Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site stl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!stl!dww From: dww@stl.UUCP (David Wright) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Greenpeace Message-ID: <196@stl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 16:51:45 EDT Article-I.D.: stl.196 Posted: Fri Jul 12 16:51:45 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 00:38:46 EDT Organization: STL,Harlow,UK. Lines: 23 Xpath: stc stc-a <...> Some time ago someone from Sweden started a discussion by asking "What is Greenpeace and what does it do?". Well after this week's events I don't think many people will need to ask. Those B****s who planted the bomb (two landmines according to current reports) on the Greenpeace ship have put Greenpeace on the front page of the World's press in a way no amount of Greenpeace's own direct but non-violent protests have done - but they also killed a member of a group dedicated to non-violence, and sunk the ship that has been doing so much to bring attention to major world environment issues such as extermination of whales by over-hunting, killing of young seals, damage to the seas and coasts by dumping of nuclear and other waste, the fate of people still affected by the USA H-bomb tests of 20-30 years ago (in particular carrying an island-full of people to a new, non-radioactive island, an action that the offical governments of the world have been unable to carry out for 20 years), the aftermath of the British A-bomb tests in Australia, and now (again) protesting against continuing French nuclear bomb tests in the Pacific. According to the press Greenpeace were not able to have full insurance on their ship - so how about the Net doing something to help raise the money for repairs/ replacement? Would someone who is or knows a member of Greenpeace find out more about their plans, put a better-informed item than this on the net, and tell us a secure way to make donations to the repairs. By 'secure' I mean something like a well-known bank that would accept such donations and ensure that they get to Greenpeace, not just "Post to Fred".