Japanese| Norway Whaling Protests

Ekka · 16th January 2008, 11:49 PM

Australia has taken a tough stance against Japan's whale killing sprees.

Along with the continued efforts of Greenpeace, Australia sent out a ship to monitor and get evidence of the Japanese whaling fleet.

In a nutshell Greenpeace found the fleet off Western Australia and is disrupting their efforts.

Two men boarded a whaling ship with a written protest and the Japs have held the men, possible international ramifications here but the Autralian govt said they'd take the men and issue resolved, however the Japs want part of the deal to be that protestors piss off and let them kill the whales.

Sounds like blackmail to me.

Source: Japan hopes Australia will end whale stand-off - World - theage.com.au

Quote:

Australia dispatched the Oceanic Viking to Antarctic waters last week to monitor Japanese whaling and gather evidence for a possible international legal challenge to end the annual hunt, which is opposed by most Western nations.

Japan argues that whaling is part of its culture and accuses Western nations of cultural insensitivity. It hunts whales using a loophole in a global moratorium that allows "lethal research'' on the giant mammals.

Japan has said it is ready to hand the two men over but wants environmentalists to promise to stop harassing its whaling ships.

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Source: Customs willing to pick up men held on whaling vessel - Whale watch - Specials

Also on this link look at the pics "whale war".

Quote:

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said today the Government may send a customs ship to pick up the two activists from the militant conservation group Sea Shepherd to end the standoff.

For too long the world has sat back letting this going on, time to step it up I reckon, they come down here and kill the whales!

a_lopa · 17th January 2008, 12:33 AM

Yes there ships sinking would be good,the Japanese Gov needs a reality check.I dont blame the USA for one second for nuking them in ww2

Therrin · 17th January 2008, 02:36 AM

OMG! That's one way to put it.

I don't know about sinking ships though... I think you have to have at least a Greenpeace membership to do that kinda thing

Come now, lets think of this... we sink the ships, which then leak oil and diesel fuel into the ocean...which in turn kills whales and other sea-life alike... that's a GREAT! way to save the environement... yup. Put alot of thought into THAT one...

Ekka · 17th January 2008, 03:08 AM

The bloody French sunk the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior a few years back in a covert operation, fancy that, right there in NZ's harbour they blew it up.

That's coz the French were coming to the pacific to "test" their nukes.

Irony is that the ringleader resides in USA now although USA says no terrorists to live here ... but the culprit sells arms to USA.

Rainbow Warrior ringleader heads firm selling arms to US government | Environment | The Guardian

Quote:

The French intelligence officer who led the 1985 bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace ship protesting against nuclear tests in the Pacific, now lives in America where he heads an arms firm selling weapons to the FBI, Pentagon, and the department of homeland security, the Guardian has learned.

Officials from the state department, the department of homeland security, the FBI and the French embassy would not comment directly on Mr Dillais's presence in the US

Therrin · 17th January 2008, 03:18 AM

The French need their nukes like a eunich needs condoms.....
I mean hey, if you'd never use it, why have it right?

They already have the market cornered in white-flag production facilities, as well as the world's best white-flag waving training program... why would they need nukes?

Ekka · 17th January 2008, 03:23 AM

I dunno, but we got the chits with them coming here and nuking the ocean ... still radioactive and toxic. Do some research on increased cancers etc due to the migrating fish that pacific villagers eat.

What do people think it is down here, a free for all funny farm or something, we confiscate illegal fishing boats too from Indonesia etc and lock up boat people, get the message you environmental rapists ... bugger off.

newguy18 · 17th January 2008, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

The French need their nukes like a eunich needs condoms.....
I mean hey, if you'd never use it, why have it right?

They already have the market cornered in white-flag production facilities, as well as the world's best white-flag waving training program... why would they need nukes?

This just in france surrendered to al quaeda this morning after the terrorists defeated they're military capabiliteis by blowing up thier white flag factories.

Ekka · 17th January 2008, 08:52 PM

Australia picked up the protesters but the Japs are pissed right off, no cave in from protest for releasing people!

