Blockade

Michael P Butler

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2697871.stm[^] Whilst this action by Greenpeace is understandable whilst we aren't actually at war. What would the military do if this continued after we've gone to war with Iraq. Would they shoot the ship out of the water, or just board it and take control? Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.

benjymous

I'm guessing that they'd probably be treated in exactly the same way as if an Iraqui ship was trying to block the port (i.e. they won't be too nice about it) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

Michael P Butler

but blowing up the Rainbow Warrior won't look good in the media - just ask the French ;-) Michael The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.

peterchen

invite press, board it, take control in an Army-but-friendly way, making sure the Greep's come along as nuttos, then send the press home, and shoot the ship out of the water.

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Roger Wright

Michael P Butler wrote: blowing up the Rainbow Warrior won't look good in the media Yes, but there's no need to blow it up. Those Zodiacs don't float worth a damn with a battleship aboard. "But officer, I didn't see him! I have no idea how he got under my boat!" Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003

David Wulff

Maybe they could sink a couple of tankers in the estuary and make it a more permanaent effort? :~

David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk