Monday, February 2, 2009

Command Reformer

Source: Time

Preamble: This is an article found on the Time website which discusses the reasons behind the coup and the future of Fiji - a brighter and corruption-free one.

For Commodore Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, the decision to remove the government of Laisenia Qarase in a coup on Dec. 5 was painful but simple. "The racist policies of the past," he says, sipping coffee in his office at the Republic of Fiji Military Force Strategic HQ in Suva, "would have taken us to hell—and we would never have come back." For many observers in the outside world, most vocally Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Bainimarama's actions were an unacceptable interference in the democratic process, but the armed forces chief and now interim Prime Minister is unrepentant. "If you want to stop the coup cycle, you have to get rid of the ugly side of Fijian politics," he says. "If the Qarase government had done what we're doing now, they would still be there."

Bainimarama says entrenched corruption, race-based policies that favored the 51% of Fiji's population who are indigenous, and runaway crime drove his intervention. He rejects Downer's suggestion that he has acquired a taste for power as "the height of insensitivity and arrogance," saying he didn't want to be Prime Minister, and accepted the position only at the urging of his military council. "I hate this job," he says, "but it has to be done. And we are going to stay until we complete this business."

How long that will take is anyone's guess. The interim government's "road map" for elections and a return to democracy had a scheduled arrival date of 2010, but Bainimarama now fears the process may take longer. "We earmarked six months for the Electoral Commission to redraw boundaries [unchanged since the mid-'90s]," he says, but he was told by officials the day before he spoke to Time that the work will take 18 months. "So even before we have started, 12 months have been added to 2010."

That news won't please Australia, New Zealand or the U.S., which have demanded a swift return to civilian rule. But if foreign disapproval counts with Bainimarama, he's not showing it. "They want to bully the small nations of the Pacific," he says. "Downer's policy is to ensure there is weak government in Fiji so they can take advantage of it." If outsiders really want to help Fiji, he says, "they should just lay off. Stop attacking what we're trying to do here, because it's not going to make any difference to us." He relies instead on popular support, which, he claims, "is now at 95%. People are only now understanding what we've told them over the past three or four years about crooked chiefs and corrupt politicians," he says. "They believe us now."

But while there's wide agreement that corruption needed to be eradicated, the FMF is accused of murderously heavy-handed tactics. On top of many allegations that political opponents and criminals have been beaten and intimidated, the past month has seen the deaths of two young men, allegedly at the hands of soldiers. There are murmurs that the FMF commander either endorses the brutality or has lost control of his men.

"I have told my troops that power corrupts only if you abuse the authority given to you," he says. "I am continually telling my people, 'This is the line. You can't cross this line. It doesn't do us any good.' "While unwilling to comment on specific cases, which he says are under police investigation, he suspects some soldiers may have misunderstood their mission. "I have no doubt that some guys have crossed the line thinking that's the right thing to do," he says, adding that any wrongdoing will be punished.

The military, he says, don't want to do police work, although he points to their results. "Under Qarase's government, every day of the week people were jumping on counters with cane knives to steal," he says. "There hasn't been a major crime since Dec 5. None." And when lawlessness has decreased to his satisfaction, his men will be withdrawn: "We want to give that power back to the police, but at the moment people don't have confidence in them." He notes a fall in police morale since the departure of Commissioner Andrew Hughes. "He ran away," says Bainimarama. As for reports that the Australian left after threats that his family would be kidnapped, "It's all rubbish. Who would want to kidnap him? He is insignificant."

He says Hughes was ignorant of Fijian politics, a charge he lays at many doors. Foreign politicians like Downer and his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters are getting bad advice from their Fiji missions, he says, and don't know what's happening on the ground. "The diplomats got along better with Qarase's people," he says. "They want business as usual—even if it's going downhill." Last month Fiji's Reserve Bank predicted the economy would shrink 2-4% this year; before the coup, it had forecast growth of 2%. Speaking the day before his government's first Budget, Bainimarama blames Qarase's team. "If the economy falls," he says, "then 2% of the fall can be attributed to the events of Dec. 5. Ninety-eight per cent is the fault of the previous government. We were already going downhill, but we need to pick it up very quickly."

