Why can't we hunt Japanese?

"Japan's whaling fleet was set to leave port Sunday for its biggest-
ever scientific whale hunt in the South Pacific, the government
fisheries agency said. The whalers have orders to kill up to 50
humpback whales -- the first known large-scale hunt for the species
since a 1963 moratorium put humpbacks under international
protection. . . . Along with the humpbacks, the 239-member mission
that runs through April will also take up to 935 Antarctic minke
whales and up to 50 fin whales in their largest scientific whale hunt
ever held in the South Pacific, according to a report Japan submitted
to the International Whaling Commission earlier this year."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/...8YsAF bFxieAA

What I wonder is, if there isn't any moratorium against it, why can't
we hunt a certain number of Japanese every year for scientific
purposes? They're taking 1,035 whales. I propose we take 1,035
Japanese fishermen and find out what makes them want to kill whales.
Only live brain dissections could truly give us an answer.

Greg Mossman wrote:

> "Japan's whaling fleet was set to leave port Sunday for its biggest-
> ever scientific whale hunt in the South Pacific, the government
> fisheries agency said. The whalers have orders to kill up to 50
> humpback whales -- the first known large-scale hunt for the species
> since a 1963 moratorium put humpbacks under international
> protection. . . . Along with the humpbacks, the 239-member mission
> that runs through April will also take up to 935 Antarctic minke
> whales and up to 50 fin whales in their largest scientific whale hunt
> ever held in the South Pacific, according to a report Japan submitted
> to the International Whaling Commission earlier this year."
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/...8YsAF bFxieAA
>
> What I wonder is, if there isn't any moratorium against it, why can't
> we hunt a certain number of Japanese every year for scientific
> purposes? They're taking 1,035 whales. I propose we take 1,035
> Japanese fishermen and find out what makes them want to kill whales.
> Only live brain dissections could truly give us an answer.

Better we start with lawyers. Then go to other species of humans.

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On 17 Lis, 17:04, Greg Mossman <moss...@qnet.com> wrote:
> "Japan's whaling fleet was set to leave port Sunday for its biggest-
> ever scientific whale hunt in the South Pacific, the government
> fisheries agency said. The whalers have orders to kill up to 50
> humpback whales -- the first known large-scale hunt for the species
> since a 1963 moratorium put humpbacks under international
> protection. . . . Along with the humpbacks, the 239-member mission
> that runs through April will also take up to 935 Antarctic minke
> whales and up to 50 fin whales in their largest scientific whale hunt
> ever held in the South Pacific, according to a report Japan submitted
> to the International Whaling Commission earlier this year."
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/...unting_humpbac...
>
> What I wonder is, if there isn't any moratorium against it, why can't
> we hunt a certain number of Japanese every year for scientific
> purposes? They're taking 1,035 whales. I propose we take 1,035
> Japanese fishermen and find out what makes them want to kill whales.
> Only live brain dissections could truly give us an answer.

It looks that such a "scientific program is ongoing for many, many
years.
It started during WWII when Japanese trawlers were targets of
opportunity and one pilot (George Bush) was so committed to the job
that he was even strafing lifeboats with unarmed Japanese sailors.
The job was then continued by his son who authorized in 2001 USS
Greeneville to attack Japanese trawler. Unfortunately that time the
sub captain didn't have balls to kill survivors.
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/a...s.php?id=21873
Of course somebody less informed could say that it was an accident,
but any rec.scuba redneck can explain that it wasn't possible as the
American technology and training was superior.
Of course it should be mentioned another "strange accident" form 1995
when according to urban legend Russian Air Force cargo plane dropped
from 30 thousand feet live cow, which sunk Japanese trawler. Of course
it is not possible due to simple fact - Russians have huge supply of
different types of bombs, nuclear included, but their food supply is
rather short. They don't want to waste food and what is rather more
important Russians cows have short horns, which are useless for
piercing ship hulls and Soviet era bombers can't drop "smart weapons/
cows from 30000 feet. So definitely it was Texas longhorn dropped
from American B-52.
And there are also "private" enterprises as this one

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...?currentPage=1

To summarize whale killers should be on the endangered species
list. ))

