new subject.....this Japanese whaling vessel that's currently terrorizing Australian waterways....and now the crew of this vessel has taken some Aussie citizens prisoner....now if this vessel actually happens to be inside the sovereign waterways of Australia....setting aside the environmental debate about whaling for a minute......I would say that since I presume they've been given a chance to leave peacefully and further presume that the Japs have ignored such a plea and chosen to commit an injustice against Australian citizenry...that the next proportionate response would be to extract the citizens being held captive by the crew of the vessel and then get the Aussie navy's best battleship to come and make kindling out of this whaling vessel
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Originally posted by mad_gater View Postnew subject.....this Japanese whaling vessel that's currently terrorizing Australian waterways....and now the crew of this vessel has taken some Aussie citizens prisoner....now if this vessel actually happens to be inside the sovereign waterways of Australia....setting aside the environmental debate about whaling for a minute......I would say that since I presume they've been given a chance to leave peacefully and further presume that the Japs have ignored such a plea and chosen to commit an injustice against Australian citizenry...that the next proportionate response would be to extract the citizens being held captive by the crew of the vessel and then get the Aussie navy's best battleship to come and make kindling out of this whaling vessel
More like than not, both parties probably "exended themselves" a little (snort) above and beyond what they are legally allowed to do, so legally there will be "fault" on both sides. As such there will be reviews of information, statements from both sides etc in order to determine "what happened".
We generally try to avoid "international incidents" without proof ya knowsigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by SaberBlade View PostThere is nothing wrong with the word "Japs", just intent behind it's usage. It's no different to saying the Aussies or the Brits.sigpic
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Originally posted by SaberBlade View PostThere is nothing wrong with the word "Japs", just intent behind it's usage. It's no different to saying the Aussies or the Brits.
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Originally posted by Goose View PostExcept that there is. It's always been used as a derogatory term, and even more so after WWII. "Aussies" or "Brits" aren't used as offensive words.
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Originally posted by Goose View PostDon't call them Japs. It's not 1941.
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Originally posted by mad_gater View Postno it's not...it's the 2011 remake of 1941.....for the Aussies at least anyway and that's provided that the Aussie government can grow a set and deal with these Japanese whalers the way people who don't respond to peaceful requests to leave need to be dealt with
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Originally posted by Goose View PostJapanese whalers = Pearl Harbour. Got it.sigpic
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Maybe we should get some facts straight here:
1. The three Australian citizens who are currently held aboard the Japanese boat snuck aboard the Japanese boat, by climbing over fences and cutting razor wires. In other words, they broke into the boat.
2. The three men are uninjured and safe.
3. According to the Japanese, the Japanese boat was 40 km away from the Australian coast when the three men illegally boarded the boat. That means it occurred in international waters.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-0...from-s/3763002
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Originally posted by Goose View PostMaybe we should get some facts straight here:
1. The three Australian citizens who are currently held aboard the Japanese boat snuck aboard the Japanese boat, by climbing over fences and cutting razor wires. In other words, they broke into the boat.
2. The three men are uninjured and safe.
3. According to the Japanese, the Japanese boat was 40 km away from the Australian coast when the three men illegally boarded the boat. That means it occurred in international waters.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-0...from-s/3763002sigpic
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostOk...but I still don't see the WWII equation here.
Mak up your own mind about what he's implying with that.
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