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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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Ooops.......
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:15:33 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Habakkuk 2:3)
To: Sub-Driver
well, I guess I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference once he was canned...
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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!)
To: Sub-Driver
Well I hope he got the point of it all.
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:15:54 PM PDT
by
MARTIAL MONK
(I'm waiting for the POP!)
To: Sub-Driver
New Weemsco Tuna, now with the taste of environmental activists.
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:16:22 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Sub-Driver
You laugh too hard... you cry.
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:16:25 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Sub-Driver
I hear they taste great with a little soy or that hot mustard...activists that is.
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:16:39 PM PDT
by
subterfuge
(BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
To: Sub-Driver
I’d fire the harpooner for being such a lousy shot, he was clearly way to low with his throw...
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:17:00 PM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Sub-Driver
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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)
To: Sub-Driver
Frenchie should have aimed a little higher.
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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)
To: Sub-Driver
I love how evolution works....
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:18:15 PM PDT
by
cranked
To: Sub-Driver
In a non-violent action...Theft by force is non-violent??
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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.)
To: Sub-Driver
No, honey. Don’t get that kind of tuna. It’s not certified environmental activist-safe.
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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.)
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.
To: Sub-Driver
Greenpeace...tastes just like tuna!!!!!!!!!!
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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!)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:19:12 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
To: Mrs. Frogjerk
Do you like skewered activist on the side?
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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.)
To: Sub-Driver
They were stealing and damaging property on the high seas.
They should have been shot.
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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.)
To: Sub-Driver
Ha Ha Ha....Ya think he gets the point now?
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posted on
06/04/2010 2:19:38 PM PDT
by
23 Everest
(Stop the drama, Dump 0bama!)
To: Sub-Driver
Lesson: Don’t mess with the French tuna boats..
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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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