They also were going to throw the blokes overboard, bloody idiots!

Source: Anti-whale activists 'would do it again' - World - theage.com.au

Read the message Jap whalers. BUGGER OFF!

Quote:

"The fact of the matter is they are illegally whaling near a whale sanctuary and illegally whaling in Australian waters,'' he told 3AW.

"I feel that we have the right to inform them of that and inform them on behalf of the Australian people that they're not welcome down here.''

bigshea13 · 17th January 2008, 09:31 PM

ever heard of bikini atol? someones got to take a stand. by the time the friggin politicians get around to dealin with it, its spiraled out of control. i commend those taking a stand knowing that there will be inevitable consiquences.just because a group{government} is in control doesnt mean they are in the right. if more people took action and did less bitchin alot of the problems would get resolved. most of the time its...shhhhhhhhhhhh! stop talkin about it and theyll forget soon enough. and thats the truth. everyone is so worried about the the price of gas/their 401k/if hillary was genuine when she cried. that shit doesnt matter. if you let assholes destroy the very things that directly effect life what does the rest of it matter. we need to stop thinking about right now and start thinking ahead. the jokers running our countries dont represent "we" the common folk. whens the last time you wore a $100,000.00 siut, took 2 weeks off and flew to your private ranch of 1000acres and wined and dined a group to obtain something in your interest from them. shit, americans are the worst. we produce tons of radioactive waste and them burn it or put it in warheads and even small munitions. that crap travels on the wind around the world and the fall out could land anywhere. barges take trash from costal cities out to sea and dump it. during that first gulf war the US "saved" cash by draining oil into desert sands during changes instead of properly disposing of it. the list goes on and on and on and on and get the drift. if you guys reading this thread really want to make a difference become aware and blow your friggin whistles on these pigs. they are going to ruin it for our children, hell they probably already have.save those whales.

wah! i always feel better after a good rant.

Ekka · 7th February 2008, 03:25 AM

The Japs are getting mighty angry now and suggesting Australia is jeopardising their trading relationship with Japan if they continue showing video and pics of whale kills.

Hey Japs, this is a free country and we'll show what the bloody hell we like, shove that in ya pipe! Whale murderers!

Tell me Japs, what is there science doesn't know already that entitles you to kill 1000 whales a year?

Some links:

Customs release graphic evidence of whale slaughter : thewest.com.au

Slaughtered whales not related: Japan - National - theage.com.au

Australia releases Japanese whaling pictures | Reuters

Sky News: Awful whaling images

Quote:

Just hours after the whales were hauled onto the Japanese whaling vessel, the Yushin Maru, they were butchered and put into cold storage.

And the link to a video

timesofmalta.com - Articles

newguy18 · 7th February 2008, 04:58 AM

thats just awful.

bigshea13 · 7th February 2008, 10:44 PM

time to chum the waters for the great whites. build some harnesses and troll with the little japs. i dont know what they need whales for. the us pretty much flipped the bill for their entire nations rejuvination after the war. i almost wish some one would bomb us...then maybe our gov would spend some of our money here at home. greedy little bastards!

Ekka · 9th February 2008, 08:53 PM

And Norway does it too.

Norway keeps whaling quota, draws ire | Environment | Reuters

Quote:

Fri Feb 8, 2008 1:59pm EST

By Wojciech Moskwa

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has set a commercial whaling quota of 1,052 minke whales in 2008, unchanged from last year, drawing criticism from environmental groups pressuring Oslo to join the international community and call off its hunts.

Plus more ... go to the link

Ekka · 13th February 2008, 01:12 PM

Whilst the Japs have been confronting us in Canberra their own media exposed this story. How disgusting, the whale meat wasted anyway.

AdelaideNow... Rotting whale meat mountain

Quote:

February 13, 2008 08:00am

JAPAN's whalers are going broke and have been forced to slash prices because no one wants to eat their growing mountain of whale meat.