Janusz

Greg Mossman wrote:
> "Japan's whaling fleet was set to leave port Sunday for its biggest-
> ever scientific whale hunt in the South Pacific, the government
> fisheries agency said. The whalers have orders to kill up to 50
> humpback whales -- the first known large-scale hunt for the species
> since a 1963 moratorium put humpbacks under international
> protection. . . . Along with the humpbacks, the 239-member mission
> that runs through April will also take up to 935 Antarctic minke
> whales and up to 50 fin whales in their largest scientific whale hunt
> ever held in the South Pacific, according to a report Japan submitted
> to the International Whaling Commission earlier this year."
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/...8YsAF bFxieAA
>
> What I wonder is, if there isn't any moratorium against it, why can't
> we hunt a certain number of Japanese every year for scientific
> purposes? They're taking 1,035 whales. I propose we take 1,035
> Japanese fishermen and find out what makes them want to kill whales.
> Only live brain dissections could truly give us an answer.
>
100% of the "scientific" catch is sold in the Japanese retail market.

The only organization willing to do anything is Sea Shephard
(seashephard.org) which has rammed several whalers and sunk a few.
Personally, I find their efforts crude and overly dramatic. I think they
should use Exocets.

esg

"El Stroko Guapo" <omgray@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:13jult03t6m7l7f@corp.supernews.com...

> 100% of the "scientific" catch is sold in the Japanese retail market.
>
> The only organization willing to do anything is Sea Shephard
> (seashephard.org) which has rammed several whalers and sunk a few.
> Personally, I find their efforts crude and overly dramatic. I think they
> should use Exocets.

Exocets suck, real men use Harpoons;

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/agm-84.htm

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What do they tast like? anything like Koala?

In article <69f181d9-6921-4d38-b899-e6ae43ea2827
@b40g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, mossman@qnet.com says...
-"Japan's whaling fleet was set to leave port Sunday for its biggest-
-ever scientific whale hunt in the South Pacific, the government
-fisheries agency said. The whalers have orders to kill up to 50
-humpback whales -- the first known large-scale hunt for the species
-since a 1963 moratorium put humpbacks under international
-protection. . . . Along with the humpbacks, the 239-member mission
-that runs through April will also take up to 935 Antarctic minke
-whales and up to 50 fin whales in their largest scientific whale hunt
-ever held in the South Pacific, according to a report Japan submitted
-to the International Whaling Commission earlier this year."
-
-http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_re_as/japan_hunting_humpbacks;_ylt=AkLuh4.y3GcH.vjs8YsAF bFxieAA
-
-What I wonder is, if there isn't any moratorium against it, why can't
-we hunt a certain number of Japanese every year for scientific
-purposes? They're taking 1,035 whales. I propose we take 1,035
-Japanese fishermen and find out what makes them want to kill whales.
-Only live brain dissections could truly give us an answer.

!! :)

-

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dechucka wrote:
> snip
>
> What do they tast like? anything like Koala?
>
>


I think they taste a little like bald eagle

On Nov 17, 1:04 pm, El Stroko Guapo <omg...@earthlink.net> wrote:

> > What I wonder is, if there isn't any moratorium against it, why can't
> > we hunt a certain number of Japanese every year for scientific
> > purposes? They're taking 1,035 whales. I propose we take 1,035
> > Japanese fishermen and find out what makes them want to kill whales.
> > Only live brain dissections could truly give us an answer.
>
> 100% of the "scientific" catch is sold in the Japanese retail market.

Of course. I'm not suggesting we waste the Japanese we hunt either.
Perhaps we can find a market for the carcasses in New Guinea or Fiji.

"Joe English" <joe2aenglish@wisperhome.com> wrote in message
news:473f87ab$0$6678$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.c om...
> dechucka wrote:
>> snip
>>
>> What do they tast like? anything like Koala?
>
>
> I think they taste a little like bald eagle

I had a sulphur crested cockatoo which could do impressions of anything,
fire a Smith & Wesson's New .500 Magnum Revolver it could get the sound of
the shot and the scream of the perp ( in this case the mailman delivering
the mail ( he did look threatening ) ) down pat, the call of butcher bird,
the sound of a siren, a kookaburra, SWMBO nagging he could do it all.
Unfortunately times got tough so we had to eat him. Tasted just like turkey
that bird could imitate anything