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In War Protest, Greenpeace Raids Exxon Gas Stations
The Wall Street Journal ^ | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 | CHIP CUMMINS

Posted on 02/25/2003 6:06:14 AM PST by TroutStalker

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:48:18 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LONDON -- Energy prices have soared on worries about military action in Iraq, but early Monday some British drivers experienced their first war-related shock at the pumps: no gasoline.

In the latest antiwar demonstration to hit Europe, volunteers for the environmental group Greenpeace launched predawn raids on scores of Esso gasoline stations across the country, disabling pumps and locking nozzles with bicycle chains. Drivers expecting to refuel before the morning commute had to hunt for gas elsewhere.


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1 posted on 02/25/2003 6:06:14 AM PST by TroutStalker
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To: TroutStalker
Love to catch a Greepeacer doing something like that.

(The Brits are such pansies...)
2 posted on 02/25/2003 6:09:28 AM PST by Redbob
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To: TroutStalker
Exxon should sue Greenpeace worldwide and have the Justice Department prosecute them under RICO. This is organized crime.
3 posted on 02/25/2003 6:43:10 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone
Also have them classified as what they are, a TERRORIST org.
4 posted on 02/25/2003 7:00:52 AM PST by Normal4me
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