EDITORS
NOTE: TNEWS received the following emails.
Congratulation
on your News Anchor Job there in NZ, well I'm just a concern Tongan and
please forward this letter to Tavake Fusimalohi at Kele'a in
Tonga. Many of our Tongan in the US writes LTE to
matangi tonga but feel that our LTE are being screen for whatever
reasons, I guess free press does not exist in Tonga.
Mahalo
and 'Aloha
MTTuaileva
Honolulu,
Hawaii. USA
After
reading some of the press from both the Govt. and the people's MP, I'm
really troubled that you did not print my enclosed LTE, on 15th, is
there now a control press only to favor this Govt, now that they are
hiring another Tongan supposed to be Journalist to be Press Secretary
to the PM ?. I have always stated my own view and do not know any of
the characters in the peoples side, but very disturb in my view, that
Tonga has suppressed it's citizen for far too long, I hope that your
paper would stay neutral and report all views from the free public with
out any press control.
Sincerely
and Mahalo
MTTuaileva
Honolulu,
Hawaii. USA
"Leaders
should not under estimate the peoples power"
It
is with sadness to see our beloved country Tonga, turn to this
reactionary lawlessness way, I myself do not condone the act of
lawlessness and violence, but a lot of letter writer to
Matangi Tonga, have been warning this "Status Quo Government" to be
careful and not too comfortable in it's care taking status,
but they have been ignoring the majority and not too inclusive in it's
operation and they have been too comfortable with their temporary
position.
It is
obvious to us outsider looking in, of how this Govt. and the
King, conspire to protect their little group of a few, and design their
new Model of Govt. to insulate their position with the numbers
and it's caveat for the King to still wilt his Power with his
appointment of new Ministers and Diplomat in Govt. The
majority of the people of Tonga and it's leaders can see all through
these Govt. Scheme, it will never work, because that is the same Govt.
that all these studies NCPR, have been suggested to change to a more
open freely elected Parliament.
With
all due respect to the Honorable PM, you are a very brilliant man and a
great leader, I am convince that if you listen to the people,
and do the right thing with consultation and consider what is good for
the majority and your fellow commoner like you and I, you can lead
independently from the King and it's Nobles, and the people will back
you up and your Govt., please consider the peoples plea to open up this
Govt. to the people and stop appeasing the few Nobles and Royalist, and
The House of the King. The Tongan people has spoken, they
would continue to respect the House of the King, but wanted
the Govt. to operate by the Majority of the people.
I
have tried to point out in my letter to Matangi Tonga several
issues about this Govt., and how History has
not been too kind to Leaders that does not listen to the
Majority, there is a sickness in any society with "Power and Money",
Former US President William Clinton in one of his speeches, and I
Quote: "Third world countries will never get out of their poverty if
their Leaders does not share the Power and
Money of the country with the majority of it's citizen. Lets
all try to work together in this time of trouble with cool head and
lots of consultation between our leaders.
Tonga
should behave like respectful civilized citizen of the world
as they all are, and the Govt. Leaders should start talking to the
people. Both sides should sit town and share their
frustration in consultation in a peaceful
manner. Leaders of Tonga Govt., listen to your people, please
lets not let History repeat the worse of human kind
by not listening to your people.
My
Prayer for a peaceful solution
MTTuaileva