In 1971... When a small group of anti-war protestors decided to take non-violent direct action against US nuclear weapons testing on Amchitka Island in Alaska, they needed a protest boat.
The Rainbow Warrior has arrived in Doha, Qatar - to challenge the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its 4th ministerial conference. The Greenpeace flagship has sailed for nearly two months to reach Qatar, carrying an international crew.
The Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior has arrived at the Kwajalein Missile Range, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, to protest against the upcoming US "Star Wars" missile test.
The crew includes volunteers from both the UK and Denmark. US President George Bush requires permission for use of their radar facilities to be given by both the UK and Denmark before the "Star Wars" system can go ahead.
The international anti-nuclear and environmental organisation Greenpeace announced today that the SV Rainbow Warrior has set sail from Auckland, New Zealand for the Pacific Star Wars test site, to protest at the next scheduled test of the system and to call on U.S. President George W Bush to scrap the programme.
