By Via Japan Probe comes this CNN clip that offers no semblance of trying to present both sides to this contentious issue and instead just airs anti-whaling propaganda:
I especially like the CNN claim that the Japanese whalers “attacked” the Sea Shepherd ship. Did she even watch the video of this supposed attack? If anyone is doing the attacking it is the Sea Shepherd crew which has for years violently attacked the Japanese whalers along with the spreading of their whale lies like this CNN report continues to do.
The New Zealand compromise is something I support which will greatly reduce the number of whales killed each year and eliminate this issue as a point of contention between so many countries:
The proposal, to be debated at the IWC’s meeting in June in Morocco, seeks a compromise by allowing whaling nations to hunt without specifying commercial or otherwise — but in lower numbers than they are now. Small indigenous groups could continue to hunt in limited numbers.
The commission argues that allowing whaling under strict quotas would be an improvement to the current hunts, over which it has no control.
Japan’s self-imposed annual quota of 935 Antarctic minke whales, which are not endangered, would be lowered to 400 over the next five years, then reduced to 200 for the next five years. The country’s current take of 320 sei and minke whales in coastal waters would be cut to 210.
Tokyo, long the most prominent target of anti-whaling activists, called the draft “significant progress.” [Mainichi]
However, for the eco-loons like Paul Watson there is no such thing as compromise because they become irrelevant once such a compromise is reached. They need the specter of “illegal Japanese whaling” in order to justify their activities and keep the media attention and money that comes with it on them. This bill would greatly reduce the number of whales killed each year, which Paul Watson could care less about because the bill would also reduce the amount of cash in his pocket and the amount of media attention he craves.
You can read my views on the whole Japanese whaling issue here, but as usual the South Park guys explain the Japanese whaling issue in a simplistic way that everyone can understand.
Go over to Japan Probe for more news and views on this issue.
3:35 am on April 25th, 2010 1
GIK, I think it's strange you get so upset about the actions of the SSCS. It seems to a point that you actually get angry and go out of your way to assail the SSCS.
Relax with a nice glass of JD Single Barrel and enjoy life.
There are people who believe there is no need to kill whales. You are not goint to change their minds. All you are doing when you call them names and try to debunk them is offer people your one sided opinion who inturn see that as assanine.
Right now, I'm going to pour another glas of Single Barrel, pull a nice smoke from the humidor and sit on my balcony and watch the sun set.
6:48 am on April 25th, 2010 2
I think what you are saying is ignorant and you display a lack of knowledge on the situation, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and on Capt Paul Watson. Nothing you said offers any actual information. Instead of spreading negativity for the sake of negativity, why don't you educate yourself on the SSCS organization, Cpt. Watson's tireless work around the world (not just against whaling) and the illegal acts of the Japanese in the face of an international ban against whaling. He has fought against poachers threatening all different species of oceanlife and unfortunately for the earth, if he didn't have to fight the Japanese whalers there are plenty of other species who could use him and his organization. It's ignorant people like you who make it nearly impossible to protect the world we depend so much upon. People like Cpt Watson and organizations like the SSCS are necessary in this world because people, like you, refuse to see beyond their own selfish needs and wants.
9:20 am on April 25th, 2010 3
Good point. Want to meet at a whale meat restaurant and talk about it? We can start with some shark fin soup! LOL (j/k before you get all upset)
I agree that there needs to be conservation, and I think humans in general are not good stewards of the earth. However, lying and over exaggeration do not help either, and mr. watson has clearly told plenty of lies in his past.
11:20 am on April 25th, 2010 4
The problem as I have mentioned many times is that the Anti-Whale establishiment has hitched itself to people like Watson.
Saying "Save the Whales" should be like selling drugs to Keith Richards. They are gentle creatures and facinating to watch. They are not necessary for any industry of note and are rapidly declining in popularity as a food item. Looks like an easy win, right?
Then the attention harlots like Watson come in. They throw acid, they blind sailors with lasers, they run their boats into the path of whalers, and then lie about it. Your average decent citizen doesn't like whaling but they dislike violent thugs like Watson and the shrills who defend his acts even less. You guys have to cut him and his crew free if you are going to make any headway. He gets you attention, but entirely the wrong kind. There is bad publicity by the way.
11:23 am on April 25th, 2010 5
Yeong Mee.Lets discuss ignorance, shall we?
