The Solomon Islands: a Failed State? (2003)

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The Solomon Islands: a Failed State? (2003)

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The Bill (2003) - Law and order has completely broken down in the Solomon Islands. Murders go unpunished and the government is being held to ransom by police gunmen.
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A virtual civil war erupted throughout the Solomon islands two years ago when militants from rival ethnic groups took up arms. In a peace deal, militants were made Special Constables but now their money has dried up and gangsters rule. The country is virtually bankrupt. Funded by EU money, a British Policeman has been brought in to restore order after the last Commissioner was murdered. A UN style administration has also been suggested to police and finance the nation for 10 years. The plan has support from the Governor-General: "I have read it and my position is that if that can happen then it's a way forward to assist the Solomon Islands." The failure of the government in the Solomon Islands has ramifications for the whole region. The worry is that terrorists could target this failed state to regroup and launch another attack in the region.
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@alexwilder8315 4 жыл бұрын

Journeyman, is it possible you could make a playlist of all your Solomon Islands documentaries for us, listed in chronological order of when they first aired? Just so that the timeline is a little clearer. I am really enjoying catching up on everything I missed after my parents migrated back to Australia when I was 11 in 2000. Thank you so much for what you've done. I hope to see more and more old documentaries I've missed from the 2010's and 90's pop up here as they become available.

@DinoCism 4 жыл бұрын

They do a good job of dancing around the fact that this is obviously tied to capitalism and the money coming into the island from western countries and their corporations. They've decided to continue the british colonial playbook of funding one tribe (usually a minority) against another and profiting from the arrangement. This is what happens when gloval markets move into a traditional society and create a class society where one tribe gets all the jobs, like the protestants in Ireland. Same shit, different day, nothing changes with the legacy of the British empire, one of the biggest sources of suffering on earth. But they avoided focusing on that. It's just "crime," y'know the black people kind, not the kind our respectable western governments invest in...

@stanlyqbrick1621 Жыл бұрын

The Ju's own the British empire and now the west after taking control of all main levers.

@nelsongraham108 2 ай бұрын

I know that im 4 years too late with this comment but thank you for saying this. I was born in the Solomons (Gizo to be exact) but have lived in Canada since I was 4 and im 36 now. They say knowledge is power but knowledge without having any power just becomes a curse.

@rebeccahogan876 9 күн бұрын

@@nelsongraham108 I've been watching all these videos on the Tensions and I have to agree, it really feels like there's a level of analysis missing. They blame the fighting on "ethnic tensions", but what are the groups actually fighting over? Why did they start fighting in 1999 and not any year before? What was happening on the ground that drove all these men to take up arms? A civil war like this doesn't just appear out of thin air because of mystery "ethnic tensions", something actually caused it and it's very frustrating not being able to find out what.

@oberlimereki5486 5 жыл бұрын

This is in the 90s please update this documentary

@boonsengmasteryasia 5 жыл бұрын

its not as easy as back then for journalists to sneak in a do such videos. The advancements of technologies has enabled various nation governments to conceal their respective fuck-ups

@Spawndex 4 жыл бұрын

Literally shows footage from 2000 then notes it being 4 years ago

@briank8697 5 жыл бұрын

Send in executive outcomes, problem solved

@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf 5 жыл бұрын

dood, we are brothers!

@boonsengmasteryasia 5 жыл бұрын

destruction has always been easy. Its the 'creation' & 'rebuilding' that has always been exceptionally time consuming. by keeping a particular community 'dumb down', it makes politicians easy to manage such communities. Afterall, no sheep herder would want to go through all the the trouble to herd a bunch of highly educated, sentient sheeps.

@skyemasterson1111 5 жыл бұрын

Please do an update.

@coshyno 5 жыл бұрын

Australia imposing Democracy.

@Barskor1 5 жыл бұрын

“If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their appointed agents also belong to the human race? Or do they believe that they themselves are made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind?” ― Frederic Bastiat, The Law

@growingpains509 5 жыл бұрын

Legislation and their appointed agents will deceive the people. Take their land, homes and sooo much more. Please those appointed agents are there to line their own pockets and whatever cost. Keep loved ones and friends close. Be aware of your surrounding, listen to everyone and everything around you. Government wants your land, water and or air rights. Government can't be trusted it's corrupt. Profit before people.

@davidkaser7423 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is what they believe. It is the same all over the world. They think this because they steal our money every day to buy what ever they want. They are in control of the police and military.

@josh656 5 жыл бұрын

Not everyday you see a Martini Henry in use.