Meanwhile, he stresses his successes: government agencies are operating with military efficiency after a "change of attitude"; the streets are so much safer that checkpoints will be removed "maybe by the end of March"; an Independent Commission Against Corruption will soon be established; and expatriate Fijians are returning to the country. For good or ill, Bainimarama has pressed the reset button on Fijian politics and is prepared to wait while the program reloads. He is "very confident" the country is on the right path. "We've set our target and we're heading towards it," he says, with a determined smile. "We're going to win."

50 comments:

Anonymous said...

Spoken like true children of dictators.

Please sensible people read this garbage only once and look away, don't even waste your time making any comments.

Allow the children of evil dictators to comment and wallow in their own evilness.

They have isolated our beautiful country from international communties who are not bullies but there to help us as they have shown in the recent floods.

So the best thing we good people of Fiji can do is isolate ourselves from them.

We at least have that right!

Anonymous said...

Ha,ha,ha. Pote the looser on top. Cant hack the truth, maleka.

Anonymous said...

Can someone shed some light into the issue of Laisenia Qarase and Mahendra Chodory being Freemasons pls.

cos they may well be..just look at them..still hallucinating over their drift on power....still thinking they can become PM again..

we really need to let SDL supporters know of this ...is there a possibility of shedding this light to the SV wesbite so the nut heads in there know the true of Qarase

Anonymous said...

Do we always have to rely on Australia & New Zealand? We should not be bullied into doing what THEY want us to do. Times will be hard but if we pull through together, without these two bully countries, Fiji will be a better country and proud because it did it on its own. C'mon all, let go of the past and let's move forward for a better Fiji. And thank you, IG-FIJI for reminding us of why Qarase had to go.

Anonymous said...

Tell me what you know about Freemasons. Then as you write your reply remember your own words about being sued through an international court. I will then ensure that this site and your comments about the freemasons are bought to their attention. Worldwide they can run an economy the size of fiji out of their pocketmoney each week. Just be very careful here. Remember the laws of slander and damages. Also, be really careful of calling someone a freemason as proving it would be all but impossible unless they chose to allow it. So facts please what do you know about them? Maybe it is time to change subjects again as this site has no disclaimer.

Anonymous said...

hey u..anon writer above...u seem to know more about Freemason..y don't u tell us here...that guy just wanted to know more...that's all..i am sure he has no intention of criticizing it..he was just curious that qarase and chodory are freemansons...u seem to be too tense...and u actually come across like a mad man...one question..'have u taken your stress pill today?..take it easy...relaxtakalakamada.

Anonymous said...

If he is a Freemason he will know more if not than why would he need to know more? If you belong to the RFMF you know things that people who do not belong to them do not know and why would they need to know if they are not a member of the RFMF. See the point! Whether or not Qarase, Choundry or even you belong to the Freemasons or the RFMF is nobodies concern. The RFMF is not reconised internationally as a criminal body and neither are the Freemasons. So why should you question their membership? It would be irrelevant. Tell me do the soldiers who belong to the RFMF fight with each other, hate each other, publically run each other down, and work against each other? Or are they united as one body and support each other both privately and pubically? Well the Freemasons are the same. So given the track record of Qarase and Choundry - either one or both are not members of the RFMF or the Freemasons. See there are alot of simularities. Internationally both the RFMF and the Freemasons are highly respected for the work they do and this respect has been honestly won. As for my pills today, sorry the dog ate them.

