hansvonaxion
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From Yahoo (I edited it obviously)...
Why would they hide it? It's basically a requirement.
And that, as well as the last bolded part, is irrelevant to the discussion of scientific research - clearly designed to bias the readers' view on the purpose of the program when read together.
If the Japanese scientific catch is a thinly disguised commercial venture, then the creation of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is, well...
And while Australia is threatening some kind of legal action, the IWC refuses to submit to impartial, legal scrutiny...
Japan insists its whaling program in Antarctic waters complies with international law, following a threat by Australia to take legal action.
...Kevin Rudd on Friday bluntly warned Japan that it must commit by November to reducing its annual whale catch to zero or face action in the International Court of Justice.
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada called the threat "unfortunate"...
Japan's top government spokesman... on Monday said the international court was not the right forum for the dispute because Japan's "research whaling" was legal under international law.
"It's not whether we'll stop research whaling or not," Hirano told reporters. "We've been doing it under an international agreement."
Japan does not hide the fact that the whale meat is later sold in shops and restaurants and says whaling has for centuries been part of the island-nation's culture.
Why would they hide it? It's basically a requirement.
And that, as well as the last bolded part, is irrelevant to the discussion of scientific research - clearly designed to bias the readers' view on the purpose of the program when read together.
If the Japanese scientific catch is a thinly disguised commercial venture, then the creation of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is, well...
Dr. Douglas Butterworth has suggested that the sanctuary in "the Southern Ocean [is] a transparent attempt to prevent the resumption of whaling on the 750,000 strong Antarctic Minke population for reasons which have nothing to do with science."
And while Australia is threatening some kind of legal action, the IWC refuses to submit to impartial, legal scrutiny...
Japan has asked the IWC to submit its case (to remove the sanctuary) to a relevant legal body for analysis. The IWC has refused to do so.
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