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A matter of innocence

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By PNG Echo. For the tragic death of student Graham Romanong and the subsequent ransacking and burning of property, blame is being apportioned to almost anyone and everyone. The opposition are blaming the government, the government are blaming the opposition while some are blaming non -student opportunists. They all seem to agree, however, that the students themselves, and especially the dead student, are all’ “innocent.”  They’re not! How do you plead…? To suggest that the country’s recognised young intellectuals, who were politically agitating for a legally and democratically elected Prime Minister’s downfall, are sweetly “innocent,” is drawing a very long Continue reading A matter of innocence→

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A step too far: Consequences and backlash

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By PNG Echo. Anti-government forces, the ones disguised as anti-corruption fighters, have gone a step too far to achieve their political goals. Up until now, they have been tolerated, even supported – their thinly-disguised political ambitions overlooked as some Papua New Guineans hoped they were the genuine article, while suspecting that they may not be. But the love affair is over. The people have lately been given a small taste of the consequences of what activists such as Noel Anjo have visited on PNG – as they drive their masters’ political agendas – the faceless men. Underlying provincial tensions have Continue reading A step too far: Consequences and backlash→

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