It is impossible to see the Rudd government's decision to finally take the Japanese government to the International Court of Justice over "scientific" whaling as anything but a cynical, pre-election ploy.
The timing, the substance, the risks and polling imperatives all point to a long-delayed decision being rushed out with no real prospect of stopping whaling, merely to cover for a painfully broken promise before the election.
Re: Bethune. My prediction: there will continue to be a big bruhaha with the Japanese authorities making sure they thoroughly scold him and make him feel like a right naughty man. They will bring all possible charges against him, and tell him that he could be sent up the river for a very long time. He will then be let go. (Of course, I already said that earlier in the bet with IFocus!)
@MacQuack. The crowd you mentioned isnt a rent-a-crowd paid for by anyone. They are a right wing nutjob crew who seize on any opportunity to lambast foreigners, and generally show off just how racist they can be. When I say this group is right wing and racist, I mean they are really on the far raggedy edge of even hardcore right wingers. These guys truly have no screws left to be loose. Thankfully they are small (although disturbingly active for their size) and lack any real power. They usually harass Koreans and Chinese, but given the opportunity to harass a whitey round eye, they're only too eager. They gave Bethune a similar welcome when he first arrived in Japan. No, no body had to pay these guys to show up...they do it because they love it
Interpol has placed the head of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, on its international wanted list.
The request to place him on the list was issued by Japan.
Nice try at spin. He is wanted by interpool for harming people and breaking international laws.This man is wanted by Interpol for saving whales.
This man is wanted by Interpol for saving whales.
I'd rather lose a fight and maintain my honour and dignity than make an outright light to win a battle.
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I'm all for anyone being passionate about a whale or any given subject. But really, you lose all credibility when you let your passion distort facts.
I'd rather lose a fight and maintain my honour and dignity than make an outright light to win a battle.
Really mac, how can you think people will believe you in future posts with a comment like that, whether in this thread or others.
Nice try at spin. He is wanted by interpool for harming people and breaking international laws.
Interpol has issued a so-called blue notice (at the request of Japan), asking national police forces to pass on information about Mr Watson's whereabouts and activities.
But it has not issued a notice requesting his arrest.
Watson is not that easily scared off. Watch out for some fireworks next time those Japanese scum head down to the Southern Ocean.In retrospect, the Japanese are lucky that the rest of the world adhered to the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling otherwise those little f***ers would have no whales to hunt at all. The hide of the Japanese is unbelievable.
Watson will be lucky if he doesn't end up with a harpoon up his.........
Another point.. It was the whalers themselves that called a moratorium to allow the stocks to recover. It is the annimal liberators that took over. The stocks have recovered for some species.
Bring it on.
Yes indeed. This gutless thug, Paul Watson should be behind bars. It is surprising that you are so enamoured of this ratbag that you can't see what a phony he is.
Try watching "Whale *****s" for the lowdown on this idiot.
http://www.xepisodes.com/southpark/episodes/1311/Whale-*****s.html
They're ocean rapers and have had successive nationalistic expansionist governments in the past. Don't confine your views to the whale-hunt alone.
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