[shygirl]

here is an email i got from Greenpeace today. im not sure what to make of it. what do you all think? personally i wouldnt mess with the russians 

I wouldn't normally send you two emails in 24 hours but I need your help. Our crew are still being held under armed guard on our ship The Arctic Sunrise.  I can’t stress enough how urgent it is to get as many people as possible to email the Russian Ambassador to the UK demanding the release of our activists immediately.
Please send an urgent email to the Russian Ambassador now.
It will only take about one minute to complete and you could help secure the release of the entire crew on board the Arctic Sunrise.
With many thanks,
Ian and the Arctic team



 
Yesterday's email:
At least 15 armed Russian Coast Guards have just illegally boarded and taken over our ship the Arctic Sunrise.
They immediately seized every crew member except three people who locked themselves inside the radio room as the guards tried to break in. We had a satellite phone link to them and they were speaking to international media, trying to stay there for as long as they could.
As far as we know, everyone else is being held under armed guard.
Please send an urgent email to the Russian Ambassador in London and demand the Russian Coast Guard release our crew immediately.
The ship had been part of a peaceful protest against energy giant Gazprom which is poised to drill for the first oil to come out of the icy waters of the Arctic.Yesterday there were guns pointed at the protesters, shots fired and two other crew members were arrested as they protested Gazprom's Arctic drilling.
The Arctic Sunrise was circling Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya platform inside international waters and outside the jurisdiction of Russian authorities, making the boarding of the ship unlawful.
Your support - right now - will make a difference to how these protesters are treated, with the eyes of the world on them they won’t be able to act with impunity. They are taking incredible risks and you can stand up for them.
I'll let you know as soon as I hear more.
Ian
 

[cloddopper]

Moral of the story ??  Don't mess with Ivan whilst in his back yard or toy shops .

[Kitchen Cottage]

Doesn't the email miss out the bit that greenpeace tried to board the rig?... which is sort of in Russian waters.

[bloomer]

as greenpeace are bordering on a terrorist group these days just better funded...the russians did what russians do, the people who legally control the oil drilling rights are protecting their interests...

[AndynJ]

No idea, keep my nose out of other peoples business in the hope that they'll keep their nose out of mine, I'd be scared some Russian living round the corner would come round for tea or something.
I'd just bury my head a little further in the sand 

[shygirl]

No idea, keep my nose out of other peoples business in the hope that they'll keep their nose out of mine, I'd be scared some Russian living round the corner would come round for tea or something.
I'd just bury my head a little further in the sand 

i wouldnt putting my address on the petition, put it that way. 

[verdifish]

As an ex member ofr Britains Armed forces and having had a bit of ex with north sea rig security all I can say is GO Ivan . If greenpeace had done this to a Brit rig in brit waters trust me our reaction would have been a lot more robust than what has happened in russian waters...

[john and helen]

an organisation full of intelligence, yet lacks common sense
Russia like most countries , have a right to safeguard their property

[Shropshirelass]

Personally I can't stand Greenpeace or the RSPCA - they both started out with good intentions but somewhere along the way lost the plot & now just use bullying & harassment tactics & get everyones back up & do a fat lot of good anyways.

Plus there's many more deserving charities / organisations out there & don't mess with the Russians x

[john and helen]

actually  the Russians are not that clever,  well they wern't in the early 80's

lets just say there was a big nato exercise in Germany...on the edge of east Germany , the simple art of changing a few road signs , saw them going around in circles 

anyway..can't say anymore than that