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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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