Murder in the Pacific - the sinking of The Rainbow Warrior

[PurpleTurtle]

Anybody watched this? I binge watched it on BBC iPlayer last night, thoroughly interesting.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/...

I was 12 when this happened, so although I was aware of it on the news at the time, was probably too busy mucking about on my BMX.

The young me didn't quite realise what it represented, the level of state sponsored murkiness that Governments could all get up to. Well worth a watch.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dvdm52/mu...

[Randy Winkman]

I watched it. Remember it as a young person at the time but it was one of those things that's in-part, a strong memory, but I never really knew much about.

Is it one of those things where it's a conspiracy that actually turned out to be true? It took 3 years for the "truth" to come out anyway and the French government played that trick of making it look like the truth was out, when it actually wasn't. Looked like a complete cock-up with regards the method used to stop the boat and although I had some sympathy with the fella that actually stuck the 2 bombs on the ship ("dont blame the soldier"), he did stick bombs on a ship with people in it FFS!

Sad about the islanders affected by the tests too.

[poo at Paul's]

Started watching as I love documentaries on such topical things from history, but found it terribly produced and just too heavy going to follow. Needed narration imo, I gave uo after 30 mins.