Posted on 02/10/2010 10:38:54 AM PST by OneVike
There is a war going on in the Antarctic, a war over the whales. This fish war has become increasingly dangerous for those involved, as more then just nasty words during a protest are being exchanged lately. This war has tempers flaring, nations accusing each other of maleficence, and boats crashing into each other like what happened when the Yushin Maru 3 crashed into the more aggressive Bob Barker this past Sunday on February 7th. This on the heels of the activist group's pride speed boat the Ady Gil being sunk just last month on its maiden voyage. In that mishap the angry meddlesome activists found out what it's like to swim in the frigid waters of the Antarctica. The Activist groups spokesperson admits in a phone interview;
Yes it is a war, one that features the controversial, and violent environmental and animal rights activist group called“The Sea Shepherd Conservation Group” as the aggressor. An organization by the way that many have rightfully classified as a terrorist organization, after all it is the navy arm of the extremist group, "Earth First". A claim that was made by Sea Shepherd's founder, director and still current member of Earth First, Paul Watson himself.
On the other side of this war we have the age old traditional Japanese whaling industry that just wants to do what it is legally doing. However, the violent Sea Shepherds are vowing to do all they can to stop the Japanese whaling fleet from fishing for whales. In their arsenal is such tools as the multimillion dollar ship named after it benefactor, Bob Barker, and up until last month the 1.5 million dollar, bullet proof, Batmobile speed boat, named Ady Gil, after the Hollywood activist who donated a large portion of the funds for it's purchase and retrofitting.
What these activists do is interrupt the whaling fleet by using an arsenal of weapons that sounds timid but can actually cause bodily harm and even death, like the "prop foulers" that can destroy the propellers leaving the ship dead in the water and at the mercy of the ever changing weather patterns Antarctic Ocean. There are the harmless sounding, methocel (slippery bombs), that can actually cause bodily harm and death if a fisherman slips and hit his head, or falls over board in the frigid waters of the Antarctic. Then they like to hurl packets of smelly foods such as rancid butter and other food items at the fishermen. The spoiled food is used in the hopes that they will get lucky and hit a fisherman in the mouth and get him sick from food poisoning. (by the way, the last time I checked that is what the left call biological warfare) After all, if a crew member is too sick to work then it makes it more difficult to get the job done. The terrorists have even adopted the whalers only tool of defense, the water cannon.
This terrorist group has a history of violence that has left a path of destruction as it continues to intimidate those they have declared their enemies. Their violent history even includes, illegally pirating and scuttling two whaling vessels in the Icelandic harbor. All this, and more, in an attempt stop the Japanese fishermen from doing what is legal. Their founder Paul Watson, is a long time socialist, and extreme environmental and animal rights activist. He was a member of Greenpeace and also involved with and still coordinates activities with such extreme groups as PETA, the Seirra Club and "Earth First". He has even dubbed his group the navy for Earth First, and has vowed to continue his illegal harassment of whaling;
Back on the other side of this war we have the last fleet in the world that still hunts whales, a Japanese whaling fleet of six ships. This fleet is allowed to hunt the whales in the Antarctic, because they are listed under the International Whaling Commission as part of a scientific whaling program. However, just to defend themselves against the more aggressive activists, they find themselves forced to use water cannons and sonar devices to disorient the aggressive activists. They even need a seperate ship just to defend the less protected whaling ships from the attacks of the terrorists.
There has been many confrontations over the years in this ongoing war over the big fish. This terrorist group has been able to tap the pockets of the many wealthy backers from Hollywood actors, musicians, socialist philanthropists like George Soros and many other social activists from around the world. This money enables the radical anti human group to spend millions of dollars on boats that can run circles around the larger and slower whaling ships, with the purpose of inflicting crippling and permanent damage to them. They will even proudly admit that the lives of humans are expendable in their battle to save any and all animals from harm. Watson himself coined the term "AIDS of the Earth" as a reference to humans and what he thinks if us. Through the years these and other groups have pushed the Japanese whalers to the point of extinction. However, as you will see in this video they lost a battle and it cost them dearly. While collisions are expected as far as the Sea Shepherds are concerned, they never expected to lose their 1.5 million dollar prize possession the Ady Gil, in its first battle.
