Japan issues warning to Australia on whaling 'interference'

[Barrett808]

Source: ABC News

Japan says it will not accept Australian interference in its scientific whaling program in the Southern Ocean.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Australian Government will reveal details next week on how it plans to approach this year's hunt by Japan's whalers.

Japan's fisheries minister says Japan will not tolerate interference, because its whaling is approved under international treaties.

During the election campaign, Mr Rudd said the Navy would be sent to the Southern Ocean to monitor Japan's fleet.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/14/2119569.htm?section=justin

[Bonobo]

1. Australia must be taking lessons from the US on diplomacy.

[truebrit71]

2. Japan will not tolerate "interference" eh?

How about a couple of shells amidship instead...MUCH better response...

[saigon68]

6. LOL

That would get a wave of cheap consumer crap embargoed for shipment to Aus

China would then step up to the plate and supply the Christmas ornaments, trivets and cheap watches.

[Benhurst]

3. "scientific whaling program." Yeah. Sure. What a crock.

[Barrett808]

10. That's some pretty important scientific research, isn't it?

Most scientists don't take such a belligerent stance about their research.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Hope Prime MInister Kevin Rudd will be equal to this challenge.

It would be criminal to allow these criminals, like the Republican Party, to find loopholes through which they can do deadly, destructive things which cannot be reversed.

[pansypoo53219]

5. seems to me japan is invading aussie waters

and japan heeds to GTFO.

[go west young man]

7. Australia can be proud of it's new government.

Finally some people in power who genuinely want to do something good. The Japanese whaling science program is a hoax and needs to be highlighted as such.

[judaspriestess]

8. Japan is going to get some bitchin ass karma

headed in their direction in the form of these things

[and-justice-for-all]

9. Now, now Japan...stop fuckin' lying.

There is nothing 'scientific' about this Whale slaughtering campaign.

[Endangered Specie]

11. Well this isn't the first slaughter the Japanese have labelled "scientific"...

just ask the Chinese.

Oh, and last I check the Aussies are 1-0 against the Japanese.