Too good to be true by Claudia Sonea

Up to now I have never heard of The Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia. They are both islands in the Pacific Ocean and although they have a small population, they appear to have been of great interest for the powerful countries of the world. Since 1788 The Marshall Island were under the assault of conquerors starting with the British ones and ending with the Americans. If the British, the Germans and the Japanese had a passive domination over the islands, the Americans use it to test its nuclear weapons and generated a series of controversies over the health of the inhabitants.
Nowadays, the islands managed to get partial independency, having their own government, but in association with US who is still using Kwajalein Atoll to test its missiles. Mainly it is like we Romanians would say, the same Mary but with a different hat, they are free as much as the powerful country allows them to be. Nevertheless, the situation is understandable from the point of view of the islands’ inhabitants who are confronting financial issues. In March last year, the Marshall Islands declared state of emergency due to the draught and in July this year, the problem was the energy shortages.
Taking in consideration everything I just told you, how would you perceive the decision of the islands government to spend 18 million dollars on a fiber optic cable? The 100 million dollar cable project has been in discussion for some time now, but the Marshall Islands delayed in accepting which I considered to be a wise decision. However, they finally accepted the project and made it officially on Friday. They will now have to come up with $2 million by November 21. There are very few advantages for the islands inhabitants, while for US this would save them a lot of money starting with the people sent to conduct the tests and still the island has to pay too. It is a clear example of how the US is supporting democracy. Enjoy?!


related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081024/tc_afp/marshallsusinternet_081024162813;_ylt=At4JFHJTUYP6oxVqI1TeQ6qs0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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