Anonymous said...

hi, my grandpa was a member of the freemason. I think he was a great person! We go to church every sunday and participate in church and community activities. Does this mean we are also evil? To be a member you have to believe in god. They are great for any economy as they consist of business man etc. who generate employments to society. The masonics have been in existence since the time of King Solomon. Which was originally the masons *builders. Before they allowed others to join later in the centuries and members before were mainly Anglicans and now it has opened to other Christian denomination. So, Please leave out the masonics in this crucification or witch hunt. Cheers

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the back up above but I don't think they were saying that they were on a witch hunt nor wanting a crucification just suggesting that members of the Masonic were 'bad' people. So that's why I challenged them. Sometimes people are scared of what they do not understand but in every group of people you will find both good and bad. So understanding the principals of a group does not answer the question of whether or not an individual is good or bad - it can only tell you if the group started with good principals. Time to get away from this conversation and allow this site to get back to what they are trying to achieve - which is to inform everyone of the IG's side to everything. Hope that's correct moderator! Have a great day...

Anonymous said...

The very core of masonry is Devil worship. They are hardcore satanic and they worship lucifer. You don't get to knopw that until you reach 30 degrees. Below that is very deceptive that people think is christianity. The very top is very secret. There is nothing good about masonry. It's all evil. Sunday worship is the mark of the beast. You all know what Revelation says about those who have the mark of the beast.

Anonymous said...

Mark of the Beast ga tiko e na boci ne Bainimarama!

Anonymous said...

OMG...BAINIMARAMA WORSHIPS ON SUNDAY..

If what you say is true...then what YOU are saying and trying to tell us is that

BAINIMARAMA HAS THE MARK OF THE DEVIL

OMG...thank you whoever you are for getting this message out to us.

Anonymous said...

no..bainimarama is different..he is not a freemason..of all fiji pm..only 3 were never fremasons, bavadra, momoedonu and bainimarama

the others were freemasons, rt mara,rabuka, mahen, qarase

the mark of the beast is something u discuss in a christian forum..not here

Anonymous said...

Bainimarama is not a PM nor a IPM as when one appoints oneself to power then it does not count.

This site has degraded it self now not even staying true to the thread...bye

Anonymous said...

....question....pls..do u know any information of these two qarase n chodory being freemason?

Anonymous said...

This is a blog site, you discuss anything you bloody well want. If you don't like it just f-off.

Anonymous said...

Your totally right.....I will just fcuk off....this site started good but has ended up a shit heap...pity...have a great life and enjoy it when your hero Bainimarama goes to prison. I know thousands will.....moce

Anonymous said...

It started of as revenge site to heap crap on SV and RFN and was always a shit heap only qanibuls care about.

Anonymous said...

The picture you see before you is that of a Man of honesty and integrity he will break down the house of cards that has subjugated the people for a very very long time.

Democracy is of the people by the people and for the people and does not belong to those of whom who claim exclusive rights over the dominion of people.

These cliques of people are nothing but vultures that would at the drop of the hat relieve from the people there wealth, they are not worthy of being leaders in fact these people ought to be made to pay for their sins to the nation.

Anonymous said...

Jone, do you even read what you write. First you said the man in the picture is an honest man with intergrity that he will break down.......
then you went on to describe what democracy should be

and then you called him a vulture who would steal from the people, unworthy leader and should pay for his sins to the nation.

I had always suspected something was not quite right upstairs.

Anonymous said...

Bainimarama is the one who is claiming exclusive rights for the people. He is subjugating the people as you said. Who gave him the right to decide for the nation what the nation needs? He will die one day. He could even drop dead tomorrow. Then what of his family, wife and children who will be hated forever in this land when he is not there with his bociguards to protect them. They will pay to the nation when the nation will persecute them everywhere they go, who knows, maybe burn their houses down. After all they were bought with stolen money from the tax payers of this country.Has he ever thought of that? The sins of the fathers are visited upon their children.

Anonymous said...

Anon:

That was in reference to your father Qarase his thugs and the GCC.

For all of the above are nothing but vultures they are the bane of the nation.

Anonymous said...

What is happening here? Fuck All!

Typical katakata va kuro kapa and now bored!

Same! Same! as what they have done with our beloved Fiji.

It was never about the people, it was all about themselves.

Anonymous said...

What is happening here is the truth and nothing but the truth. If there is nothing to be said than nothing needs to be said. Unlike your katakata va kuro kapa SV and RFN who blog out lies when there is no truth.

Anonymous said...

