The captain was discovered in the crows nest and the wires running up the mast to his remote controls were cut. Rainbow Warrior was seized. It was in 1995 (ten years after the bombing of the first Rainbow Warrior) when this boat – Rainbow Warrior too – was in ‘French’ waters surrounding the Pacific Island of Muroroa. She was protesting against nuclear bomb tests (bad for environment – not good for peace). The French smashed the bridge windows, threw in a canister of tear gas, behaved badly. The crew were roughed up, taken into custody and then questioned, “What is your name?” In turn each person answered, “My name is Fernando Pereira.” My audience breaks into applause.
It’s the third story I have told today. My guests on this occasion are creative people. They are authors and musicians. One lady, with day-glow red hair, introduces herself as the director of the Royal Shakespeare Society – she seems so young. “That was brilliant” she compliments me later, “it was just so real”.
Imri said,
October 25, 2008 at 11:28 pm
it is just o so real
:(:):(
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