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From: Matilda Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 5:15 PM
Subject: [ENWL-eng] [environmentaljournalists] greenpeace no war action
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>
> Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior confronts US war=20
> preparations in Europe
>
> Antwerp February 14th 2003: Greenpeace continued its global=20
> protest against preparations for war on Iraq today. At 10.00=20
> GMT, activists from the Greenpeace vessels, Rainbow Warrior=20
> and Argus, used life rafts and canoes to build a floating peace=20
> camp long the quayside in the Belgium port of Antwerp, where=20
> US military materials, including helicopters, tanks, trucks and=20
> other vehicles are being loaded onto transport ships.=20
>
> The protestors painted 'no war' on the side of two of the=20
> transport vessels, Catherine and Republica di Roma. Two=20
> activists occupied the bow of the Catherine and another=20
> attached himself to the hull. American soldiers used fire hoses on=20
> the activists to try to and stop the protest.=20
>
> The activists include people from around the world =AF including=20
> Hungary, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, Turkey, Germany,=20
> France, New Zealand, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Russia,=20
> Mexico, Denmark, Czech Republic, Finland and Italy.
> =20
> =93This proposed war is illegal, ill conceived and illegitimate,=94
said=20
> Jan Vande Putte, of Greenpeace, speaking in Antwerp on site of=20
> the protest. =93It is illegal under the United Nations Charter to=20
> launch any war unless it's in retaliation. If this war does go=20
> ahead, it would be disastrous for the people of Iraq, for the=20
> environment and for international security. And it is not only=20
> morally wrong, but will not solve the problem of weapons of=20
> mass destruction."
>
> "Whatever conclusion Blix comes to today, the key issue is not=20
> how we're going to get of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction=20
> but how we're going rid the world of all weapons of mass=20
> destruction," he added.
>
> Global disarmament is the only solution to this crisis. Thirty years=20
> ago, world governments agreed to an international treaty under=20
> the UN auspices, to get rid of=20
> nuclear weapons but the US and the UK have violated it ever=20
> since by increasing their nuclear arsenals rather than disarming.=20
> Now, for the first time, they say they are prepared to use these=20
> weapons against non-nuclear countries, including Iraq, even=20
> though the International Court of Justice has ruled that=20
> threatening nuclear war is illegal.=20
>
> =93The US and the UK's attitude towards weapons of mass=20
> destruction is hypocritical and inconsistent. While talking about=20
> the dangers of Iraq possessing such weapons, the US and the=20
> UK, along with the three other members of the UN Security=20
> Council - France, China and Russia - control the world's=20
> biggest arsenals of these weapons. The only way to get rid of=20
> them is through negotiations, and those countries with the most=20
> weapons, such as the Unites States, should lead the way,=94 said=20
> Vande Putte.=20
>
> "The people of the world do not want this war, do not believe=20
> the rhetoric and are demanding a peaceful solution. Tomorrow,=20
> millions of people will be on the streets=20
> around the world protesting against this war. George W. Bush,=20
> Tony Blair and their allies ignore the growing tide of dissent at=20
> their peril."
>
> Notes to editors:
> Greenpeace has been taking non-violent direct action worldwide=20
> in protest against an impending war with Iraq. Earlier this month,=20
> the Rainbow Warrior occupied Marchwood Military port in the=20
> UK to prevent military equipment being loaded and protestors=20
> sealed themselves inside tanks. In Turkey and Chile, protestors=20
> took to the streets. Greenpeace activists climbed Prague Castle=20
> two weeks ago and hung a banner saying 'war?'. Other activists=20
> hung an anti war banner on St Michael's Gate in Bratslavia,=20
> Slovakia. In China, Spain and Canada, Greenpeace 'inspectors'=20
> have visited US embassies in search of US weapons of mass=20
> destruction. Yesterday, protestors projected peace messages on=20
> the Sydney Opera House and harbour.=20
>
> For interviews contact:=20=20
> In Antwerp harbour:
> Jan Vande Putte on +32 (0) 496161584 (French, Dutch,=20
> English languages)=20
> Peter Morris on +31 6 29001148 (English, Spanish)=20
> Media officers Elysabeth Loos on +32 49 6161 589 (French,=20
> Dutch, English)
> Louise Fraser on +61 409 993 568 (English)
> Cecilia Goin on +31 6212 96908 (Spanish, English)
>
> VIDEO AND PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST=20
> Photos: Call John Novis on + 31 20 524 9580
> Video: Mim Lowe on + 31 20 423 6336
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> For further information see { HYPERLINK
http://www.greenpeace.org }www.gree=
> npeace.org
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> Matilda Bradshaw
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> Mobile: + 31 6535 04701
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