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Capt Paul Watson is not an actual captain. He has no qualified masters license. He should be in the brig, or bilge, rather than on the bridge. He is an incompetent, unqualified media whore, terrorist, criminal and a punk. Even Greenpeace kicked his worthless fat ass to the curb.
Ignorance madam, is simply a lack of knowledge. With the advent of the world wide web we might educate ourselves so we do not spout off and come across as ignorant, if not retarded. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Watson
Otherwise, you may continue to enjoy sipping your Kool-Aide.
11:25 am on April 25th, 2010 6
So true. As long as Paul Watson walks this earth, consider me pro-whaling. ANYTHING that f@ck is against, I am automatically for…
12:44 pm on April 25th, 2010 7
Leon, thanks for the link, I had no idea Watson was offically a hobo at one point in his illustrious career. Just another reason to hate him, keeps me warm in side.
2:11 pm on April 25th, 2010 8
Ignorant people will avoid any knowledge that challenges their world view. Even in this age of freely available quality information there remains a sea of human stupidity that continues to drive world politics and policies.
Successful are those that find a way to harness this intentional ignorance for fun and profit.
3:26 pm on April 25th, 2010 9
Leon, you make me laugh. No Captain's license, Greenpeace? What in the world are you talking about.
Watson doesn't care about you, he doesn't care about me. He couldn't care less about anyone. What he does care about are the cetations and he uses every tool he can find to work his agenda. He acts on his passion instead of writing some pointless dribble in a blog or standing on a street corner wasting his breath. He's not a lamb hiding in the weeds or behind a computer keyboard like a coward unable to commit themselves to a cause. When you put Watson side by side with so many others trying to promote an agends, why does Watson always stand out. In the movie industry, Watson is like John Wayne in THE SEARCHERS. When you stand up for what you believe in and take action like Watson does, maybe someone will respect you to.
Just think, I looked into people's eyes before I killed them. I had nothing aginst them and they had nothing against me, but my country told me I could kill them so I did. I liked killing them too and I would kill even more if I could only get back. There is something really gratifying about knowing the person you just killed will never breath again. If I were passionate about killing and my country turned the reins loose, I could easily kill 100,000 people as long as I didn't develop arthritis in my trigger finger.
3:32 pm on April 25th, 2010 10
Lemmy you've graduated from odd loon to full blown sociopath. Congratulations are not in order. You may want to consider some professional help if there is any human left in there. No sarcasm intended.
4:18 pm on April 25th, 2010 11
Leon, you are a grade one, gold covered moron.
4:24 pm on April 25th, 2010 12
Paul Watson does not care about cetations. He is a attention whore with a money fetish who has accidently found a niche in which he can fester. He has no more credibility than Paul Tuttle Sr. or Jesse James. A bullshit reality show where you build Batman boats and ram them into fishing vessels is not being 'passionate' about cetations. He is a detriment to his own proclaimed cause and should be fed to the sharks.
4:26 pm on April 25th, 2010 13
Hamilton -still on your anti-Watson-SSCS crusade i see. It would not be so bad if you actually stuck to the facts of the issue. If it were not for the SSCS the world would not know what a selfish and pirate nation Janan is when it comes to the Oceans and all the environmental agreements, conventions, treaties etc that they signed up to and break.
Do you think the whales would be any different to the southern blus fin tuna.In August 2006, investigations revealed that Japan had been illegally overfishing for Southern Bluefin tuna over a period of 20 years, taking 178,000 tons of tuna above what was allowed. Southern Bluefin tuna is now considered critically endangered by the IUCN.
Both Japan and Korea kill many coastal cetaceans [in excess of pelargic whaling] under the IUU. [Incidental-unregulated unreported] catagory.
If the best you can do if abuse people that are anti-whaling then you don't have a lot to back up your pro-whaling position – sorry that should be anti-Paul Watson position [its the same thing].
4:52 pm on April 25th, 2010 14
Hi Dave, how have you been?
I'm pretty sure I only abused Watson and the shrills who excuse his behavior. If you equate an Anti-Watson position with being Anti-Whaling you need to work on those logic skills, it's called a false analogy. (Bob eats meat, Jack the dog eats meat, Bob must be a dog.)
