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2009-12-30 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Video - Sea Shepherd attacks Japanese whalers with laser

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Posted by 3dc 2009-12-30 01:46|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Whale-hugging eco-freaks with death rays? This must be the 21st century!

Posted by Mike 2009-12-30 05:41|| 2009-12-30 05:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Sea Shepherd is a criminal organization openly organizing and funding piracy and terrorism in the US and Europe. Our failure to prosecute this gang and its numerous enablers will come back to haunt as Japan continues to asserts itself in the future.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-12-30 07:01|| 2009-12-30 07:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Why do I find myself cheering the Japanese and hoping they throw the tarp off of a 5 inch deck gun?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-30 07:38|| 2009-12-30 07:38|| Front Page Top

#4 Just return fire with a harpoon and don't attach the rope.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-12-30 08:02|| 2009-12-30 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 That boat is the "Ady Gil", a '78 feet (24 meters) alternative fuel powered wave-piercing trimaran.'

Which says to me that what these whalers need is some fishing net attached to very heavy weights. Hopefully over an ocean trench.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-12-30 09:07|| 2009-12-30 09:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting set of videos there.

Didn't the Sea Shepard earlier file a complaint that a Japanese Wailer had 'attached' a helicopter with fire-hoses? (What was the Helo doing within firehouse range anyway?).

If you look at some of the linked videos you can see what appears to be 'Greenpace' actually ramming a whaler. And another were GP complains that two of their activists are 'kidnapped' when they are detained while boarding (uninvited) a whaler.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-12-30 09:14|| 2009-12-30 09:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Might be suitable to your interests:

Might be one of the best South Parks of all time. And a brilliant take down of the Whale Wars and reality TV.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-12-30 10:19|| 2009-12-30 10:19|| Front Page Top

#8 Correction...

Didn't the Sea Shepard earlier file a complaint that a Japanese Whailer had 'attacked' a helicopter with fire-hoses? (What was the Helo doing within firehouse range anyway?).

Early here on the west coast....

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-12-30 10:59|| 2009-12-30 10:59|| Front Page Top

#9 "Steering mishap" ahoy...

Posted by mojo 2009-12-30 15:36|| 2009-12-30 15:36|| Front Page Top

#10 And another were GP complains that two of their activists are 'kidnapped' when they are detained while boarding (uninvited) a whaler.

Another case for "shoot, shovel, and shut up". Uninvited boarders are just pirates; treat them that way.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2009-12-30 19:13|| 2009-12-30 19:13|| Front Page Top

#11 "Well, you see, officer, when one of them tried to climb aboard, we turned hard to port to try to shake him off. Unfortunately, he fell overboard. When we came about to try to pick him up, we accidentally rammed the Sea Shepherd at full speed. The thing sunk like a stone. By that time, the guy who had fallen overboard had disappeared too. We looked for them for a while, but couldn't find him. Or any other survivors from the Sea Shepherd."
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2009-12-30 21:01|| 2009-12-30 21:01|| Front Page Top

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