Ashcroft going after Greenpeace because of a protest by two of its members

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This is insane! it's from Voice4Change, http://www.voice4change.org:

October 31, 2003

Tell Ashcroft: Hands Off Greenpeace!

From: John Passacantando, executive director Greenpeace USA

Re: The Justice Department's Unprecedented Attack on Greenpeace

In the past you have been there to support Greenpeace. Now we need you to make your voices heard. It's important that you know about a serious battle we are facing to continue to do the work you support us for: taking action to stop crimes against our environment.

Yesterday, MV Esperanza, arrived in Miami Florida. However, rather than pulling into port, as Greenpeace ships do throughout the world, she will remain at anchor.

The Port of Miami has refused us entry because John Ashcroft's Justice Department is prosecuting us for a protest action last year. The prosecution is unprecedented. Never before in U.S. history has an entire organization been prosecuted for a peaceful protest of its supporters.

As you know, for years we have worked to end environmental destruction and human rights abuses in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Destruction of these habitats threatens clean air and water, animal and plant species, and the people and cultures who depend on forests for their way of life. Large criminal enterprises, using bribery, extortion, slavery, and murder, continue to ravage the Amazon and export their contraband.

EDITED BY ADMIN: COPYRIGHT

-- Take action:

Contact President Bush and John Ashcroft and tell them to prosecute illegal loggers, not Greenpeace:
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/bin/view.fpl/10048/action_id/195.html

Contact the authorities in Miami and tell them that they should allow the Esperanza to dock in Miami:
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/bin/view.fpl/10048/action_id/196.html

For more information and to stay updated as events unfold, visit:
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/trial

Forward this alert as widely as possible:
http://www.voice4change.org/stories/send2friends.asp?id=031031~gp.asp

[alexwcovington]

1. We need more environmentalism

but I am concerned that Greenpeace and other groups are getting too much negative press.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Greenpeace has always gotten negative press, sadly

Even though all that they do is good.

But that's the "liberal media" for ya, always turning on its own...

[7th_Sephiroth]

5. SHOCKING AND BREAKING PLEASE READ!!!!!

My father just told me, while at an energy confrence (he designs automation controll programs, and emergendy load shed systems, our buisness is in the enviromental phone book, kWh Automation) that at ths confrence/trade show he talked with ken lay (in 1998) and he outlined the entire plot of the bush administration, how they were gonna use him to make billions

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. That's likely better off in its own thread

and not tucked in this one. Not that I don't mibnd it being here, but more people will read it if you make it a new thread.

[7th_Sephiroth]

7. i'm trying to convince him

to post a decen account about it himself under my name

[Gman]

3. If anyone thought Asscroft was not a grave threat to this country

this should remove all doubt that Asscroft is a bigger threat to the US than Osama, Saddam, and all the other boogie men.

[Hubert Flottz]

4. Why am I not surprised by this?

I knew Ashcroft was Evil from day one! The people who knew him best in his home state fired him from congress! The 'Axis of Enron' stealing the election, is the worst thing that has EVER happened to America!

EDIT }}}}KENNY BOY will never be punished!

[izzie]

8. Well when the people do not vote them in Bush takes them in.

I just knew Ashcroft was a germ.

[7th_Sephiroth]

9. kick

:kick: for fun