I'm anti-Watson because he is a violent self promoter who relies on careful editing, ship positioning and outright fabrications, not because he is Anti-whaling or the Japanese are so awesome. I'm anti-Watson Supporters since they support violence and fabrications to support their cause instead of focusing on the real issues which you occasionally bring out between insults, not because they are anti-whaling.
The Japanese are cheating on tuna? I'm not surprised, if the allegations are supportable/confirmed then they should be taken to international court. You have my full support. I will not however support spraying them with acid, fouling their props or boarding actions.
I actually like whales. I know I joked about eating them in the past to Trish, but I will never actually do that.
As I said before your cause would be much more supportable if you cut out the extremists.
5:45 pm on April 25th, 2010 15
Glad you got a good laugh. You might need it.
5:49 pm on April 25th, 2010 16
I Watson were not a terrorist, I might consider supporting his cause. As it stands, I'm firmly anti-loon and firmly anti-terrorist. He is dangerous. He should be arrested and jailed.
6:07 pm on April 25th, 2010 17
I been ok Hamilton -apart from all this talk of getting rid of the whale ban -just because it's so hard to negotiate anything with the japanese.
I guess many of us support SSCS because, while all the useless talk keeps going on, they are the only people making it hard for japan to kill whales in the sanctuary.Like only getting half the hoped for catch in the antarctic this summer and only 1 out of 10 fin whales they planned to kill [& there is no dispute over fins whales endangered status]. I know its useless to debate whats illegal with Japans whaling, but hopefully NZ will now join with Australia to take a case to the ICJ to sort this out once and for all now our Government has come out strongly against the current proposal.
Nothing in history, of a righteous nature, was ever achieved without resorting to some form of direct action. But in the case of the southern ocean there is legal precidence to take direct action against the japanese whaling fleet -but even if it were not so the moral imperitive to save whales justifies direct action on species that were almost hammered into extinction.
6:13 pm on April 25th, 2010 18
Only GWB would have a defintion of terrorist that would fit Paul Watson. He has never injured anyone – forget the bulshit racid butter in eyes crap.
Action in the southern ocean is sanctioned by UN law- it might not be what was intended [but Japan uses the research clause in ways that were not intended ]. If SSCS was so illegal they would not still be in registered ships and sailing the oceans.
The fact is that while some governments might officially condemn them they must feel it's OK to take action against Japan that they don't have to dirty their hands with.
6:17 pm on April 25th, 2010 19
"if it were not so the moral imperitive to save whales justifies direct action on species that were almost hammered into extinction."
That's the slippery slope you've fallen into Dave. Who decides on what direct action is acceptable? Clearly you are giving that leadership to Watson. He has engaged in maneuvers that could easily cause serious injury or death, and he requires a lot of attention which has him raising the "stakes" to remain edgy and in the papers. You need to watch him especially if a crewman winds up dead.
If Watson wanted to lead an education assault into the heart of Japan and peacefully educate and picket the whale sushi shops he would have my support. But he's a coward, he might lose his precious funding without the dangerous stunts. He might have to lose some weight and make a real sacrifice for his cause. It will never happen.
6:23 pm on April 25th, 2010 20
Dave more than GWB certainly define his actions as illegal and dangerous. Aside from Iceland I understand he is a fugitive from 1-2 other countries for destruction of private property, assault and even scuttling several ships in a harbor mouth.
As for never injuring anyone I suppose you have never been struck with a bottle or shot in the eye with a green laser. He's injured a lot of people acid in eyes or not. He just hasn't killed anyone yet or caused life threatening injuries. Again you ride the slippery slope, what is acceptable? Damaged vision? Is full blindness too far? How about a glass bottle to the side of the head? No one ever slipped and broke their neck on a wet deck…oh wait they do, and getting pelted with debris in choppy weather with the SS cuting in and out makes it worse.
6:30 pm on April 25th, 2010 21
shit happens when you do things you are not supposed to.
ps .You missed the miltary 'noise' device the Japanese ships use on your list!
6:45 pm on April 25th, 2010 22
"S*** Happens" Yes it does and at some point a Japanese sailor or one of Watson's crew will lose life or limb and it will be Watson's fault.
I was driving in Hawaii and about 20 meter from an intersection the light turned red. I stopped, but not abruptly so and was smashed in the rear about 30 seconds after coming to a complete stop. The kid behind the wheel calmly told the police officer that had I gone through the light with several other cars there would not have been an accident, so it was my fault. The police didn't see it that way and he lost his license, too many points from speeding and reckless driving.
