03-12-2026, 01:39 AM
I went back and reread the original piece by Will Bailey, and two things stood out.
First, Civil Beat clearly categorized it as "commentary" and not a news article. Another way of putting that would be opinion.
Second, at least one commentator asked in a polite and non-judgemental way for a breakdown of the shipping and customs charges for clarification. A Punaweb poster sent Mr. Bailey an email asking for the same information. There has been no response on Civil Beat and no report of one here.
So based on all that, I have to say what we have here on Punaweb and there on Civli Beat is a lot of opinion and not many facts.
First, Civil Beat clearly categorized it as "commentary" and not a news article. Another way of putting that would be opinion.
Second, at least one commentator asked in a polite and non-judgemental way for a breakdown of the shipping and customs charges for clarification. A Punaweb poster sent Mr. Bailey an email asking for the same information. There has been no response on Civil Beat and no report of one here.
So based on all that, I have to say what we have here on Punaweb and there on Civli Beat is a lot of opinion and not many facts.