Confront NK, Greenpeace!

Greenpeace has done a lot for its founding cause of environment protection. Its latest campaign boats have played a cutting-edge role in taking its fight to the heart of problems. Seen above is Rainbow Warrior III, a 58-meter-long $33 million schooner, which succeeded II, which now serves as hospital ship in Bangladesh and I, which was sunk by French agents who tried to prevent it from blocking a nuclear test in the South Pacific. The Rainbow Warrior III will visit Busan on its mission to draw the public’s attention to the dangers of nuclear power and call on the Korean government to take steps to prevent disasters such as that in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011. Perhaps, considering the scope of the danger, Rainbow Warrior III should be in North Korea, which oftentimes resorts to brinkmanship to hold the entire world hostage. Not doing so gives rise to impressions that the 42-year-old global NGO has become mellow, losing its starting spirit of doing what it takes to get things done. Maybe not. Keep up the good work! / Korea Times photo and essay by Shim Hyun-chul