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**PriernPayorse** · 12-18-2010, 03:29 AM

Braveheart made a few statements in his original post, one stating that the whaling was illegal, and another stating that if it was just research, the whale products would not be marketed. Both of those statements are not true statements.

My post was based on a Wikipedia article which I will link after a few words based on
said article.

The International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) has an inherent flaw in that any member
who abstains or votes no is exempt. Japan has always done both and has therefore
been exempt. Japan has increased their position by bankrolling new voting members
from undeveloped nations with cash handouts, free hotel stays in Tokyo, etc.

There is an international outrage such as here that the Japanese have circumvented
any attempt to curtail lethal 'research'.

By the Wiki article I'll link you can see that the Jap's are not acting in good faith and
have no regard for generations yet to come. They are giving the rest of our planet
the middle finger.

Shooting whales with grenade tipped harpoons, dragging whales backward to drown
them, using electricution to kill them will have a reaction.

Here's the Wikipedia link:Whaling in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We had " The Cove" movie but I didn't watch it, already knowing the gist.

12-18-2010, 03:29 AM	#7
PriernPayorse Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	Braveheart made a few statements in his original post, one stating that the whaling was illegal, and another stating that if it was just research, the whale products would not be marketed. Both of those statements are not true statements. My post was based on a Wikipedia article which I will link after a few words based on said article. The International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) has an inherent flaw in that any member who abstains or votes no is exempt. Japan has always done both and has therefore been exempt. Japan has increased their position by bankrolling new voting members from undeveloped nations with cash handouts, free hotel stays in Tokyo, etc. There is an international outrage such as here that the Japanese have circumvented any attempt to curtail lethal 'research'. By the Wiki article I'll link you can see that the Jap's are not acting in good faith and have no regard for generations yet to come. They are giving the rest of our planet the middle finger. Shooting whales with grenade tipped harpoons, dragging whales backward to drown them, using electricution to kill them will have a reaction. Here's the Wikipedia link:Whaling in Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia We had " The Cove" movie but I didn't watch it, already knowing the gist.
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