What do we do?
They're not happy. Would you be happy if the police had dropped in on you brandishing automatic weapons, threatening your family, including your children? Would you like to be accused of terrorism? Would you be pleased if your community had been singled out for this treatment because someone was suspected of planning terrorist activities? Is this racism? Is this how we Kiwis want our people treated? Why have they not been charged yet under the suppression of terrorism act? What is going on in our country? Are we being abused by the born to rule? What will we do to let them know that we will not be treated this way?
Protest! Will our
objections be taken seriously? Can we be heard in the current political climate? C'mon Helen, lead the country. Do the right thing (whatever it is).
Labels: abuse, freedom, protest, terrorism act, Terrorists, Tuhoe
Tame Iti and his IRA plan
There seem to be many views on what is actually happening in the Urewera. The police are now talking about an IRA style plan to make war on New Zealand and Tame Iti is at the head of that plan. It will be right to wait and see just what information has been gathered in their investigation over the last 18 months or so. I came across
this article this morning.
Labels: IRA, Military Training, Molotov, Napalm, Tame Iti, Terrorists, Urewera
Tame Iti. Is he a terrorist?
I have been watching and listening to the debate raging round New Zealand. Is Tame Iti a terrorist?
The nation wide raid that netted Tame Iti at this time seems as though it might be somewhat suspect. We are led to believe that a year long investigation into guerilla-style weapons training in the Urewera has led to these arrests. One would expect that the charges to be laid will be related to the suppression of terrorism act. If not, why have these people been raided using the act to justify the raids after a year long investigation?
If it turns out that the raids are justified, I think serious questions will be asked about the motives of these so called guerillas.
I am disturbed about reports of tooled up [armed] police in warfare gear terrorising women and children on a bus in the Bay of Plenty. Who are the terrorists here?
This, from John Minto is interesting.
Labels: Bay of Plenty, John Minto, Raids, Tame Iti, Terrorists
They're not happy. Would you be happy if the police had dropped in on you brandishing automatic weapons, threatening your family, including your children? Would you like to be accused of terrorism? Would you be pleased if your community had been singled out for this treatment because someone was suspected of planning terrorist activities? Is this racism? Is this how we Kiwis want our people treated? Why have they not been charged yet under the suppression of terrorism act? What is going on in our country? Are we being abused by the born to rule? What will we do to let them know that we will not be treated this way? Protest! Will our objections be taken seriously? Can we be heard in the current political climate? C'mon Helen, lead the country. Do the right thing (whatever it is).
