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,! ,F,R,5,* ,/,A,T,E',S DECISION TO CONT9UE ) ITS UND]GR\ND NUCLE> TE/S AT ! ,MURUROA ATOLL IGNIT$ A HUGE P[D]-KEG ?R\<\T ,OCEANIA1 ! *A9S ( SMALL ISL&S1 MANY ( :I* >E SILL RUL$ BY ,FRANCE4 

,9 ,NEW ,ZEAL& & ,AU/RALIA1 ! ACTIONS W]E MET BY L>GE 0MOBILIZATIONS04 ,! E/ABLI%M5T POLITICIANS W]E ABLE TO HI-JACK !SE G5U9E EXPRESSIONS ( ANG] = !IR [N NATIONALI/ AG5DAS1 TO /R5G!N !IR [N REGIONAL 9T]E/ 9 ! ,PACIFIC AGA9/ !IR RIVAL ,FRANCE4 

,?IS WAS REFLECT$ 9 ! NATIONALI/ RHETORIC EMPLOY$ BY ! ,CAMPAIGN = ,NUCLE> ,DIS>MAM5T 9 ,BRITA91 :O 9/EAD ( SEE+ ! CULPRIT AS ! ,FR5* ,/ATE & MILIT>I/S1 LAUN*$ A *AUV9I/IC 0ANTI-,FROG0 CAMPAIGN4 ,! ,FR5* AS A PEOPLE1 DESPITE MASSIVE MOBILIZATIONS & G5]AL OPPOSITION TO ! TE/S1 W]E MADE CULPABLE4 

,! WIDESPREAD RIOT+ 9 ,TAHITI WAS NOT JU/ ANG] AGA9/ ! TE/S4 ,IT WAS ALSO ! RESULT ( SIMM]+ RES5TM5T AGA9/ ! ,FR5* COLONIALI/S1 ! #be P] C5T UNEMPLOYM5T1 ! WIDESPREAD ALI5ATION4 ,! TRADITIONAL WAY ( LIFE ( ,TAHITIANS1 9VOLV+ A COMMUNAL USE ( ! L&1 WAS UND]M9$ :5 ! ,FR5* 9TRODUC$ WAGE LABOR1 PRIM>ILY ?R\< ! NUCLE> 9DU/RY :I* WAS E/ABLI%$ #bi YE>S AGO4 ,! 9SURRECTION 9 ,TAHITI IS A RESULT ( 9TEGRATION 9TO ! GLOBAL ECONOMY1 ?R\< ! M$IUM ( ,FR5* IMP]IALISM4 ,( C\RSE ! ,FR5* MILIT>Y & ECONOMIC PRESSURE %\LD BE REMOV$1 BUT NOT = ! B5EFIT ( NATIONAL LIB]ATION POLITICIANS READY TO E/ABLI% 09DEP5D5T0 /ATES4 

,MANY ( ?OSE 9VOLV$ 9 ! CONFRONTATION W]E UNEMPLOY$ Y\?1 :O MAKE UP A L>GE P>T ( ! POPULATION4 ,!Y W]E =C$ TO LIVE 9 WRET*$ CONDITIONS 9 *ANTY T[NS CLOSE TO ,PAPEETE AIRPORT4 ,! BULK ( L& IS [N$ BY COLONI/S1 =C+ MANY FAMILIES :O F>M ! L& TO S5D SOME ( !IR MEMB]S TO SEEK WORK 9 ! T[NS1 WORK :I* IS SC>CE & BADLY PAID4 ,! UPRIS+ WAS SPONTANE\S1 9VOLV+ ! CREATIVE USE ( BULL-DOZ]S TO /ORM ! AIRPORT & CUT ( RE9=CEM5TS = ! ,FR5* POLICE ?UGS4 ,?IS WAS FOLL[$ BY LOOT+ ( ! DUTY-FREE %OPS 9 A WELCOME R$I/RIBUTION ( WEAL?4 

