That's right, whalers...EAT IT!

[flvegan]

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2006-06-16T222404Z_01_N15391921_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENT-WHALES-DC.XML

FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis (Reuters) - Japan suffered a resounding defeat on Friday at the International Whaling Commission, calming fears among conservationists that might finally win enough support in the world body to start attacking a ban on whaling.

The commission voted against two proposals by Japan, one for secret ballots that it said would allow Caribbean and Pacific nations to back its pro-whaling stance without fear of reprisal, and another to prevent the IWC from discussing the fate of dolphins and porpoises as well as whales.

Anti-whaling countries led by Australia, Britain, New Zealand and South Africa, and environmental groups, breathed a sigh of relief that their darkest fears -- of a whaling body dominated by pro-whaling Japan -- had not come about.
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But hey, don't take it as a loss, you sorry bunch of assclowns. Rather take it as a warning...wake up. There are certain folks that you don't like that will be in your face with a faster fucking boat, within the law and within the court of public opinion.

And this is just one more resounding voice that says

FUCK YOU!

[BrklynLiberal]

1. YESSSS!!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[NMMNG]

2. As Homer Simpson would say,

IN YOUR FACE! :woohoo:

[Robeson]

3. That is great news....

...YES!

[peacebuzzard]

4. Japan and allies argue for "sustainable" hunting.

that is a sarcastic smooth over if I ever heard one.

Sustainable? Sustainable? What does that mean? Just barely floating above the depletion or extinction numbers?

[CrispyQ]

5. We have some harsh lessons in sustainability in our future. -nt