[Opinion] OPINION – Gun smugglers arrested

OPINION – Gun smugglers arrested

Last week, we highlighted the centrality of Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara in the Pacific within the framework of the Cold War between the Soviets and the US with supporters aligned on both sides of what was widely viewed as an ideological divide. We said Ratu Mara was a key member of the pro-Western alliance in the Pacific. It was he who stood as a bastion for democracy and free enterprise in the Pacific as concerns began to gain traction about the enc…