First they fenced the people in, then their livestock is reduced to numbers that are below what is needed to sustain life. New homes are not allowed to be built, so the children must move away as they get older and start their own families. Repairs of exixting structures is illegal, meaning the people must live in housing that is sub-standard. Wells are capped, and firewood collecting is made illegal. Many aspects of ceremonial and religious activity are outlawed.
Armed surveillance is continuous, in the air and on the ground.
Sure sounds like a siege to me. And now, in recent weeks, the siege has been stepped up a couple of notches. First there was the enforcement of the Exclusion Order on Arlene Hamilton. One of the effects of this exclusion is that the Elders who sell their rugs thru Arlenes organization Weaving For Freedom, must now travel away from their homes to meet with Arlene on the other side of the fence, leaving their homes and flocks unguarded, something we are loath to do, especially in light of another piece of news, the raid on Louise Bennallys hogan by the Men In Black. They broke in, as there was no-one home, and the place was totally ransacked.