OT : Australian intervention in Solomon Islands

Baron Grazic · #1 July 21st, 2003, 02:35 AM

deccan - The Australian PM, just announced that troops are on the way.
Keep your head down, and let us know what is happening your end...

deccan · #2 July 21st, 2003, 05:14 AM

Yep, the S.I. Parliament has passed the "enabling" bill.

Some militants are beating up and generally terrorizing people so that they don't tell on them to the Australians that they have weapons.

If I have time, I'll type up some excerpts from the local newspapers.

Loser · #3 July 21st, 2003, 05:55 PM

Deccan, I just want to thank you for keeping all of us in the know on this one.

So, eh, thank you.

deccan · #4 July 23rd, 2003, 12:21 AM

Doh, top item in the news yesterday and today is the export of dolphins from S.I. It's even in the Yahoo headlines.

deccan · #5 July 25th, 2003, 05:01 AM

Ozzie troops are in town patrolling the city centre today. They got airlifted in yesterday. No action of any kind though.

Baron Grazic · #6 July 25th, 2003, 05:49 AM

Troops or Police because we sent 150 Police officers too?

It is reported that SI will be receiving 2225 members of the 'Australian-led intervention force' with soldiers and police from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.

13 RAAF Hercules tranport aircraft have began flying in, plus the HMAS Manoora landed about 600 troops at historic Red Beach yesterday.

Q · #7 July 25th, 2003, 10:51 AM

Now this made the way to the news even here in Europe. And it was mentioned that some people see a danger of Australian "colonialism" in the region.

Again my best wishes to you and the people of the Solomon Islands for a more peaceful future.