that the military, the police, the judiciary and the DPP had been neutralised. That is exactly what we are going to face when they pass this Bill. It is not going to happen overnight, it might start with a Fijian passenger not paying his fare to an Indian driver, or a young Fijian boy climbing over the counter to steal sweets in an Indian shop."
• "Unfortunately we have people in Fiji who stand ready to take advantage of situations such as these. The end result will be anarchy."
• "They (the Provincial Councils) are accepting it only on the grounds that the current government is Fijian-dominated and on the grounds of religious principles but they do not know the real meaning of the Bill."
• "(The Military) will have no qualms about removing a government that will bring back chaos."

And lastly, the most important statement that defined the future of our nation and showed the commitment of the PM for his work and the country:

• "The RFMF must stop the Bill from passing or get rid of the Government if it is passed. We can recover without this government, we cannot recover from this Bill."