Posted on 01/15/2008 7:43:41 PM PST by Stoat
If true, it seems that they got quite a bargain.......
ARRRRRRR! Bein' tied up is mild, compared to what they did in th' good ol' days!
SAILOR: HOW ARE YOU OLD CHUM!!
SAILOR: ALL YOUR A** ARE BELONG TO US.
SAILOR: HA HA HA HA....
ARRRRRRR! Bein' tied up is mild, compared to what they did in th' good ol' days!
Indeed. And considering the rampant scourge of piracy these days not to mention terrorism, I'd have had zero troubles with lethal defensive measures if I had been the Japanese Captain. I'd say that he exercised amazing restraint.
I hope this image isn't blasphemous.
Sounds like the could be up for a Piracy charge.....
Korosuchae!
ok - this really cracked me up!
BWAHAHA!!!
It’s not irrelevant that the Japanese ship is there in violation of Australian law, and also flagrantly lying about the purpose of the mission (putting them in violation of International Whaling Commission rules). “Scientific research” — what a crock. They are slaughtering wildlife, some of it endangered, to sell to restaurants back home for money. I don’t recognize the right of sovereign nations to roam all over the globe wiping out any species they feel like wiping out.
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Are they whaling in Australian waters as recognized by treaty? If they are, this could create some tensions. GreenPeace has used these tactics for years, but the whalers have gotten pretty good at dealing with them.
If I had been Captain of that vessel, they wouldn't be alive to face charges. How was I to know that these were not violent terrorists? (which they apparently were)
I don't suppose these enviroweenies have ever heard of the USS Cole?
If you don't want to be treated like a terrorist, then don't act like one.
Fin and Minke whales are in no danger of extinction. There are plenty to go around.
If you can’t stand the thought of whales being eaten, come right out and say so.
Sounds like some familiar enviromaniacal tactics.
Leni
It seems they were vigilantes attempting to enforce Australian law. If the Aussies want their Antarctic territorial waters respected, they should enforce them themselves and not depend on Greenpeace wannabes to do so.
I’m not big on whaling, but in this particular case, I’m with the whalers. Ropes and acid? Act like an idiot, get treated like one.
The picture with the guy crying like a little baby is priceless.
“The sensational confrontation came hours after an Australian court banned Japan from whaling in its Antarctic waters. The ruling applies to a sanctuary declared by Australia in 2000 - which Japan does not recognise. “
Mine the waters! Perhaps then Japan will recognize Australia’s sovereignty.
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