In this video you will see what happened when the aggressive activists attempted to force the whalers from doing their job, and the Shonan Maru No.2 clipped the nose of the record setting speed boat. The way I see it, the Japanese are just trying to continue doing what their ancestors have done for generations. It's the animal rights activists that are in the wrong, and if they get hurt or killed while protesting in such a dangerous way then it is their own fault. I do find it quite humorous that the activists only have enough fuel to continue their protest for another month before the tanks in their boats go dry. Unfortunately for theses environmental friendly hypocrites, the Bob Barker and Steve Irwin are not like the Ady Gil was. See the Ady Gil ran on 100 per cent renewable biodiesel fuel, and left a net zero carbon footprint, when it was alive that is. Gee, what kind of foot print do you think it's putting on the bottom of the Ocean?
I have spliced together video taken by the terrorists on the Bob Barker, and video filmed by the Japanese fisherman on the Shonan Maru No.2, of the the Ady Gil becoming nothing more than human junk on the Ocean floor.
I don’t see how these eco-wackos can be considered anything but pirates according to traditional law of the sea. Our Navy Seals dealt with that appropriately off the coast of Somalia.
Potentially causing someone permanent loss of vision or blindness? Send ‘em to Davy Jones Locker.
The Japanese use a loophole to do research and then eat the whales, so no waste.
Dude looks like pure terror on cabin boys.
Dream on. Few people are less popular here than Paul Watson.
Even most eco-nuts distance themselves from the Sea Shepherds as seen with both the local chapters of Greenpeace and WWF distancing themselves from him.
Watson is/was a wanted man in this country due to his acts of terrorism. But of course he and his tax-exempt organization are protected by the US government and have been since the Bush-years.
Riiiight... Age old tradition of exploding harpoons and industrial processing ships who pretend to be doing "research" then sell the meat back in Japan. Ahh yes, the good old days of the Shogun.
Loved the shot of that piece of junk sinking!
Only thing prettier would be seeing that thing being raked stem to stern by a Phalanx burst...
And I have to admire the restraint of the whaler's captain: there was no reason not to believe the laser was NOT an aiming device. The whaler could have sunk the Ada, and justified it, and any loss of life...but chose to disable the boat, instead, with a glancing blow.
Tradition may be one reason why the Japanese still hunt whales, but nutritional value and amazingly delicious rich taste are another two. Like you, I would not personally ever want to harm a whale, dolphin, seal, or any other aquatic mammal. I wouldn't kill and eat a dog either, all are too intelligent for ME to knowingly put them on MY menu.
But, if an activity is legal, does not push a species to extinction (6 ships aren't going to decimate any whale species), creates something actually useful (high caloric value food) and those who oppose it do everything and more under the accepted definitions of sabotage, terrorism, and piracy, the former have IMHO every right in international waters to sink the bastards and hang any they catch from a handy yard arm.
More to the point: a laser can blind or damage eyesight permanently. It is a weapon in its own right.
Most everything the eco-terrorists do is potentially life-threatening. The Japanese would be entirely justified in killing them. A pity we live in such ‘civilized’ times that no one is willing to do the right thing to criminals.
Sure. It’s easy to get things wrong online. :)
And Watson is one subject that easily gets me carried away. No one likes to have their eating habits interfered with.
Kyle Busch?
D-Day.
What is the difference between engaging in terrorism because you don't agree with someone's heritage, ethnicity, nationality, etc. and terrorism because you disagree with people exercising their legal rights?
Answer is NONE!
Yet the Sea Shepherd terrorist group gets away without even a slap on the wrist. These eco-terrorists should be treated like the TERRORISTS they are. Even their own footage (thanks to "Whale Wars"), millions have seen their actions.
The Steve Irwin rammed (can't deny it - from watching both the Japanese footage (they document EVERY encounter - good idea), and the Sea Shepherd's footage - there is no denying it. They regularly attack with everything from ship-crippling prop fowlers, to butyric acid (if you have ever come in contact with it- you never forget it), and other stuff to disable, harm, or otherwise inflict damage. Their "home" registration country (Netherlands?) have warned them repeatedly about throwing or launching anything from the Steve Irwin - or they would revoke their license to fly under their flag. But that nation doesn't have a backbone - and still hasn't enforced this threat.
Regardless of one's beliefs regarding whales (I'm not real comfortable with the whale hunting), the Japanese fleet is operating within INTERNATIONAL law. In that regard, the Sea Shepherd organization is clearly violating international laws against terrorism. Thus anyone supporting this organization (particularly financially) is a supporter of terrorism and should be prosecuted as such. There are some very high-profile supporters - including George Soros (imagine that).
There is also footage of the Sea Shepherds *shooting* at police at the Faroe Islands.
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