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Uh-oh it looks things could take a turn for the worse:

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/456002?format=html

French Polynesia brace for riots

Oct 30, 2004

The French government is trying to oust French Polynesia's first indigenous president, Oscar Temaru.

He was elected into power five months ago, but now his supporters are occupying his office building in a desperate bid to try and keep him in power.

Temaru is accusing Paris and his political foe, Gaston Flosse, of plotting to oust him following a vote of no confidence.

Now Temaru and his supporters want fresh elections and are not prepared to leave the presidential offices until that happens.

In the past political tension has lead to riots, so traditional leaders are now calling for calm.

Locals are insisting on business as usual but there is real tension as both Temaru and Flosse each claim they lead the legitimate government.

Flosse has taken legal action to get Temaru and his supporters removed from the presidential offices he considers his own.

The Polynesian could be better off if they would break from France and they would actually get off their dead butts and make their own government work.

Unfortunately too many of them have an ita paiya paiya attitude. (Forgive my improper spelling if this is spelled wrong. I can speak certain phrases but don't have a clue on the spelling) The translation is no problems no worries. Many of the natives sit under a coconut tree and let the French run their country. As a result the French have imposed a 100% import tax on them, they have created cancer cluster due to the nuclear testing on the nearby atolls and their medical care is atrocious. There is around a half a million people in Tahiti yet they cannot receive simple medical that is available in towns with half that population in the U.S. For example there are no MRI machines, CAT scans and they do not have the ability to do arthroscopy on the island. The people must fly to France to receive medical care that is available in even the smaller hospital in the U.S. Hopefully you survive in your condition long enough to get to France for the medical care. Oh yeah, socialize medicine at its best /sarcasm