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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
There have been sites like that for years. But for one reason or another, no one that I know of has ever been able to make a purchase... While I wouldn't doubt that whale meat IS sold in Japan, I have never seen it or been able to even find it. There are private clubs all over the world that specialize in exotic foods without regard for International protection laws. I'm sure they exist in Japan. As I said, marijuana is an absolute no-no here, but I can find some given 2-3 days. Bullets might take a week or two to find. I've been looking at menus for 25 years...
Two points to consider;
1. Would it cost $30 million to send even an aircraft carrier, to say nothing of a smaller war ship, out to sea for a couple of weeks? The estimated cost of running an aircraft carrier is half a million per day. $30 mil would give you eight weeks of carrier duty. Probably half a year of smaller war ship duty. The whaling season is just a few weeks.
2. Do you imagine that the Japanese citizens would stand for that? Especially those from the Tsunami-affected areas? I could see the government subsidizing the Tuna fleets, (though NOT with monies earmarked for Tsunami recovery,) as they bring in billions of dollars in revenue, and their catch is sold in every sushi shop around the world. Are there many whale shops in your neighborhood?
Sounds to me as though the newspapers were running out of screamer headlines and thought up a good one!
Stitchawl
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I did think it was over the top, but I am pretty sure I heard the Greenpeace guy say it. There was a government ship following the fleet around this season.
