Bush targets Greenpeace

Jury for Bush vs. Greenpeace

A US federal judge in Miami today granted our motion for a jury trial against unprecedented criminal charges, setting the stage for a courtroom battle that could have a significant impact on Americans' rights to peaceful protest. In July 2003, the Justice Department charged Greenpeace under an obscure 1872 law against "sailormongering" for a 2002 protest. Judge Adalberto Jordan, agreeing with Greenpeace's assertion, found that "the indictment is a rare - and maybe unprecedented - prosecution of an advocacy group" for free speech-related conduct.

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Bush takes Greenpeace to court

Question: What do the following have in common?

• A tall blonde
• A 55 year old teenage runaway
• A top Miami lawyer
• A Brazilian legislator
• The US Attorney general, John Ashcroft
• A former Clinton aide
• A death threat
• 19th century brothels
• Oh... and a lot of trees

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Greenpeace 1 Bush 0

In a stunning setback to the Bush administration's attempt to shut down Greenpeace, a Federal Judge in Miami has dismissed the government's case against us for exposing illegal mahogany shipments.

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Esperanza denied Miami dock space

Our work in the Amazon continues after a successful campaign to expose gross illegalities in Brazil's mahogany trade. In November 2002, we achieved an historic victory when governments of the world agreed to give the highly vulnerable and sought-after tree greater international protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. But corruption, the silencing of dissent, forced labor, and murder are still commonplace within the Amazon basin's remote forest products business.

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Life in the Amazon

When the communities near Porto de Moz just south of the Amazon river first moved to the remote forest region, they knew that it would be tough work. They endured a harsh climate and isolation, fought off insects and forest creatures, but hoped for a peaceful life and enough food for their families. They didn't expect to have to endure violence and fight off loggers 20 years later.

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The Sauron White House

A dark leader of armies stares into a crystal globe that glows with a fiery, lidless eye, his mind bent to the will of an evil that seeks power above all else. His orders: destroy an ancient wilderness of majestic and mysterious trees, for the benefit of his dark masters. As he signs the decision, you can almost hear George Bush intone in a deep, resounding voice "Rip them all down."

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