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"You misspelled "Interests".
I love how people complain about the intelligence of Dubya and go off like this....
Yes, yes, I know English may not be his/her's first language. I look for my victories where I can find them., And people who want to descend to Fez's level and say stupid stuff about America (or "Eurocommies") just on principle rate.
Bonehead"
for what its worth, Lonestar, the misspelling itself was a joke on shurb's pronunciation and over-use of the phrase. yeah. take your victories where you can ... even if its only your perception of victory. shrug. quick! jump on me for not capitalizing my sentences!
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Gangerolf
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huuhh
May 2001
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Although Greenpeace insists that its activities are entirely nonviolent, growing evidence suggests that it may covertly participate in direct violence against people and property. Indeed, even animals are not exempt. As reported by Robert W. Lee in the November 20, 1989 issue of The New American, members of the group have in the past sprayed Canadian baby seals with brightly colored dyes, making their fur economically useless but also increasing the susceptibility of the seals to cold and to predators. Greenpeace also appears to work closely with other organizations that more openly boast of violence.
Formed by Greenpeace co-founder Paul Watson in the late 1970s, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has a history of taking militant action against whalers. In the early 1980s, Watson loaded his ship, the Sea Shepherd, with heavy concrete and rammed and sank several whaling ships off the coast of Portugal. Then, in September of 1987, a sabotage team from Watson's group used the cover of darkness to board and scuttle two whaling boats in the harbor of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik. That same night the saboteurs broke into a whaling station and destroyed its underground communications station.
The covert ties between Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd become more apparent from investigations following the destruction of the Icelandic communications station. The Sea Shepherd saboteurs could not have found their way around the station at night without having previously scouted it. This job was probably performed by a "journalist" who had previously visited the station, since she was the only outsider who had ever gained access to the facility; this "journalist" turns out to have been a member of Greenpeace.
Greenpeace also maintains unofficial ties to the violent sabotage organization Earth First!, a group of environmentalists who destroy equipment and endanger human lives. According to the July 1990 Organization Trends, published by the Capital Research Center, some of Greenpeace's events have been organized by one of Earth First!'s founders, Mike Roselle. Greenpeace employees have also gathered signatures for a 1986 petition circulated by Earth First!, and the September/October issue of Greenpeace encouraged readers to contribute to the legal defense of four Earth First! members arrested by the FBI for trying to cut electrical power lines.
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chegitz guevara
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Ft. Lauderdale, FL Communist Party of Apolyton
Jun 2000
time: 00:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Gangerolf
As reported by Robert W. Lee in the November 20, 1989 issue of The New American, members of the group have in the past sprayed Canadian baby seals with brightly colored dyes, making their fur economically useless but also increasing the susceptibility of the seals to cold and to predators. |
So instead of all of the seals being destroyed for fur, an increased number of them die from cold and being spotted by preditors. Seems like a good trade-off to me. It's an un-thought through swipe that doesn't consider that fact that because of the dyeing, more seals still survive.
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Formed by Greenpeace co-founder Paul Watson in the late 1970s, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has a history of taking militant action against whalers. |
The Sea Shepherds are a different organization from Greenpeace, and while individual members of the two organizations may maintain close ties (like all left organizations) that does not mean the Greenpeace covertly supports them. Officially, Greenpeace says that the Sea Shepherds hurt the movement. They have the same policy about Earth First!
That doesn't mean they aren't going to help raise defense funds for fellow environmentalists who are being prosecuted by the state. If I write a letter to the government of Mexico complaining about the prosecution of Catholic poverty activists, does this mean I am a supporter of the Catholic Church or instead a fellow enemy of oppression?
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07-10-2002 17:23
what do you mean ?
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