What do you think of WHALING disguised as RESEARCH?

[Coco Pops]

Research my ass.....

The Japanese are just thumbing their noses at the rest of the civilized world....


So what do folks her think about Whaling disguised as "scientific research" as claimed by our Japanese friends?

[Gate-builder]

I reckon someone needs to put a couple of torpedos in their whaling ship, I don't think anything else is going to stop them in a hurry. Anyone here got a submarine?

[shrap]

The Japanese aren't the only country doing 'whale research'. So why are they singled out for all the blame? Shouldn't we try and get all of them to stop?

[Coco Pops]

The Japanese aren't the only country doing 'whale research'. So why are they singled out for all the blame? Shouldn't we try and get all of them to stop?

Which other countries do this?

I think the reason Japan gets most of the bad press is that they're the most arrogant and up front about it.. The whole world sees what they're doing but they just don't care.

[Coco Pops]

I reckon someone needs to put a couple of torpedos in their whaling ship, I don't think anything else is going to stop them in a hurry. Anyone here got a submarine?

Wouldn't they consider that an act of war?

[shrap]

Which other countries do this?

I think the reason Japan gets most of the bad press is that they're the most arrogant and up front about it.. The whole world sees what they're doing but they just don't care.

Iceland and Norway also whale under the scientific research loophole.

[Gate-builder]

Wouldn't they consider that an act of war?

Thats true. Maybe someone should just sink it when its in the harbour then, like the French did to the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland. I'm sure if it was all planned carefully enough nobody would ever know who was responsible.

[jenks]

As long as Japan is an important ally to the west in that region of the world we'll probably carry on turning a blind eye...

[Skydiver]

if you guys want this to be a poll, i need the options that you want please

[Coco Pops]

if you guys want this to be a poll, i need the options that you want please

I did in fact "report" the first message in the thread to add a poll so it's somewhere in moderator land

[shrap]

What are the actual options you want in your poll?

[Davesg-43]

Wouldn't they consider that an act of war?

well if they don't know what nation did this you can pull it off

[Davesg-43]

Research my ass.....

The Japanese are just thumbing their noses at the rest of the civilized world....


So what do folks her think about Whaling disguised as "scientific research" as claimed by our Japanese friends?

well you can't stop it some one is just going to keep doing it and political action will not work on these guys. You need military action but no nation is gona spend millions of dolors to enforce it

[Coco Pops]

well you can't stop it some one is just going to keep doing it and political action will not work on these guys. You need military action but no nation is gona spend millions of dolors to enforce it

Yeah I guess .... Hmmm Also countries like mine could embargo ships like when they come into our ports to refuel refuse them fuel

[AvatarIII]

just found this on new scientist, i guess it's related

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/env...ys-norway.html