Mission Impossible - Solomon Islands

April 2005
In 2003 Australian troops were deployed to the Solomon Islands to prevent the country collapsing into civil war. For Australians the mission has become more deadly than Iraq.

In the aftermath of WWII, the Americans brought in thousands of Malaitans to build their bases. These Malaitans stayed on until locals rose up against them, sparking a civil war. Now Australian security forces have virtually taken over the islands. But tensions remain. "We want our land back," demands one Malaitan. "That's why we're fighting."

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[Jeven09]

Haka is a Maori war challenge or greeting... just incase you dont know what country the Maoris are from,... its NZ dam ass.......

[Jeven09]

Haka is a Maori war challenge or greeting. Theres no such thing as a haka in the islands. They have their own saying for it....

[AVCG]

it wasnt the ozzies it was the islanders all islanders have there own style of the haka

[inferno0020]

OK, i cannot recognize the difference between haka and abo...I am neither an Aussie nor a Kiwi.

[nnnnttuf]

Thanks. Very interesting.

[Jeven09]

yeah and the Kiwis performed an Abo dance.... You're funny mate.!!!

[inferno0020]

I am very surprised that Australians also performed Haka as a part of their military funerals

[pfanasia]

I was there during the tension

the gualdalcanal people got angry becos

malaitans are the ones that benefiting in business in Honiara, it is known there that Guadalcanal people are so lazy, and they got angry while malaitans work hard everyday and benefiting from their hard works

[0timide]

Smani has been out 12MTHS. You did nothing to make things worse. Divisions in solomon is not unlike those in most other countries. Just a load of unfortunate converging events

[JOZKEWL]

Interesting