That kid is the same as Watson, and when he kills someone, or blinds them, or they slip and shatter a leg in a situation he created he will sleep like a baby and rake the money in. You need to cut him free Dave he's bringing you down.
6:54 pm on April 25th, 2010 23
O'Rly?
Paul Watson was convicted in Norway in 1997 and has an outstanding warrant in Costa Rica for the attempted murder of a fisherman.
1979: An S.S. ship rams the whaling ship "Sierra".
1980: The "Sierra" is sunk in Lisbon harbor. S.S. claims responsibility.
1981: The S.S. claims to have sunk two whaling vessels, "Ilsa I" and "Ilsa II".
1986: S.S. activists ordered to leave Faroese waters during whale harvest. Ignoring the order, Faroese police try to board the S.S. S.S. crew fires a line rifle and throw signal flares at police dingy. Petrol was poured into the water around the dinghies and flares were used in what was perceived by the police to be an attempt to set the petrol on fire.
1986: The S.S. claims responsibility for the sinking of two Icelandic veseels and damage performed against an Icelandic whaling station.
1988: Paul Watson demands to be taken into custody in Iceland for the sinking which took place in 1986. He later recants his confession.
1991: A U.S. fisherman reports his vessel being rammed by an S.S. vessel.
1992: The S.S. makes three failed attempts at ramming Costa Rica fishing vessels.
1993: Paul Watson, captaining the S.S. vessel "Edward Abby", orders his crew to open fire on a Japanese fishing vessel. The crew refuses. The encounter can be seen in the 1993 documentary "Ocean Rider – Defenders of the Wild".
1993: The S.S. claims to have sunk 8 vessels and rammed and/or damaged 6 others.
1997: Paul Watson convicted in Norway and imprisoned in Netherlands for scuttling of a whaling vessel and ramming of a Norwegian coast guard vessel.
Despite considerable proof, pro-S.S. activists still try to deny this fact. Here are two Pro-S.S. sites that confirm this piece of the Sea Shepherd's sordid history.
http://www.Intekom.com http://www.Whales.org
http://seashepherdlies.com/
Would you also like to read about the shading business dealing?
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2005/higgins100705…
Watson is a SCUMBAG, a TERRORIST and a THIEF.
4:39 pm on April 26th, 2010 24
what a cool record- are you trying to build him up?
One of those above he had nothing to do with unfortunetly. Maybe there are other whale saving things you missed?
What a hero.
Where as you -you sad arsed sack of shit probably have done nothing useful in your whole worthless life.
5:04 pm on April 26th, 2010 25
Stay Classy Dave.
5:08 pm on April 26th, 2010 26
Let's talk about you, then.
6:07 pm on April 26th, 2010 27
For those of you who are not aware of the history of Japan's murder of the whale nations, here's some of the story, with thanks to Craig Van Note of the Washington DC Monitor Consortium who has written extensively on this issue.
Japan only agreed to the IWC ban on hunting blue whales after its seven fleets, deploying more than 100 catcher boats , could not find a single blue whale in 1964. But they did find remnant herds sheltering in the coastal fjords of southern Chile. In four years, Japanese whalers killed 690 blue whales, often pursuing mothers and calves into the deepest reaches of the fjords, where the still waters were stained with their blood.
There is much more of this dreadful history of murder.
http://whalingnightmares.blogspot.com/2010/04/jap…
Stay classy -my rs!
6:07 pm on April 26th, 2010 28
I don't matter -whales do!
7:03 pm on April 26th, 2010 29
Let's quote history but ignore those issues which reflect on our cause in bad light. Let's not forget to shout those down which point these facts out, rather than dispute the facts.
For the record I'm all for "saving the whales" but I'm anti-terrorism in any guise.
1:46 am on April 28th, 2010 30
Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society makes a lot of money formatting racism against the Japanese.
We all should be so proud.
10:52 pm on December 26th, 2011 31
You know I’m not a big fan of whaling but I am really worried that Paul Watson the man who said “Human beings are the AIDS of the Earth” has himself some UAV aerial drones. I never liked aerial drones and I feel threatened by them. I wonder how he got them and if Greenpeace has them too. It confirms my convictions they are part of the New World Order conspiracy