Posted on 08/07/2017 6:33:24 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
...But politicians in charge wanted to send a strong message to Greenpeace, which had intensified its anti-nuclear efforts with the Rainbow Warrior – a much bigger ship than previous ones it had used.
"It could have forced its way into the nuclear testing zone and the only way to stop it would have been to shoot at it, which wouldn't be a great look for the French."
French authorities would have considered the mission successful, regardless of Pereira's death, Arboit says.
"If it wasn't for him, no one would be still talking about the Rainbow Warrior," he adds, bluntly.
Life as a spy ended for Cabon as soon as her identity was revealed, Arboit says.
The publicity surrounding her involvement meant any future undercover roles were blighted.
Cabon followed a normal career in the terrestrial army instead.
Sometimes she gets frustrated hearing only one version of the events, but says she will respect her contractual obligation to the army – which forbids her speaking for 50 years after seeing active service.
She remembers being warned of this risk when training to join the DGSE: "The biggest danger for agents on the ground, it's the politicians," she was told then.
She acknowledges, though, that New Zealand will see it differently.
"It's a country where war never happened. They have a pacifist spirit.
"They did lose many men in the first and second world wars. But for the New Zealand Government and its population, the Rainbow Warrior affair was the first and perhaps the only violent action taken on its soil.
The skipper of the yacht Ouvea was an army combat diver, seconded to the DGSE.
His affair with the wife of a Whangarei policeman helped draw police attention to the yacht and its movements.
(Excerpt) Read more at radionz.co.nz ...
photos and more here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/94208355/Thirty-two-years-after-the-Rainbow-Warrior-bombing-unrepentant-French-spy-Christine-Cabon-is-found
Not a very well written article, almost like a random jumbling of words...
Translated from New Zealandnease.
And blowing it up was great optics?
Why did they feel the need to deal with Greenpeace surreptitiously? As we are slowly learning now - simply dealt with them openly. When the Rainbow Warrior got near the French nuclear site, arrest arrest everyone aboard or foul the ships propellers. Declare openly - Greenpeace does not get a say in our national security.
So, why haven’t the assclown rainbow warriors been charged with piracy? Isn’t there some maritime law against what they’re doing? Maybe the whalers should declare themselves moose limbs then nobody can do anything against them. Anybody that tries will be in deep doo doo.
Greenpeace New Zealand executive director Russel Norman said the French spy did not appreciate the immorality of her actions.
“The vast majority of French people are appalled by what happened.
“Cabon is a minority from the past, from a different era, and obviously can't see what she did was grossly immoral, and I feel sorry for her that she can't see it.”
From Cabon:
She remembers being warned of this risk when training to join the DGSE: “The biggest danger for agents on the ground, it's the politicians,” she was told then.
She acknowledges, though, that New Zealand will see it differently.
“It's a country where war never happened. They have a pacifist spirit.
“They did lose many men in the first and second world wars. But for the New Zealand Government and its population, the Rainbow Warrior affair was the first and perhaps the only violent action taken on its soil.
Perspective 30 years on is a wonderful thing. And none condemn the actions of Greenpeace, which is neither green or peaceful. To them, the entire WWI and WWII generation is a throwback.
“Not a very well written article, almost like a random jumbling of words...”
For me to make such a judgment, would be far above my station and pay grade.
NB: Good editors are not cheap.
But word down in the gutter is, the NYT has a surplus, might find a good used one? Cheap?
Who do they think they're kidding? The Maori were bloodthirsty savages who had almost nonstop violent actions.
Mess with the bull, you get the horns.
French would have been better off hailing the ship, and if it entered test waters, send an Exocet missile down its funnel.
“Mess with the bull, you get the horns.”
True.
Note, there are bulls and steers.
America had become a steer.
It appears to be returning to the way of the bull.
They sunk the ship in NZ waters. Kinda stupid to go against NZ law, kill someone and think it would have worked out.
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