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2006-01-14 Down Under

Enviromental group threatens to attack Japanese whaling ships

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-01-14 04:55|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 that's great. But considering the slaughter that just occurred, you think these groups might have used this particular moment for a different type of protest.

Posted by 2b 2006-01-14 07:07|| 2006-01-14 07:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Attack Japanese ships?
They could start with these...

Link

Posted by john 2006-01-14 07:48|| 2006-01-14 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Hippy protestors against Japanese sailors? Are they serious? Where can I place a bet on this?

Posted by Raj 2006-01-14 08:25|| 2006-01-14 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 The last thing the Farley Mowat will hear will be "Tora! Tora! Tora!"

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-01-14 09:48|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-01-14 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The way around this whole problem is for the anti-whaling crowd to get creative for a change.

That is, come up with some otherwise unharmful bacteria, that when eaten by whales makes their flesh not just unpalatable, but loathesome to the taste, for the rest of their lives.

In just a few years, they could feed enough whales contaminated Purina Whale Chow, so that it would no longer be economically viable to harvest them. A few instances of entire restaurants full of Japanese gourmands puking their guts out would have a lasting impact.

Of course, the whale hunting nations would scream bloody murder about the whales being "ruined" for "research purposes", but who gives a damn?

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-01-14 10:32|| 2006-01-14 10:32|| Front Page Top

#6 don't whaling ships usually have big ass harpoons on them?

Posted by Jerelet Thineling2988 2006-01-14 11:34|| 2006-01-14 11:34|| Front Page Top

#7 What is with the oriental blood lust for needing to eat anything on the verge of extinction?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-01-14 12:15|| 2006-01-14 12:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Attacking a whaling ship by ramming it would fall into the accepted international definition of piracy, if the Japanese wish to push it. And that would allow them to conduct a drumhead tribunal and hang each and every one of the attackers immediately after the attack. Really stupid threat on the part of the whale-huggers.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-01-14 13:18|| 2006-01-14 13:18|| Front Page Top

#9 "Really stupid threat on the part of the whale-huggers."

Are they not also in the same category of idiocy we find in tree huggers?

Save The Whale!

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2006-01-14 14:00|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2006-01-14 14:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Nice shot of an F4 with Meatball John.
Semi-rare.

Posted by 6 2006-01-14 16:01|| 2006-01-14 16:01|| Front Page Top

#11 I liked the shots with the long line of warships.
Serious PR.
Shows whose navy is top dog in Asia (after the USN).

Posted by john 2006-01-14 16:20|| 2006-01-14 16:20|| Front Page Top

#12 Can I have the popcorn concession? ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-01-14 21:23|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-01-14 21:23|| Front Page Top

#13 I want live video of this!

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