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candy flosse solution

30 SECONDS EDITORIAL Long time French Polynesian hard ass Gaston Flosse has turned, as Americans might say, candy ass. After 30 years of warning against the 'miseries' of independence, the former president has withdrawn support from his successor, suggested a unity government with arch foe Oscar Temaru, and given a nod for discussions on a referendum in 2028. On independence. In doing so, Flosse has thrown down a gauntlet - I am far from finished yet. Political moves over the last month or so have shown bold initiative missing from all sides in this part of the Polynesian triangle.

a tahiti, le "compte japonais" invoqué dans une sombre histoire | rue89

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FOLLOW UP Who killed JPK? Rue89 reports links between Couraud's disappearance and bank accounts held in Japan by the same politicians he was exposing. Judicial efforts in Tahiti towards investigating allegations of assassination of a former Pape'ete editor continue to stagger on. Latest news out of the French territory indicates that an investigating magistrate has declared there are no more witnesses to be heard regarding the disappearance of Jean-Pascal Couraud, on 15th December 1997. Meantime, a French language news site gives the connections between Couraud and documents he was carrying at the time of his alleged kidnapping by French-trained security agents. A Tahiti, le "compte japonais" invoqué dans une sombre histoire | Rue89 Translation to come shortly : other links clearstream dwarfs enron tahiti link to trillion dollar fraud letter to justice minister grabs French media letter from jpk committee clearstream fallout goes galactic