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2013-10-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia drops piracy charges against Greenpeace activists
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Posted by Fred 2013-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11123 views ]  Top

#1 Seven years is enough to break them. And then release them as an example to others that may try these greenpeace tactics.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-10-24 00:48||   2013-10-24 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Hard labor on an Arctic oil rig would be a nice touch.
Posted by Grunter 2013-10-24 08:01||   2013-10-24 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 How about incarcerating them with Chechen prisoners?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-10-24 08:15||   2013-10-24 08:15|| Front Page Top

#4 replacing them with hooliganism charges,

Soccer fans? Man Utd or Liverpool?
Posted by Raj 2013-10-24 09:20||   2013-10-24 09:20|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ what g(r)om said.
Posted by Procopius2k 2013-10-24 10:00||   2013-10-24 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 P*ssy Riot went to jail for "hooliganism." I rather prefer calling the GP pirates "pirates" because they are pirates. Hooliganism in Russia can be an admirable thing -- and nothing GP does merits admiration.
Posted by Iblis 2013-10-24 11:54||   2013-10-24 11:54|| Front Page Top

#7 The new charge has a maximum penalty of seven years rather than 15. Greenpeace says it is still "wildly disproportionate".

Every time Greenpeace opens it's mouth, I'd tack on another five.
Posted by tu3031 2013-10-24 13:30||   2013-10-24 13:30|| Front Page Top

#8 5 years hard labor in Siberia will still be enough to kill them.
Posted by DarthVader 2013-10-24 14:40||   2013-10-24 14:40|| Front Page Top

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