From: demon@desire.wright.edu (Stupendous Man)
Newsgroups: alt.activism
Subject: Re: NEWS: Japanese Plutonium Escort Rams Greenpeace Ship on High Seas
Date: 13 Nov 92 10:05:29 EST
Summary: Tit for tat
Organization: Demonic Possesions, Inc.

> JAPANESE PLUTONIUM ESCORT RAMS GREENPEACE SHIP ON HIGH SEAS 

	Cool.

> FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST November 8, 1992 (GP) The Japanese
> plutonium ship's military escort vessel, Shikishima, rammed
> the Greenpeace ship SOLO at 06:45 hrs GMT today following a
> night of extreme intimidation from the Japanese ship.

	Awesome.

> According to the SOLO's captain, Albert Kuiken, the Shikishima
> crashed into the port side of SOLO while the two ships were
> running at a cruising speed of around 14 knots in shipping lanes
> off the French Brittany coast island of Ouessant.  This followed
> a night of intimidation during which the Japanese vessel came
> dangerously close to SOLO, beaming huge searchlights into the
> bridge, and threatening to board the Greenpeace ship.  Soldiers
> in riot gear lined the Shikishima's decks.

	Never know what those nasty outlaws will do!  Best to be prepared.

> Mid morning, a French warship, tug and naval plane also started
> following the SOLO.

	SOLO is the prime threat to the cargo ship.

> The SOLO has been following the Japanese plutonium freighter
> Akatsuki Maru since it left the French port of Cherbourg at
> 20:00 GMT, bound for Japan carrying the world's largest cargo
> of radioactive plutonium (1.7 tonnes).

	I'm surprised Greenhype didn't say LARGEST MOST LETHAL SHIPMENT OF THE
MOST TOXIC SUBSTANCE EVER KNOWN IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
	:)

> "This is an outrageous attack on a peaceful mission," said
> Greenpeace's Eloi Glorieux from the SOLO. "If these are the

	Yes, it is.  Oh, you meant the Japanese defending themselves :).

> sorts of lengths the Japanese are prepared to take to protect
> the secrecy around this deadly cargo, then the world has much
> to fear."

	It's hardly secret.

> Captain Albert Kuiken said the Shikishima had constantly broken
> several maritime laws. The SOLO had, at all times, maintained a
> safe distance of at least three miles from the Akatsuki Maru and
> was adhering to all maritime laws. Last night, Kuiken contacted
> the English coastguard to report the Shikishima's dangerous
> manoevers.

	I'm sure the English, having experienced Greenhype's annoying
harassment tactics, simply laughed.

> "In more than 20 years at sea, I have never seen behaviour like
> this from another ship," he said.

	I have.  But that was in a Greenhype propaganda film about their trying
to kill themselves by darting in front of large ocean-going ships.

> While the SOLO, a former Dutch salvage tug, sustained only minor
> damage, the Shikishima was badly dented on her starboard side,
> had her helicopter hangar punctured, staircase bent and aft side
> railing ripped off.

	Those evil Greenhypers!  Forcing such damage on the Japanese ship!  The
Japanese DEMAND justice!!!

> Greenpeace intends to follow the Akatsuki Maru on its 17,000
> mile voyage to Japan to alert countries along the still secret
> route.  Many countries have already banned the ship from their
> territorial waters.

	What are you going to tell them?  There will be no port calls, fools.

Brett
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