Sea Shepherd tries to Stop Japanese Whale Poaching in Australian Waters

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1/11/07
Japanese Threaten to Attack the Sea Shepherd Flagship Farley Mowat

Captain Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd's founder and president, dismissed Nakajima's threats saying that the crew of the Farley Mowat is quite prepared to defend the ship against Japanese violence. As for risking everything he said, "We are quite prepared to risk our lives and this ship for the whales."

"It amazes me that these outlaw whalers who are slaughtering endangered whales in a whale sanctuary have the audacity to call us pirates and to accuse of of violence when we have never caused an injury to any person yet they spill thousands of gallons of whale blood into the frigid waters of the Southern Oceans each year," he continued.

"People would have to be blind and willfully ignorant to not see this Japanese posturing for what it is – an attempt to justify their illegal slaughter of the whales."

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_070111_1.html



Part of letter sent by Captain Paul Watson to Senator Ian Campbell, Australia, who has condemned the Farley Mowat, but will not stop the Japanese Whalers.

We are a pirate ship now, Senator Campbell. You could come down here and arrest us. But you won’t, because if you did, you would be demonstrating that you do have the authority to intervene. We recognize your authority but the Japanese do not.

If you really are concerned about the protection of human life, Senator Campbell, then come down here with your navy and stop us, if you refuse to stop the Japanese.

Show the world what side you are really on. There are only two sides down here in these hostile waters. You either stand with the whales or you stand with their killers. And since the killers are your trading partners, there is no doubt where you actually stand.

http://www.seashepherd.org/news/media_070110_1.html

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