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the council as soon as we can. I received a phone call from our Mr. Kim

            today telling me he wants to meet with us in the council hall to, one, he
            didn’t say; second, he is upset over the killings of his people and he thinks
            Pronto is behind it. (Tracey) Pronto couldn’t have killed all those people

            by himself. (Longstand) They know that, but they will use this incident to
            push us off this land. (Blackfoot) Ben, come, we must prepare for war.


                Switch to Machista in the form of an eagle flying back to an old

            pueblo where he has a Japanese child hostage. Language in Japanese.


            (Japanese  Girl)  Please,  please,  let  me  go!  (Machista)  Silence!  I  will
            imprison you here just like my people did to me.


             Switch to the council meeting two days later. Also show scenes of 33
               air lift planes landing on the Goza Air Strip. Open the scene with

                  Yoshi talking to the council with twenty of his military militia.

            (Yoshi) Gentlemen, by the looks on your faces I can tell you’re wondering

            why  I  called  for  this  meeting.  Three  days  ago,  21  of  my  people  were
            killed. These people were all employees of the Goza Corporation. In my

            investigation, I found that the chief suspect is the Indian by the name of
            Pronto. I want him turned over to my police immediately.


                                           A lot of talk and murmur.


            (Longstand) I, nor anyone in my council is harbouring any alleged fugitive

            or  suspect.  (Yoshi)  Bullshit.  I  won’t  allow  you  people  to  fuck  me  over.
            Now, you have 24 hours to bring that killer Pronto to me or I will have no

            choice but to use force. You won’t get away with this. (Longstand) By the
            armament of troops you have flown in, Mr. Kim, it is my belief that force
            is your preferred option. (Yoshi) My people come first. You kill Japanese,

            you will pay the price.

            (The  Navajo  Chief)  Enough  of  this  disrespect.  What  are  your
            intentions? (Yoshi) Due to your lack of cooperation in this matter and our

            lack of cultural and work output, I feel it’s within your best interest to
            move  off  of  Japanese  land.  (Longstand)  Mr.  Kim,  this  is  why  we  didn’t
            want  to  sell  you  our  land.  We  as  a  council  don’t  believe  in  the  word


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