Mon 27 January 2003
UNITED KINGDOM/Southhampton
http://www.greenpeace.org/news/details?item_id=121583
Greenpeace flag ship, the Rainbow Warrior, entered Marchwood Military port
in Southampton and blocked the departure of UK military supply vessels
heading for the Iraqi conflict in the Gulf.
Speaking from the bridge of the Rainbow Warrior, Stephen Tindale, Director
of Greenpeace in the UK said,
"We are determined to stop the headlong rush to a war which places a higher
price on oil than on blood. War with Iraq would not make the world a safer
place: it would increase support for terrorism and could lead to the use of
weapons of mass detruction. The human and environmental impacts would be
appalling and no one would benefit other than George Bush and oil companies
like Esso."
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As night fell, the remaining volunteers on board the Magdelana Green were
removed from the site by police climbers and later released. The Rainbow
Warrior remained in position and continued to prevent vessels from being
able to load their cargo or to set sail.
During the night a strong squall started up and the Rainbow Warrior began
to drag its anchor. It was impossible to remain in position, even with the
engines on, so the decision was made to move the ship out of the port. The
ship has taken up safer anchorage in open water and is holding its postion
in the Solent. The Rainbow Warrior will remain there until it is safe to
continue with our campaign.
We are continuing with our global campaign to prevent a military attack on
Iraq that would kill hundreds of thousands of civilians and increase the
chances of weapons of mass destruction being used.
Greenpeace is opposed to war in Iraq, whether or not an attack is
sanctioned by the United Nations, because it would have devastating human
and environmental consequences. According to military and health experts a
conventional war could kill over 200,000 people, mainly civilians, and a
further quarter of a million could die from famine and disease (MEDACT). If
war escalates to involve chemical or nuclear weapons the death toll could
even run into millions.
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