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Europe
French ’Spiderman’ Makes Anti-War Climb
2003-04-01
PARIS - A French climber who calls himself "Spiderman" scaled the 47-story headquarters of oil giant TotalFina Elf outside Paris on Tuesday to protest the war in Iraq.
I wonder if he realizes how ironic this is - it's all about French oil interests
Wearing a shirt with the message "No war," Alain Robert reached the top of the office tower in less than an hour. At the top, he unfurled a flag with the same slogan. Police greeted Robert at the top of the building, located in the La Defense financial district west of Paris, and escorted him to the ground floor. "I wanted to protest against the war because I'm an idiot I find the war completely illegal," Robert told reporters, as police led him away. It wasn't clear whether he would be charged with being an idiot criminally.
Posted by:Spot

#4  Oddly enough, the word for "spider" in France is "araignée"... which sounds a lot like a Francofied version of "Iraqi". As a man once said, they're not peace protesters, they're just on the other side!
Posted by: Just John   2003-04-01 17:26:40  

#3  Maybe next time he'll pee on an electric wire in protest. Hopefully a powerful one.
Posted by: Tadderly   2003-04-01 15:48:00  

#2  This is about the fourth article today I've read that has the "illegal war" message planted in it. Sigh...you think they'd get a clue. The word games were for Clinton. Bush doesn't play.
Posted by: becky   2003-04-01 15:47:57  

#1  Did he deface anything while he was up there? Seems to be the latest rage in France.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-04-01 15:36:15  

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