Our State of National Security: Blinded and Deaf
By GOVERNOR GARY JUFFA MP Recently I have been writing serious stuff by my own declaration anyway. Somewhat dreary and inciting spats of anger from various sectors of those who bother to read my writings and comment or give some thought (perhaps I kid myself). I decided to look at something we all in PNG have an idea about. National Security. Many are no doubt quizzical but read on, you will no doubt agree that you know more then you had initially believed. Papua New Guinea is a blind nation in so far as national security is concerned. In fact, it is also severely handicapped. Also malnourished and add to that disinterested. State secrets are openly discussed at every ones usual betelnut stall by anyone and everyone who can speak one of the three main languages or 800 plus languages of Papua New Guinea with anyone who will listen. NEC decisions are also openly discussed along with rumor and rhetoric at the very same stalls where people chew copious amounts of betelnut and compete to sp