Throwing paint at US warship

Wisconsin born Daniel Stout, who once lived in Malta for a year, works at a Midwestern university and is an active blogger. He has commented in his weblog about the paint throwing incident in Malta's Grand Harbour:

If you’ve been abroad recently, then you’re aware that world opinion of the U.S. continues to worsen. The U.S. is no longer attracting the best foreign students. And people are taking every opportunity to show their disdain for the policies of the current president, which reflect on every American. In Malta, a country near and dear to my heart, two teenagers were charged with attempting to throw paint at a U.S. warship docked in the main harbor. I know people who voted for Bush, and I will leave no opportunity wasted to remind them of their decision to keep us in this disastrous war.


Moviment Graffiti, the face of Maltese radicalism ( they started off back in the nineties with a series of direct actions), distanced themselves from the Grand Harbour incident stating in a press release that such action goes against their statute. Anti globalists Graffiti are active against oppression and exploitation of people, environment and animals with a vision of freedom and radical democracy. Have a look at the Graffiti website here.