,! LEAD] ( ! NATIONALI/S1 ,OSC> ,TEM>U1 CALL$ = AN 5D TO ! UPRIS+ SAY+ ?AT1 0,I W\LD LIKE TO DO SOME?+444,WE >E TRY+ TO CALM ! PEOPLE1 BUT IT'S NOT EASY04 ,HIS CLASS 9T]E/S MEAN ?AT HE IS OPPOS$ TO ! RESI/ANCE1 TO ! DE/RUCTION & R$I/RIBUTION ( PROP]TY1 & NE$S TO PROTECT HIMSELF AGA9/ ALLEGATIONS FROM ! ,FR5* /ATE ?AT HE WAS ! R+-LEAD] ( ! UPRIS+ 7:I* ( C\RSE HE WASN'T74 

,! WAY =W>D IS ?R\< A HEAL?Y CROSS-POLL9ATION BETWE5 ! BE/ FEATURES ( TRADITIONAL SOCIETY1 7! COMMUNAL L& & DEC5TRALIZ$ DECISION MAK+7 & ! CONCEPT ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,WE KN[ ?AT ALL ! REPRESSIVE TE*NIQUES ( ! ,FR5* MILIT>I/S1 9CLUD+ MURD] & TORTURE1 TRI$ & TE/$ 9 ,9DO-,*9A & ,ALG]IA1 WILL BE US$ TO CRU% ! ,TAHITIAN RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT WE ALSO KN[ ?AT ! REVOLT IS N[ WIDELY SUPPORT$ BY ! ,TAHITIAN MASSES4 ,ORGANIZE6 SALUTES ! H]OIC ,TAHITIANS1 WORK]S & UNEMPLOY$1 :O TOOK ON ! MI<T ( ! ,FR5* ,/ATE4 

,GRE5PEACE WAS KE5 TO KEEP ! PROTE/ AGA9/ ! TE/ )9 0NONVIOL5T0 LIMITS4 ,!Y RE-AFFIRM$ ?AT ! WAY TO /OP ! TE/ WAS ONLY ?R\< A DEVOTION TO NONVIOL5CE JU/ A DAY BE=E ! ,PAPEETE 9SURRECTION6 ,?IS WAS BECAUSE ( A NUMB] ( ATTACKS ON ,FR5* EMBASSIES & BUS9ESSES4 ,NO SUPPORT = ! ACTIONS ( ! MASSES 9 ,TAHITI WAS =?COM+ FROM ,GRE5PEACE4 ,TO DO ?IS W\LD MEAN UPSETT+ ! WEAL?Y B5EFACTORS ( ,GRE5PEACE :I* GETS MORE ?AN @s#a MILLION DOLL>S A YE> 9 DONATIONS4 ,GRE5PEACE IS A HI<LY HI]>*ICAL /RUCTURE1 :I* RELIES ON PASSIVITY BY ITS SUPPORT]S4 ,ACTIONS >E C>RI$ \T BY SMALL GR\PS ( ,GRE5PEACE ACTIVI/S ON BEHALF ( ITS SUPPORT]S4 ,LITTLE EF=T IS MADE TO 9VOLVE !SE ON AN ACTIVE BASIS4 ,IF ! ACTIVI/S FALL \T ( L9E1 AS HAPP5$ REC5TLY ) ! CAPTURE ( SEV]AL KEY ,GRE5PEACE NAVAL CRAFT BY ,FR5* MILIT>Y1 !Y >E DISCIPL9$ 9 TYPICAL COMM& /RUCTURE /YLE4 

,NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY ,GRE5PEACE TO =M L9KS ) 5VIRONM5TAL ACTION GR\PS 9 ,POLYNESIA4 ,AS ONE LOCAL ACTIVI/ REM>K$ 0,GRE5PEACE COME ) !IR [N AG5DA4 ,!Y W]E NOT P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/$ 9 US40 ,BUT !N ,GRE5PEACE IS NOT P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/$ 9 DEVELOP+ 5VIRONM5TAL ACTION ON A LOCAL & REGIONAL LEVEL1 /ILL LESS 9 L9K+ DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET & ! SPECIES ?AT LIVE ON IT TO ! ROOT CAUSE3 CAPITALISM ITSELF4 

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