[MEG33]

I read about this protest..very hurtful to their troops. The fine is a slap on the wrist.

[buffyt]

Did they protest when Clinton was the one doing the bombing??????????????

[Valin]

The eight were part of a Greenpeace protest in which two activists clambered up the sides of the frigate HMAS Sydney and unfurled a "no-war" banner in a demonstration that brought the vessel to a halt on April 9.

Personally speaking I think the ship should have just kept on going.

[ArmedGeek]

I wish someone would explain to these people what 'unilateral' means.

[lowbridge]

"Each and every defendant believed firmly ... that the actions of the Australian government in sending troops to Iraq was an action that was without UN sanction and therefore illegal,"

Did Greenpeace get UN sanction to do this? No? Then, what they did was therefore illegal.

[sasportas]

It wouldn't bode well for anti-war groups to stop a warship in the US! Big no no. Rest assured they wouldn't get just a slap on the wrist like they did in Australia.

[El Gato]

The eight were part of a Greenpeace protest in which two activists clambered up the sides of the frigate HMAS Sydney and unfurled a "no-war" banner in a demonstration that brought the vessel to a halt on April 9.

Digger squids should have used fire hoses to wash away that filth, an if that proved insufficient, some Steyer-AUGs. (5.56 bullpup assault rifle) or if like our ships they aren't equiped with the latest small arms, FN/FALs.

[WaterDragon]

It certainly should be embarrassing to Australia that these clowns were able to get away with that stunt.

And they did get away with it because of the ridiculous penalty and because they were allowed to use the courtroom as a bully pulpit to justify their atrocious actions.