Wrong Jone
Vultures are birds. Those you described are human beings. Who is insignificant you to say otherwise? I don't care that you wrote metaphorically. The fact is just that.There is too much exaggeration today to clarify bullshit.

Anonymous said...

This blogsite has run out of steam. They always had nothing to say anyway. All they ever had to post was about SV and RFN and how they are saying a lot about the state of the nation being driven to ruins by these pack of sorry arses playing hitlers. IG can't catch up. Not bright enough are u

Anonymous said...

Anon:

Here’s a lesson on metaphors “it is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison”

Whilst it is true the vultures is a bird prey and are also scavengers though when used in a metaphorical sense it literally means any person or persons that preys on the weak uneducated and quite often those in the process of expiring “with associated negative connotations of cowardice and selfishness”

Now isn’t this the true representation of the crooked SDL party and their leader.

Anonymous said...

Jone
The true representation of the vulture as you have just described could only be atributed to your god Voreqe Bainimarama. Preying on the population of Fiji with the ignoramus tin soldiers and their guns as his backup like a true coward. Steal tax payers money $184,000.00 which he calls leave pay for 30 something years. This man never had a property to his name buys a house in Suva. Then not much later, his wife, who has known only the ghettos of Raiwai goes house shopping in a prestige side of Suva to try to buy status for these rag to riches nobodies and a dream job for her poor murderer brother Francis Kean from prison to navy commander.This is what you are backing up. You have funny imaginations upstairs for what is right and wrong.But then all IG supporters are demented in more ways then one.

Anonymous said...

Let's state the truth...there are no IIG supporters. You can not count the IIG themselves or their families and the RFMF and Navy are paid mercenaries. So that leaves ???? oh that's right NOBODY!!! Sad when you number your supporters at ZERO. Ha Ha Hey Frankie Boy stop paying the Navy and RFMF permanently and see who you have left on gun duty. Heh Heh that would be cool ay!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Anon:

Listen all that you described apart from his rightful back pay is infact suppositions however what your daddy Qarase and his crooked party has inflicted on the nation of Fiji is something that country may never recover from.

Yet he and his party are persistent in their determination to further rape the public coffers for their aggrandisement and further make subservient the grass roots people which they have in the past successfully relieved from the people their wealth.

Now on the issue of Francis Kean I do believe this man is not only remorseful about what occurred but has also paid his debt to society for the rather unfortunate occurrences and therefore for these reasons he like anyone else that has the qualification to head the Navy then so be it.

Now like a good little child run along to your papa for further instructions.

Anonymous said...

Criminals don't come out of jail to go straight into a top govt job.
Francis Kean is a murderer who got the job that was handed to him on a silver platter from brother in law with love. Bainimarama stole money from the public coffers to buy his house. You are demented, Jone to think a man worked for 30 odd years without leave. Only a deranged person would believe that. Its dylight robbery. Jone you homosexual or what? Your adulation of Baini is bordering on sick infatuation.

Anonymous said...

Bainimarama has bought his homes for family and himself with ill gotten money. The only question is was it stolen from the people or given to him for favours (like throwing the coup, misuse of his powers that he holds at the point of a gun, etc) But no matter how you put it he is a criminal and as such all he has achieved will be taken off him and he will either die or be put in prison for a long time within the next five years. Francis Kean did not serve his debt to society. He did very little time in prison and was on full pay all the time. Also, there is a ten year stand down for criminals before they can reenter govt jobs. Francis enjoy life now as you have limited time left before true justice catches up with you. Unemployment and the loss of all your wrongfully gained posessions will be your future. As for your regret. Stuff it where the sun don't shine BABE!!!!! Now for Mrs Bainimarama yep you in big trouble also. So learn fast to be a housegirl cause that is your future.

Anonymous said...

Can we please fast forward fiji and go to the day that Bainimarama goes down for what he has done. Let his peers judge him. They would be George Speight, Rambuka, and the families of the boys who have died at his hands. I say them because two threw a coup and one lot deserves to judge him as he judged their loved ones. Bainimarama has blood on his hands never shake them nor help them as the devils are watching and can not be fooled.

