The majority of Tongans want democracy, right?

The reason that they hav'nt won it so far is that it because that would threaten the cosy relationship between Royalty, their business buddies and the monopoly corporates sucking out Tonga's life blood.

Clark and her mates Howard and Bush know this so they put the troops into Tonga to keep the lid on the people.

All talk of increased democratic representation that falls short of one vote one person is an attempt to preserve the power of the Monarchy and its neo-liberal policies.

If its wasnt for those Aussie and NZ troops, the Tongan people would easily win over the tiny army and make the changes they want relatively peacefully. They would take back the property stolen by the Monarchy, and put Tonga's vital resources under the control of the people.

It is the presence of Aussie and NZ troops backing business interests that turns this relatively peaceful revolution into a potentially bloody affair like what has happened in East Timor and the Solomons.

We have to convince NZ workers that the troops in Tonga are not there to 'keep the peace' but to 'keep the profits'.

We have to campaign to get the CTU and the ACTU to immediately organise political strike action to get the troops out so that the Tongan people can determine their own future democratically.

Dave