@Barskor1 5 жыл бұрын

“Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. Then the socialists say that we want no religion at all. We object to a state-enforced equality. Then they say that we are against equality. And so on, and so on. It is as if the socialists were to accuse us of not wanting persons to eat because we do not want the state to raise grain.” ― Frederic Bastiat, The Law

@tywhite7365 5 жыл бұрын

Strange the West has not blamed Putin or the Chinese yet.

@nuffflavor 4 жыл бұрын

Even the Governor General seems to have no clue ! (24:51). That Chain of Command is either corrupt all the way through or they are just sitting back and collecting a paycheck while caring less about their homeland. Dude was saying "He guess so. It should work" ! How the hell you get that position without knowing or doing what is best..... FOR YOUR OWN PEOPLE !? Ridiculous.

@arthurwight3052 5 жыл бұрын

sorry, the solomon's are a stone age people....leave them be

@growingpains509 5 жыл бұрын

What do they possibly want and or take from the Solomon Island's??? Government way is not working they corrupt.

@growingpains509 5 жыл бұрын

They want your land

@arthurwight3052 5 жыл бұрын

@Brown Pants you must not allow that

@oberlimereki5486 5 жыл бұрын

Actually this is not an updated film this film is been shot in the late 1990s - 2000. About 19 to 20 years ago

@davidmilton5887 5 жыл бұрын

@4121Z0N4 Have you studied about Africa before colonialism ? What do you think is in the European museums ? Old European architecture was built by "black" people.Remember the Dark Ages ? Italy's famous architecture was built during the Dark Ages. The Cagots were the first caucasians to come down from the Caucus Mountains.The French descend from the Cagots.Start studying your history and stop believing his story.

@johnkind5981 5 жыл бұрын

Why ABC uses the name of journeyman pictures? Because ABC recognised as biased channel??? So use other name istead? Please explain

@1x2y3z99 2 жыл бұрын

Look closer and you can see the US and Australian hands in this rioting and arson. These two countries are setting the South Pacific on fire. They wanted these islanders to remain poor , drink coconut water, go fishing and tend to their vegetable gardens.

@INDONESIABUBAR2030BYSPIZYDORI 2 жыл бұрын

I support US and Australia to attack Solomon. Shame on you Pacific Island!

@madmanjshum 4 жыл бұрын

Just leave them alone, your colonialism is not wanted in the Solomon Islands.

@watchingthehawks355 5 жыл бұрын

England is hugely responsible.

@georgemacpherson1992 4 жыл бұрын

It is UK not England. The UK is not responsible for what happened in the Solomon Islands. Get it right. Clearly you don’t want to know the truth.

@sdrawkcabUK 4 жыл бұрын

Yeh... 20 years of independence and it's Britain's fault.

@watchingthehawks355 4 жыл бұрын

@@sdrawkcabUK yes Puppet government or instigating instability to exert dominant on the islands by UK.

@sdrawkcabUK 4 жыл бұрын

@@watchingthehawks355 Why on earth would the UK care about some poor remote islands thousands of miles away? So we can get cheap logs?

@nurturenature9093 4 жыл бұрын

The Solomon Island been led by a government with no vision

@SoldierofGodAki 5 жыл бұрын

Leave them alone they don't need any government

@znerolz 5 жыл бұрын

you see what they do without a functioning government. they revert back to tribalism and massacre each-other in tribal warfare

@c-b.s.7624 5 жыл бұрын

@@znerolz " they revert back to tribalism and massacre each-other "Hey thats wonderful, no men, no problems.

@jiaskinner1296 4 жыл бұрын

Hi from 🇦🇺

@naes8258 Жыл бұрын

@@znerolzAnd that is none of your business, white saviour

@tywhite7365 5 жыл бұрын

Who loaned them this money, these are the criminals.

@user-ex7yz3mp3r 4 ай бұрын

What is the use of repeating the facts that happens to the country with out proper investigation.

@teresaweaver1012 5 жыл бұрын

These poor people need to pull some form of working government out from among themselves and do it now. They're setting themselves up to be sitting ducks for predatory countries...the usual suspects. They need to separate the tribal from the law and treat them like religious liberties and move on with the checks and balances of work force, production and income. They have some of the most beautiful and bountiful land on earth...what are they thinking?

@teresaweaver1012 5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Toad The U.S. is not the only one, but yes, they do come to mind.

@rorynesta7766 4 жыл бұрын

The problem is always soo much corruption in these small island nations where there isnt much of an economy and its usually the government thats corrupt.Its always the poor people who suffers.