Anonymous said...

Anons:

Allow me to start with a quote that is pertinent to this issue.

It is best left to Francois Voltaire to explicate freedom of speech.

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”

Now let’s start with your slanderous comment of Francis Kean being a murderer while you may find it plausible to besmirch this man the courts ontherhand found him guilty of manslaughter.

These types of comments is expected from those that lack the mentality ability to discern the difference between Murder and that of Manslaughter.

Murder is “malice aforethought” whereas manslaughter “homicide without malice aforethought” now for you crackbrained idiots that means murder is a planed act whereas manslaughter is unplanned act you now get the difference.

You arguments that because he is Bainimarama’s brother in-law are the reason he got the top job which in fact is fallacious.

How’s this for an argument Francis was Bainimarama’s brother in-law way before the coup, he was after the coup and during what occurred and most probably long after all said and done so where is your agreements.

Your arguments are baseless and lacking merits but more to the point of his employment are you now judge jury and executioner.

He his debit to society and therefore for those reasons he like anyone that has been incarcerated ought to reintegrated back into a productive society.

I leave this quote from the good book you pound almost every Sunday to ponder.

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 37 Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven. (Luke)

Anonymous said...

Correction:

He has paid his debit to society and therefore for those reasons he like anyone that has been incarcerated ought to reintegrated back into a productive society

Anonymous said...

For one fiji is not a productive society anymore.

For two Francis Keen is a murderer. He committed manslaughter when in anger he attacked the man. He committed murder when after he was pulled away from the unconscience man he waited a few minutes and then deliberately went back in and repeatedly kicked the unconscience man in the head - thus causing his death. He is and always will be a MURDERER.

For three No other country in the world would have allowed him to stay on full pay or have returned him to any position in the navy after what he did. So why Fiji??? BECAUSE HE IS BAINIMARAMAS BROTHER IN LAW.

For four we have not judged him as he would not be heading the navy nor would he be free from prison if we had the oppertunity to judge him. But one day....yes we will judge him. Maybe someone needs to start a HIT LIST.

Anonymous said...

Anon:

Firstly there is no point re-litigating these issues for this man was charged by the people and tried by the people and found guiltily of (Manslaughter) by the people and duly sentenced by the people so therefore after serving his sentence he like anyone else deserves the right to fully participate in society.

Secondly you obviously are devoid of intelligence for you cannot or refuse to differentiate between Murder and that of Manslaughter, I made and honest attempt to try and educate you losers on this particular issue and yet through your mental deficiency you lot have failed to grasp the difference imbeciles.

Thirdly Qarase and his thieving party along with those crooked GCC chiefs has metaphorically speaking murder the country, through their greed the country and its people may never not in our life time recover from their plundering.

Finally if your father has the qualification to head the Navy send him along and apply, I am picking you like your papa are nothing but losers out to destroy the country.

Sa maumau dina ve kemudou na lotu.

Anonymous said...

JONE SAID

"The picture you see before you is that of a Man of honesty and integrity(TELL US SOMETHING HONEST HE SAID SAID. THEN PRAY TELL WHAT INTEGRITY DO YOU REFER TO? IS REMOVING A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT A SHOW OF INTEGRITY? SPOKEN LIKE THE TRUE FOOL THAT YOU ARE JONE)

he will break down the house of cards that has subjugated the people for a very very long time.
(HE HAS TURNED THIS COUNTRY INTO A PARIAH, A BANANA REPUBLIC AND ISOLATED OUR NATION FROM IT'S CLOSEST ALLIES, WHAT HOUSE OF CARDS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOOL)

Democracy is of the people by the people and for the people and does not belong to those of whom who claim exclusive rights over the dominion of people.
(THE QARASE GOVENMESNT WAS A DEMOCRATIC ONE. THE PEOPLE SPOKE THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX. YOU ARE JUST HEEDING THE VOICES OF A MINORITY GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WANT FULL CONTROL OF EVERYTHING)

