"As a chess piece".How very PC of you.I`d say hostage is more like it.

Again,just reference mining giant Debeers.Gave`em homes to live in and were promplty thanked by having their access road blockaded.

I`m sticking with hostage.

If the roles were reversed,the bleeding hearts would be screaming what it is...criminal.

Yes,yes,i know what happened centuries ago.I wasn`t there.But i`m as native to this country as anyone else.