@coratheexplorer1824 5 жыл бұрын

Hmmm Mr. Murrell your very brave man

@kittycubeenterprises7276 4 жыл бұрын

Taxation is theft and the Solomon Islands is a good example of this

@tsfcancerman 5 жыл бұрын

Australia should just take over import polygraphs and ppl educated in using them then taking all politicians, cops and military personel and make them go thrue a polygraph test that way you know if they can stay or be jailed

@znerolz 5 жыл бұрын

I think it would benefit everyone if the people in charge ingrain, through education of new generations, pr, etc, into the solomon island's people's minds, that it was with australia's and new zealand's, etc. help that law, order, etc. has been restored. They have to make sure that there is a long lasting sense of some sort of gratitude...since it is known, that something that one is grateful for will be cherished more. PS: it will also prevent some leftist(identitarians, cultural marxists, etc.) morons in nz, australia and the rest of the west from having much (if any) grounds from where to blame the "hwyuite" man for whatever they are currently triggered about, concerning the solomon islands, e.g. some unfounded neo colonialism bullshit.

@kevinadizon9802 Жыл бұрын

1998 I was in Solomon island

@ashleyterry2715 6 ай бұрын

This is the after effects of

@heinrichberthold7839 5 жыл бұрын

6:01 that poor FAL.

@jakecain3296 3 жыл бұрын

That's actually a ultimax lmg made by CIS of Singapore

@soenikmoitanyon 5 жыл бұрын

Is this island related to biblical king Solomon?

@MrChaes 5 жыл бұрын

no.

@christianjambou8208 5 жыл бұрын

Anything biblical isn t real.

@oberlimereki5486 5 жыл бұрын

During the days of the great explore Mendana he was the first to discover Solomon Islands and when he first landed on Honiara(Guadalcanal) he discovered gold and so he thought that this could be one of King Solomon's place to stash gold, so he named the country Solomon Islands. A piece of history.......

@ashleytaugenga9601 5 ай бұрын

Useless, threatening others is their only way of popularity but, non of their gold or objectives was achieved.😅😅

@0ee63 2 жыл бұрын

24:42 possible result of chinese admixture?

@69delzad 5 жыл бұрын

only in solomon islands militant got paid to for doing criminal activity ahahahahah oi ma ae go back home guys

@aswaltan8962 4 жыл бұрын

Where PBB?.

@marsz7896 2 жыл бұрын

poor solomon papua join china to advance the economy, australia is just a swindler 😂

@juankarivera5181 3 жыл бұрын

Always the the colonizers doing all the talking let this people b who they always been Peace n love for all the aboriginal people s ⭕

@eldorado1244 5 жыл бұрын

dont NEED the white man

@znerolz 5 жыл бұрын

well, you see what happened when the "hwyuite" man left...XD; to blame the island's situation on a race is quite racist and despicable to do.

@MisterKewlz 5 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the documentary?

@jakecain3296 3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to south Africa and other African countries who chased whites out in the 80s-90s who beg them to come back now

@naes8258 Жыл бұрын

@@jakecain3296no one is begging them to come back, tf?

@The_ZeroLine Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a story as old as time: kleptocrats. Seems like there are a lot of seemingly solidly educated and intelligent locals. Hard to believe the situation devolved to this level. Well, not really, I guess. These disasters are happening all over the world. Seems like the women needed to be put in charge. Hope this has all been resolved in the intervening time.

@Del-Canada 5 жыл бұрын

03:59 LOL

@jbuckley2546 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@johndamusi Жыл бұрын

Memories of our past

@l.f.c9973 4 жыл бұрын

Send in the SAS

@jakecain3296 3 жыл бұрын

5:56 CIS made in Singapore ultimax lmg

@trobamacare7390 4 жыл бұрын

I used to live here, Police do nothing but chew beatle nut and be a taxi service.

@cm2973 4 жыл бұрын

The collective island IQ appears to be right at room temperature.

@michelnadon9296 5 жыл бұрын

warriors descendent trying to make peace . we are at the top the food chain when there to many humans civil war bring the numbers back down

@user-yg6dk9eh8g 2 жыл бұрын

Locals suffer,tycoons lounge

@chrisbennett606 5 жыл бұрын

Leave them alone

@Rroky66 5 жыл бұрын

That helmet

@osburrob000 5 жыл бұрын

the subs are terrible that's not what they say!!! They are still speaking English just transfer word for word!

@roxipurementveritejean3376 5 жыл бұрын

Ciudad de salomon

@thekundalinihoneybadger8815 5 жыл бұрын

This is PANTOMIME

@coratheexplorer1824 5 жыл бұрын

Omg get money from Camelot o charity

@kriku5380 5 жыл бұрын

They wanna colonize them also

@cm2973 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine how piss-water weak you are as a society if you cannot govern an armed populous.

@tw69hands2 5 жыл бұрын

There are three things that you must have to establish and to maintain a stable democracy. They are: 1) a subordinated church or religious institutions; 2) a subordinated military; and finally 3) a prosperous capitalist economy.