I applaud the journalistic integrity of the people at SPINN. SPINN was well within its rights to publish the debate and interview transcripts in the NSGP subforum. As a truly independent media organization, SPINN represents an institution that behaves without fear or favor and in the absence of interference by government officials and political candidates in the South Pacific. The independence of SPINN from such interference is sacrosanct, and freedom of the press must remain inviolable. Article III, Section 1 of the Charter makes it abundantly clear that freedom of the press exists in the South Pacific. These rights and freedoms set us apart from other regions that try to undermine such things, and going down this path would run contrary to the regional ethos of the South Pacific.