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2006-02-03 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Besoeker 2006-02-03 13:28|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nice deliberately slanted article; there's not even the pretense of getting the other side of the story.

Posted by Raj 2006-02-03 13:40|| 2006-02-03 13:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't condone whaling by Japan. However Greenpeace is acting in a illegal fashion on the high seas quite often. I have zero sympathy for them when they risk causing injury to others and act as vandals. I am not opposed to the the raming and sinking of their vessels. They shouldn't feel safe doing what they do or think they can act with impunity anymore than these whaler ass clowns.

If they want to do something about whaling buy a sub and get real. GD hippys!

Posted by Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-02-03 14:05|| 2006-02-03 14:05|| Front Page Top

#3 These "Scientific" vessels need to be outfitted with the directed sound weapon that put foot to ass on those other "Pirates" from skinnyland.

Posted by GoldenShellBack 2006-02-03 14:53|| 2006-02-03 14:53|| Front Page Top

#4 If the Japanese wish to get unpleasant, what Greenpeace is doing could be construed as falling under one of the accepted definitions of piratical acts.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-02-03 15:07|| 2006-02-03 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Greenpeace activists were painting the words "whale meat sanctuary" on the side of the Japanese supply vessel.

Might have something to do with the attitude of the Japanese captain.

Posted by lotp 2006-02-03 15:11|| 2006-02-03 15:11|| Front Page Top

#6 The Arctic Sunrise has been chasing Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctic waters for almost two weeks, hampering the hunt

This, too.

Posted by lotp 2006-02-03 15:12|| 2006-02-03 15:12|| Front Page Top

#7 A kaiten whaling vessel?

Posted by Mike 2006-02-03 15:29|| 2006-02-03 15:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Reminds me of the video I saw a few years ago on Fox when the Native Alaskans (Eskimos) went for their annual whale hunt in a freakin' canoe. Some Greenpeace yahoo was out on a jet ski (which, btw, I'm sure didn't run on ethanol) and harrassing the Eskimos in their hunt (for just 1 whale). Along comes the Coast Guard cutter, outsizing them both and trying to stay between them. The future Green-Darwin Award nominee (I think it should be a separate class of DA) cut right in front of the cutter on her jet-ski, and balooop, the cutter ran right over her! She pops up (and her jet-ski about 20 yards away upside down) on the other side of the cutter cursing! Unfreakin-believable!

Posted by BA 2006-02-03 15:36|| 2006-02-03 15:36|| Front Page Top

#9 "whale meat sanctuary" sounds like one of those weird japanese anime cartoons.

Posted by SteveS 2006-02-03 16:31|| 2006-02-03 16:31|| Front Page Top

#10 If the Japanese had been serious about this, the "activists" would have been "lost at sea" in the Antarctic and never heard from again. The fact that these media whores are flogging their story says that nothing happened.

Posted by Random Thoughts 2006-02-03 16:55|| 2006-02-03 16:55|| Front Page Top

#11 A Japanese whaling ship collided with a Greenpeace boat in Antarctic waters on Sunday.

"Was that a speed bump?"

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-02-03 18:12|| 2006-02-03 18:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Ummmmm!!! Whale sushi!!

Posted by DMFD 2006-02-03 18:49|| 2006-02-03 18:49|| Front Page Top

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