Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Japan Seeks Australia’s Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents


I trust Japan receives the response it deserves.

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

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With the annual battle between Japanese whalers and their opponents heating up again, Japan said Tuesday that it would formally ask Australia to keep antiwhaling activists and their ship, the Steve Irwin, from refueling at Australian ports.

Paul Watson, captain of the Steve Irwin, speaking by satellite phone from the ship on Tuesday, said he and his crew had been “nonviolently harassing” a Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. But in another day or two, he said, they would have to head for refueling in Australia, where he did not expect to be turned away.

“We’re not concerned,” Mr. Watson said. “We’ve got a lot of Australians on our crew. There’s no way they could ban us.”

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