These cliques of people are nothing but vultures that would at the drop of the hat relieve from the people there wealth, they are not worthy of being leaders in fact these people ought to be made to pay for their sins to the nation. ( hahahah THE SAME CAN BE SAID ABOUT THIS ILLEGAL REGIME...... THEIR CORRUPTION STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN, WHAT ABOUT THE ILLEGAL PM'S BACK PAY OF $180,000 AND ITS GONE TO BUY A HOUSE IN REWA STREET I HEAR IN THE GRAPEVINE! C'MON JONE, GET REAL, DON'T GIVE GENERALISATIONS, GIVE US THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING, PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOU MOUTH IS OTHERWISE JUST KEEP IT SHUT!)

Anonymous said...

Ok get rid of the MURDERER KEEN and put someone else who is qualified in to replace him or are you saying that nobody in fiji is qualified. Hey, maybe we need to start a campaign of telling the IIG kids what their fathers are doing. They will surely feel the shame of their fathers. Bainimaramas granchildren can be taken and shown the dishonour of their granfather. Maybe returned to NZ to live with their father and live an honourable life. A yaght can be arranged possibily. Start a campaign of helping these young children escape the dishonour of their parents and granparents.

Anonymous said...

Jone
in the good book you expound, when you kill a man, IT IS MURDER. FULL STOP. Franscis Murderer Kean was not tried by the people. He was tried by his brother in law bainimarama's illegally appointed acting chief justice.You are a loser and you are insane like the rest of you and yours.

Anonymous said...

Jone if you want to be really merciful then have all the men and women in prison right now released so they can all have a fresh start in life. Then you can have a truly merciful society that you want. Give them all top govt jobs. At least those who are qualified professionals.And before everything happened, bainimarama was just a NO BODY soldier a lot of people in fiji never even heard about. I for one in that number.

Anonymous said...

Children’s of Satan be silent for the greed has penetrated you very beings, retain your fork tongues behind your distorted teeth’s.

Your fiendish characters has incised through your natural virtues with twisted lips of contempt, for your masters have inserted deep into your barren minds the hatred of people, have you no shame of your shamelessness for you all lack moral soundness.

Moral soundness Qarase his crooked party and the GCC has not, they are the bane of society the destruction of morality do they not recognise their disgrace for these people has systematically skewed the constitution to subjugated the people all the while plundering their wealth.

You speak of moral soundness you evil ones ought to start looking deep into Qarase’s past along with yours for you all have greed in common you and your ilk’s insatiable appetites for all things not yours has caused deformity within your beings.

Boy am I whipping your arses or what.

Anonymous said...

Jone leave my ass alone I don't do what you obviousily do.

Anonymous said...

No Jone,
you are just telling the world how deranged and demented you are. Is that how your son became a homosexual cheap whore, with a father like you whipping his arse all the time the the poor sod.

Anonymous said...

What is happening to this site?

Are the people who run it ok?

Whoever you are while I do not agree with you I still do not want any harm to come to you. Hope you are ok.

Jone if you have any way of checking on them or if you are one of them - please check that they are ok.

Thanks

Anonymous said...

Who cares what happens to them.Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Anonymous said...

Who cares what happens to them.Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Anonymous said...

Hey you say pro democracy and that means all people can have different opinions. Either practise what you preach or stop preaching.

I'm not of the same opinion as them but still give a damn that they have a right to say it.

So to answer your question I care and so should you if you are pro democracy.

Anonymous said...

I say fook your democracy, men were born free with our Maker's Laws how a man should live and conduct himself. But men want to enslave men and make their own laws and they call it constitution and democracy. In Fiji's case some so called men are holding a population at bay with guns and misguided methodist leaders routing for the constitution instead of Gods Law and the Catholic Leaders siding with the usurpers and murderers also willing to go with abrogating their own men-made laws. That's because no light and truth is in both of them and they are all liars. The Bible says these leaders are LIARS
1 John 2:4

Anonymous said...

А! لم. هذا بلوق هو مدهش. كيف يمكن جعلها تبدو وهذا جيد؟