A Greenpeace assembled Citizens Weapons Inspection Team catch U.S. officials in the act of moving some of its weapons of mass destruction to avoid their gaze this morning.
A Greenpeace assembled Citizens' Weapons Inspection Team caught
U.S. 'officials' in the act of moving some of its weapons of mass
destruction to avoid their gaze this morning. The Inspection Team
was on a routine visit to the U.S. Consulate but the visit
coincided with an attempt by the ófficials'to sneak weapons through
the back door.
As the Inspectors arrived at the Consulate, Greenpeace
volunteers dressed in U.S. military fatigues and wearing Bush
masks, carried two weapons of mass destruction towards them. The
weapons of mass destruction bore the message 'From U.S. with
Love'.
"The Citizens' Inspection Team was assembled in an effort to
expose U.S. President George Bush's arbitrary and inconsistent
policy on weapons of mass destruction. Weapons of mass destruction
must be eliminated in all other countries that possess them,
including the U.S.," said Greenpeace cmpaigner, Lo Sze Ping. "In
addition, we call upon the Hong Kong Government not to give any
financial or other aid to the US brokered war on Iraq," Lo
added.
"We believe the solution to weapons of mass destruction is
collective international arms control and disarmament. The
framework already exists, in the form of the Nuclear Non-
Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Biological Weapons Convention and
the Chemical Weapons Convention. But, rather than being
strengthened, these global treaties are being undermined by all
five permanent members of the Security Council, including the
U.S.," said Lo.
Greenpeace is opposed to war in Iraq, whether or not an attack
is sanctioned by the United Nations, because it would have
devastating human and environmental consequences and is unlikely to
contribute to global security. According to military and health
experts, a conventional war could kill many thousands of people,
mainly civilians, and many more could die from famine and
disease.
U.S. President George Bush and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair
have cited Saddam Hussein's desire to acquire weapons of mass
destruction as justification for an invasion. However, pre-emptive
military strikes against states possessing or suspected of
possessing chemical, biological or nuclear weapons do not provide a
stable basis for controlling them.
Greenpeace has been protesting globally against the possible war
on Iraq. Greenpeace is fundamentally opposed to war. As an
organisation based on principles of peace and non-violence, it
strongly believes that violence does not resolve conflict.