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...cause of their deaths is still very unclear and confusing. Newspapers everywhere exclude the possibility of a third person being involved in the deaths. They suggest that Gert Bastian despaired and shot Petra Kelly in her sleep, then shot himself in the head, outside her bedroom. Some reports even suggest that it might have been a suicide pact...
Although they had been going through some very trying times (Gert had been in a car accident over the summer and both of them had severe financial difficulties), I do not believe that they would have given up hope and committed suicide. Petra was always full of enthusiasm and hope, even at the bleakest and most frustrating moments...
...least twice a week my parents (leaders of the Group of 100, an ecological group of artists and intellectuals) would receive a fax from Petra Kelly, in which she would send reports of the environmental situation throughout Europe and accounts of her struggles with politicians and bureaucrats to attain greater human and environmental rights...
...feel, just as nearly all of Petra and Gert's friends in Germany do, that the possibility of an assassination definitely does exist, if only because they had so many enemies. Not only did they both openly criticize the Right, they were also involved in many campaigns against the nuclear power industry. Speculating on their deaths, however, does nothing to help--although for me, going over the details is the only way I can try to understand something so senseless...
...Petra Kelly's death is extremely tragic for those who knew and loved her. Whether the motive for her shooting was personal despair or a political grudge, it has very frightening implications for what the global fight for ecology and human rights represents to those who dedicate their lives to it. Her murder must not, however, shatter the ideals of those who are still fighting for a world in which both humans and ecology are treated with the love and respect they deserve. I want to honor Petra Kelly by continuing on in her work for humanity...