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Mr. Mojo · 07-10-2003, 12:36 PM

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1987 The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

In Auckland harbor in New Zealand, Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior sinks after French agents in diving gear plant a bomb on the hull of the vessel. One person, Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira, was killed. The Rainbow Warrior, the flagship of international conservation group Greenpeace, had been preparing for a protest voyage to a French nuclear test site in the South Pacific.

Two days after the incident, French authorities denied responsibility in the bombing and continued to do so even after New Zealand police arrested two French secret service agents in Auckland. Under pressure from New Zealand authorities, the French government formed an inquiry to investigate the incident and after several weeks concluded that the French agents were merely spying on Greenpeace. Later in the year, however, a British newspaper uncovered evidence of French President Francois Mitterrand's authorization of the bombing plan, leading to several top-level resignations in Mitterrand's cabinet and an admission by French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius that the agents had sunk the vessel under orders.

In Auckland, the two agents pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of manslaughter and willful damage and were each sentenced to 10 years in prison. Following negotiations with the French government, New Zealand released them a year later. In 1992, President Mitterrand ordered a halt to French nuclear testing, but in 1995 it was resumed, and Greenpeace sent The Rainbow Warrior II to French Polynesia to protest and disrupt the tests.

(One reason to like the French?)

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Kllr Wolf · 07-10-2003, 09:25 PM

I guess the only people that the french can fight against are greenpeace? I think greenpeace would win.

Meridae'n · 07-10-2003, 09:40 PM

There are many reasons to like the Frogs, but that isn't one of them...

07-10-2003, 12:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Mojo Addict Location: NYC	Today in History - July 10, 1987: The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior <a target=new href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/">1987 The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior</a> 1987 The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior In Auckland harbor in New Zealand, Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior sinks after French agents in diving gear plant a bomb on the hull of the vessel. One person, Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira, was killed. The Rainbow Warrior, the flagship of international conservation group Greenpeace, had been preparing for a protest voyage to a French nuclear test site in the South Pacific. Two days after the incident, French authorities denied responsibility in the bombing and continued to do so even after New Zealand police arrested two French secret service agents in Auckland. Under pressure from New Zealand authorities, the French government formed an inquiry to investigate the incident and after several weeks concluded that the French agents were merely spying on Greenpeace. Later in the year, however, a British newspaper uncovered evidence of French President Francois Mitterrand's authorization of the bombing plan, leading to several top-level resignations in Mitterrand's cabinet and an admission by French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius that the agents had sunk the vessel under orders. In Auckland, the two agents pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of manslaughter and willful damage and were each sentenced to 10 years in prison. Following negotiations with the French government, New Zealand released them a year later. In 1992, President Mitterrand ordered a halt to French nuclear testing, but in 1995 it was resumed, and Greenpeace sent The Rainbow Warrior II to French Polynesia to protest and disrupt the tests. (One reason to like the French?) Also Today... <a target=new href="http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/crime.html"><b>1992 The Exxon Valdez captain's conviction is overturned</b></a> __________________ When I jerk off I feel good for about twenty seconds and then WHAM it's right back into suicidal depression

07-10-2003, 09:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kllr Wolf Psycho Location: Lubbock, TX	I guess the only people that the french can fight against are greenpeace? I think greenpeace would win. __________________ Caffeine - the molecule of life.

07-10-2003, 09:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Meridae'n Loose Cunt Location: North Bondi RSL	There are many reasons to like the Frogs, but that isn't one of them... __________________ What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?