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2006-01-03 International-UN-NGOs

Greenpeace lays siege at French embassy over toxic Clemenceau

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-01-03 08:44|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The French will just wait until the Greenpeace protesters board their boats to block the carriers arrival and then deal with them the way they did in New Zealand?

Posted by 3dc 2006-01-03 09:46|| 2006-01-03 09:46|| Front Page Top

#2 After most activists were rounded up, a lone volunteer Asena displayed photographs of ship breaking yards

I'll bet the end result was a lot of people applying for jobs.

Posted by DoDo 2006-01-03 11:17|| 2006-01-03 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 The ship-breaking yards are dangerous places to work but no one is forced to work there. And I still want to know why Greenpeace wnats to shave the whales.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-01-03 12:03|| 2006-01-03 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Deacon, because bearded whales just have too much of that ZZ Top look to them :)

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-01-03 14:05|| 2006-01-03 14:05|| Front Page Top

#5 A Frog carrier, hmmmmm, wonner how many people she holds with the planes off? Could they tow the Clemenceau to New Orleans? Mayor Negan could use it for a floating hostel and take a little pressure off of the Federal Emergency Motel Agency (FEMA).

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-03 14:13|| 2006-01-03 14:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Uh oh, Besoeker - now you have done it. You are now guilty of "environmental racism", suggesting that poor "people of color" reside in an asbestos contaminated facility. You shall be subjected to a politically correct verbal flogging!! :)

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-01-03 14:52|| 2006-01-03 14:52|| Front Page Top

#7 "500 tonnes of asbestos" is a LOT (1 million pounds?) I'm no Naval architect but that seems like an outrageous ammount. 40 to 50 sounds more like it. I gues they did asbestos they could when building it.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-01-03 15:46|| 2006-01-03 15:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Deacon, because bearded whales just have too much of that ZZ Top look to them :)

I've heard of 'bearded clams' but not whales...??

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-03 15:49|| 2006-01-03 15:49|| Front Page Top

#9 There was a report in the Indian press where someone claimed it was 200 tons "but this could go up to 500 tons" as the ship was dismanted.

It would seem the act of dismantling makes asbestos out of thin air.

And the Clemenceau is mostly asbestos...

Posted by john 2006-01-03 17:07|| 2006-01-03 17:07|| Front Page Top

#10 And I still want to know why Greenpeace wnats to shave the whales.

Because they look like Michael Moore.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-01-03 17:59|| 2006-01-03 17:59|| Front Page Top

#11 Beverage alert please, JFM. MercÃ!

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-03 19:22|| 2006-01-03 19:22|| Front Page Top

#12 Despite requests by the police, she refused to move away and said: âIt is our duty to protect our country. We are merely doing our duty.â A policewoman arrived soon after and took her away.

This is the first time in my life I have ever felt bad for a Greenpeace activist. People should be allowed to protest, regardless of their views. Itâs not like the French donât do it.

Posted by Secret Master 2006-01-03 20:45|| 2006-01-03 20:45|| Front Page Top

#13 Hope this doesn't prevent the scrapyard from accepting the Charles De Gaulle.

Posted by DMFD 2006-01-03 21:27|| 2006-01-03 21:27|| Front Page Top

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