Posted on 02/10/2010 9:02:18 PM PST by Tom Hawks
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.
Yeah - whalers are such wonderful people. Eff them.
Yeah - whalers are such wonderful people. Eff them.
Multiple previous postings in the month since this originally happened.
Thanks.
If idiots wanna spend their time at sea chasing whale boats, I hope they are doing it on their dime and not mine.
#2 when they cross the line and offensively start ramming ships, I’m all for allowing defensive measures “Dam the Torpedoes”.
These greenpeace do gooders are freaking terrorists.
Nice attitude. Let me know how you feel when some terrorist yahoo decides that he/she doesn’t like some legal activity you engage in - especially if it is your livelyhood. When that terrorist throws Butyric acid on you, tries to run you off the road by ramming into you, and tries to otherwise disable your transportation while you are working...
Or maybe if someone is a trackhoe owner/operator and some enviro-crazy decides that they don’t want the particular project completed - so rams a tractor into the trackhoe, throws caustic or sickening chemicals on the operator and equipment, and does everything they can to wreck your work...
That is a very small, but similar situation to what the Sea Shepherd terrorists are engaged in. Don’t like whaling - then that is your call. But is it fair to engage in terrorist activities to stop LEGAL activity? Don’t think the whalers have families they are supporting? Home payments to make?
Would you feel the same way if eco-terrorists decided to do the same to US beef producers? Chicken plants? OR how about if this was done to your local deer hunters?
I don’t like the thought of eating dogs - but if that is what folks in Korea want to do - and it is legal - then who am I to commit terrorism to “save the dogs”?
How is this any different than what the whalers are experiencing? Just because eating (and studying) whales isn’t our culture - what right do we to say otherwise? Are they hurting us? No. They are allowed a quota as determined by the international whaling commission that falls well below doing any damage whatsoever to the whale population.
Remember your view when members of ELF (Earth Liberation Front) run you off the road to stop your perfectly legal SUV from “hurting mother earth”. Then again - you sure you are not a Prius snob?
Sorry... you just hit a very sore spot for me. And no, killing whales is not exactly my cup of tea - and I take no pleasure in said killing.
I like the idea of hitting them in the pocketbook. I hope all the looney left wealthy benefactors' pony up more cash. Lots of cash. This is like a double win.
I guess the Moby Dick got its maidenhead! /sarc>
(Sound of grey_whiskers purring).
Cheers!
I firmly believe that the whalers have the right to sink the ships interfering with their activities on the seas. What law can be used to prosecute them if they decide to sink the vessels and execute the crews? The captain of the ship can hold a trial, and pronounce a sentence can he not?
Under maritime law i do think you may have a point.
Can’t wait to see this on whale wars next season!!!
meanwhile, last i checked, any boat attacking a peaceful vessel on the opens seas would be considered a pirate vessel and should be sunk on sight
if the japanese need any help defending their fleet, i'd be more than happy to send a few hippies to davy jones locker
/arrg-matey
Where did I say I supported ELF? Get a clue next time.
No one likes killing things for fun, if they are normal. And frankly, the death they are dealt seems pretty nasty. But look at it this way. People are eating them. It’s the way of it, we kill things and eat them.
One whale death supplies a vast amount of food, that would be replaced by how many chickens, how many cows? It’s probably saving more animal misery if you look at it that way.
Like Tojo the j*p could understand what Handel was about. Pathetic. This one is better - the whale killers should have gotten a few more visits from Paul Tibbets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ_X43zcXcU&feature=related http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets
I’m not a big fan of whaling. But I hate greenpeace type hippies even more. What the whalers are doing is legal. That’s the thing to change, if they really mean it. Until then... they’re just pirates that should be killed on sight.
I’m with you.
Right, it’s not that you love whales. You just hate Japs.
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