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Greenpeace activist 'harpooned' while freeing tuna in the Mediterranean
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Posted on 06/04/2010 2:14:03 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Greenpeace activist 'harpooned' while freeing tuna in the Mediterranean

A GREENPEACE activist trying to free tuna from a commercial fishing net in the Mediterranean was harpooned through the leg by fishermen on a French boat, the environmental group said.

"In a non-violent action, Greenpeace activists in zodiac boats attempted to lower the side of a purse seine net with sand bags to free the fish," said Isabelle Philippe of Greenpeace France.

"At that moment, fishermen violently attacked the activists, harpooning one of them through the leg," she said.

The injured man, a British national identified by the group as Frank Huston, was transferred to a hospital in Malta where he was to undergo surgery on Friday evening (local time).

"His life is not threatened, but he is in serious condition," Ms Philippe said.

The fishing ship, the Jean-Marie Christian VI, was one of several French tuna vessels in the area when the attack occurred in international waters near Malta, she added.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chickenofthesea; commercialfishing; ecoterrorism; fishing; frankhuston; greenpeace; huston; med; napl; piracy; tunaboat
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1 posted on 06/04/2010 2:14:03 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

To bad so sad.


2 posted on 06/04/2010 2:15:33 PM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: Sub-Driver

well, I guess I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference once he was canned...


3 posted on 06/04/2010 2:15:46 PM PDT by IrishCatholic (No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Well I hope he got the point of it all.


4 posted on 06/04/2010 2:15:54 PM PDT by MARTIAL MONK (I'm waiting for the POP!)
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To: Sub-Driver

New Weemsco Tuna, now with the taste of environmental activists.


5 posted on 06/04/2010 2:16:22 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Sub-Driver

You laugh too hard... you cry.


6 posted on 06/04/2010 2:16:25 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I hear they taste great with a little soy or that hot mustard...activists that is.


7 posted on 06/04/2010 2:16:39 PM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

I’d fire the harpooner for being such a lousy shot, he was clearly way to low with his throw...


8 posted on 06/04/2010 2:17:00 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sorry, Charlie!


9 posted on 06/04/2010 2:17:07 PM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Sub-Driver

Frenchie should have aimed a little higher.


10 posted on 06/04/2010 2:18:04 PM PDT by mrmeyer ("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
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To: Sub-Driver

I love how evolution works....


11 posted on 06/04/2010 2:18:15 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Sub-Driver
In a non-violent action...

Theft by force is non-violent??

12 posted on 06/04/2010 2:18:38 PM PDT by Ingtar (If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
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To: Sub-Driver

No, honey. Don’t get that kind of tuna. It’s not certified environmental activist-safe.


13 posted on 06/04/2010 2:18:39 PM PDT by nhoward14 (A mind is a terrible thing to waste. That is why Obama gave his away.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Wow, that news perked me up a little bit.

I happen to love tuna too. I love it in my salad(with lots of mayo and chopped up celery), and I absolutely love it with some rice pilaf and steamed veggies.


14 posted on 06/04/2010 2:18:49 PM PDT by Mrs. Frogjerk
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To: Sub-Driver

Greenpeace...tastes just like tuna!!!!!!!!!!


15 posted on 06/04/2010 2:19:02 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Professional Politicians are a Threat to the Republic! Remove them on 11-3-10!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sorry, Charlie.



16 posted on 06/04/2010 2:19:12 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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To: Mrs. Frogjerk

Do you like skewered activist on the side?


17 posted on 06/04/2010 2:19:35 PM PDT by Ingtar (If he could have taxed it, Obama's hole would have been plugged by now.)
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To: Sub-Driver

They were stealing and damaging property on the high seas.

They should have been shot.


18 posted on 06/04/2010 2:19:35 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Ha Ha Ha....Ya think he gets the point now?


19 posted on 06/04/2010 2:19:38 PM PDT by 23 Everest (Stop the drama, Dump 0bama!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Lesson: Don’t mess with the French tuna boats..


20 posted on 06/04/2010 2:19:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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