OT : Australian intervention in Solomon Islands

[narf poit chez BOOM]

it sounds to me like if the sitution continues, it will become a breeding ground for etc.

[deccan]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
it sounds to me like if the sitution continues, it will become a breeding ground for etc.

I personally find it implausible, but I suppose it's not impossible.

1) Terrorism

What cause and what grievances? There are no fundamentalist Muslims here. There are lots of rather fundamentalist Christians, but they aren't violent, just ... wonky.

2) Organized Crime

The economy is really too small for crime organizations to bother with.

3) Drug Production

Possible, but the logistical problems are huge. S.I. doesn't export anything in any significant quantity except round logs anywhere, so ships leaving the islands are always highly visible.

[Loser]

Originally posted by deccan:
There are lots of rather fundamentalist Christians, but they aren't violent, just ... wonky.

"Wonky"?

What is this "wonky"?

You should tell us about "wonky".

[oleg]

Originally posted by Thermodyne:
... You speak with the naiveté of a person who has never risked all that he had for the benefit of others.

And you are sure of that. What do you know of me to brand me a coward just because I am against the US policy ?

[Loser]

Originally posted by oleg:
What do you know of me to brand me a coward just because I am against the US policy ?

Now that's just silly. He's calling you what is he calling you because of your peacenik, or at least pacifist, rhetoric. This is clear from what was written.

[ July 11, 2003, 14:07: Message edited by: Loser ]

[Q]

Deccan thank you for your information about a political situation I almost completely missed.
May I ask you two questions:

1.) Is this plannend Australian intervention somehow backed by the UN? If not do you know why this situation is ignored by the UN?
2.) Do the Solomons have any natural resources of relevance?

I wish you and the people of the Solomons good luck and a more peaceful future.

[dogscoff]

There are no fundamentalist Muslims here.

Believe it or not, it's possible to have terrorists who aren't fundamentalist Muslims. Or Christians.

BTW, "Wonky" means the same as "skewiff".