[Rodney King]

LOL. Nothing like giving the liberals a taste of their own medicine. This is right out of their playbook.

[Clara Lou]

Yeah, think of all the krill those whales are stealing from the mouths of those starving millions. (What a maroon!)

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

I wonder whether you know that whales consume more than three to five times the maritime resources (that humans do), or in terms of fish, 300 million to 450 million tonnes of fish," Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe told a news conference on Thursday.

"I also have to point out that on the earth there are 800 million human beings who are undernourished.

Using this logic, the huge whale population that existed before the start of commercial whaling must have been herbivorious as they would have eaten almost all the fish out of existance. This is typical liberal zero sum ecomomic theory at work in Japan.

[Tacis]

No, the guy is right!! Whales eat the food that would sustain millions of hungry people. It is just outrageous. It is terrible. It is a sin. It is a crime! It is a crime against a lot of people. It is a crime against HUMANITY!!!

Now, all the Japs have to do is bring charges in the new world court pointing out the the Eurppean crooks who are preventing whaling as a food source are committing a crime against humanity and the problem should get fixed PDQ. I honestly see this as a pretty straight forward issue and don't expect that there will be any politics or cultural issues associated with quickly bringing the Europeans to justice.

[aimhigh]

I also have to point out that on the earth there are 800 million human beings who are undernourished.

Starvation occurs due to liberal or corrupt politics interfering in food distribution. Production has rarely been a problem. The produce used to produce alcohol would itself feed the world if properly distributed.

[Mortimer Snavely]

I disagree with most Japanese policies, but not with whaling. There's a lovely town called Gamagori which used to thrive on whaling; now it's a dreary Japanese seaside "resort."

I particularly recommend kujira sashi, that is, whale sashimi, with good company and a few tall, frosty, Kirin beers.