18 Mustafa Rising
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Edward Acton Cavanough
Abstract
In this chapter, the author explains how he reached Atori’s west-coast village of Dala to meet Knoxley Atu, an active member of the Malaita Eagle Force. To the audience, Atu related the 1927 Malaita massacre, the British crackdown on Maasina Ruru, and how the governments of Solomon Mamaloni had worked to divide Malaitans against one another. He lambasted Sogavare, whom he decried as a corrupt and malign leader with an innately anti-Malaitan agenda, and soon descended into racially charged criticism of those in Honiara. For three years, Atu and his allies had been pushing the Malaita provincial government to prohibit Chinese investment. Many Malaitans remain apathetic or uninformed about the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with China. In Fataleka, there was no evidence of any benefits from aid or investment relationships with traditional Western donors: the region remained mired in subsistence living and acute poverty.
Abstract
In this chapter, the author explains how he reached Atori’s west-coast village of Dala to meet Knoxley Atu, an active member of the Malaita Eagle Force. To the audience, Atu related the 1927 Malaita massacre, the British crackdown on Maasina Ruru, and how the governments of Solomon Mamaloni had worked to divide Malaitans against one another. He lambasted Sogavare, whom he decried as a corrupt and malign leader with an innately anti-Malaitan agenda, and soon descended into racially charged criticism of those in Honiara. For three years, Atu and his allies had been pushing the Malaita provincial government to prohibit Chinese investment. Many Malaitans remain apathetic or uninformed about the advantages and disadvantages of dealing with China. In Fataleka, there was no evidence of any benefits from aid or investment relationships with traditional Western donors: the region remained mired in subsistence living and acute poverty.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Map of Solomon Islands ix
- Milestones in the History of Solomon Islands xi
- Introduction 1
- I Island Universe 11
- 1 ‘Afuera! ’ 15
- 2 Jungle Road 25
- II Restive state 33
- 3 Running Aground 35
- 4 Manasseh of East Choiseul 49
- 5 Maasina Men 71
- III The switch 83
- 6 Devil’s Night 85
- 7 Escape from Adeliua 100
- 8 The Games 112
- 9 Rivers of Gold 120
- IV Rebellion 131
- 10 ‘No Need China!’ 133
- 11 Wuhan Window 148
- 12 Honiara Burning 165
- V Twisted iron 175
- 13 Seeking Protection 177
- 14 Red Line 188
- 15 Arc of Anxiety 201
- VI Where the North Road ends 211
- 16 Henderson Concession 213
- 17 East to Fataleka 225
- 18 Mustafa Rising 244
- 19 Making a Martyr 260
- Epilogue 271
- Notes 285
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Map of Solomon Islands ix
- Milestones in the History of Solomon Islands xi
- Introduction 1
- I Island Universe 11
- 1 ‘Afuera! ’ 15
- 2 Jungle Road 25
- II Restive state 33
- 3 Running Aground 35
- 4 Manasseh of East Choiseul 49
- 5 Maasina Men 71
- III The switch 83
- 6 Devil’s Night 85
- 7 Escape from Adeliua 100
- 8 The Games 112
- 9 Rivers of Gold 120
- IV Rebellion 131
- 10 ‘No Need China!’ 133
- 11 Wuhan Window 148
- 12 Honiara Burning 165
- V Twisted iron 175
- 13 Seeking Protection 177
- 14 Red Line 188
- 15 Arc of Anxiety 201
- VI Where the North Road ends 211
- 16 Henderson Concession 213
- 17 East to Fataleka 225
- 18 Mustafa Rising 244
- 19 Making a Martyr 260
- Epilogue 271
- Notes 285