The farcical truth of Japan's whaling industry was exposed yesterday by Japanese media reports that the Institute for Cetacean Research is struggling to repay $37 million in government subsidies.

The report came as Japanese embassy officials made a stern protest in Canberra over the Federal Government's release of shocking whaling photographs.

The ICR, responsible for Japan's lethal "research operation", is flooding Japan with cheap whale meat that it cannot sell, according to the reports in respected newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

Meat and other parts of whales killed during ICR "scientific research" in the Southern Ocean is sold to a private fisheries company Kyodo Senpaku, which manages the sale of whale meat in the Japanese market. But while ICR has consistently increased the number of whales it kills ? by 30 per cent between 2005 and 2006 ? there has been no rise in domestic demand for whale meat or products.

Greenpeace Australia Pacific whales campaign director Rob Nicholl said the losses were further proof that there was no market for whale meat in Japan.

newguy18 · 13th February 2008, 02:42 PM

Good maybe the japs will quit now.There is no good reason to kill whales.

17th January 2008, 12:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
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17th January 2008, 02:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,273	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests OMG! That's one way to put it. I don't know about sinking ships though... I think you have to have at least a Greenpeace membership to do that kinda thing Come now, lets think of this... we sink the ships, which then leak oil and diesel fuel into the ocean...which in turn kills whales and other sea-life alike... that's a GREAT! way to save the environement... yup. Put alot of thought into THAT one... __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703

17th January 2008, 03:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,273	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests The French need their nukes like a eunich needs condoms..... I mean hey, if you'd never use it, why have it right? They already have the market cornered in white-flag production facilities, as well as the world's best white-flag waving training program... why would they need nukes? __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703

17th January 2008, 03:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,932	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests I dunno, but we got the chits with them coming here and nuking the ocean ... still radioactive and toxic. Do some research on increased cancers etc due to the migrating fish that pacific villagers eat. What do people think it is down here, a free for all funny farm or something, we confiscate illegal fishing boats too from Indonesia etc and lock up boat people, get the message you environmental rapists ... bugger off. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

17th January 2008, 09:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
bigshea13 Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: hiding Posts: 378	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests ever heard of bikini atol? someones got to take a stand. by the time the friggin politicians get around to dealin with it, its spiraled out of control. i commend those taking a stand knowing that there will be inevitable consiquences.just because a group{government} is in control doesnt mean they are in the right. if more people took action and did less bitchin alot of the problems would get resolved. most of the time its...shhhhhhhhhhhh! stop talkin about it and theyll forget soon enough. and thats the truth. everyone is so worried about the the price of gas/their 401k/if hillary was genuine when she cried. that shit doesnt matter. if you let assholes destroy the very things that directly effect life what does the rest of it matter. we need to stop thinking about right now and start thinking ahead. the jokers running our countries dont represent "we" the common folk. whens the last time you wore a $100,000.00 siut, took 2 weeks off and flew to your private ranch of 1000acres and wined and dined a group to obtain something in your interest from them. shit, americans are the worst. we produce tons of radioactive waste and them burn it or put it in warheads and even small munitions. that crap travels on the wind around the world and the fall out could land anywhere. barges take trash from costal cities out to sea and dump it. during that first gulf war the US "saved" cash by draining oil into desert sands during changes instead of properly disposing of it. the list goes on and on and on and on and get the drift. if you guys reading this thread really want to make a difference become aware and blow your friggin whistles on these pigs. they are going to ruin it for our children, hell they probably already have.save those whales. wah! i always feel better after a good rant.

7th February 2008, 04:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,679	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests thats just awful. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

7th February 2008, 10:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
bigshea13 Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: hiding Posts: 378	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests time to chum the waters for the great whites. build some harnesses and troll with the little japs. i dont know what they need whales for. the us pretty much flipped the bill for their entire nations rejuvination after the war. i almost wish some one would bomb us...then maybe our gov would spend some of our money here at home. greedy little bastards!

13th February 2008, 02:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,679	Re: Japanese Whaling Protests Good maybe the japs will quit now.There is no good reason to kill whales. __________________