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This is starting to get me cranky, not that it takes that much.

The Japanese are in the Antarctic, in Australian waters (more or less), hunting and killing whales for - and here is where I get lost - SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.

WAH?!?!

Cause dead whales will really help us better understand them, oceanography, the Antarctic ecological environment, krill and, oh wait, yeah, SUSHI. I shit you not, this has to be the lamest piece of cover work on science since the US started testing nuclear devices at Area 19 in Nevada. During the tests conducted there in the 1960’s the workers were not given much in the way of protective clothing and have gone on to pretty much all get cancer.

Oops.

Back in the southern hemisphere, the relatively impartial New Zealand government is questioning the Japanese agenda, which has GOT to be a sign that all is not kosher on the Nisshin Maru. But is anyone paying attention/giving a shit?

Nope.

Nothing seems to be getting any decent international attention. Not even the media circus over the who hit who(m) dodge round up between the Nisshin Maru and the Sea Sheppard, the Farley Mowat and the Oriental Bluebird.

Please note that the Farley Mowat fetchingly has a blade device on its side designed to rip open another ship’s hull - kind of Australia 2 with roid rage. You would think that at least Jana Wendt would get up tight about that, if not Dan Rather. But no.

Meanwhile the Australian government is staunchly sitting on its hands. Environment Minister Ian Campbell with his youthful ward Greg Hunt (just try and tell me that relationship isn’t creepy) seems to be off on “hols” since there hasn’t been a peep out of them. The best we are getting from DEH is a “no comment” from a low level minion.

It would seem that J’Ho’s house of trained poodles are just not up to the task of managing international politics without a firm hand on the leash. Only the inner cabal - Treasury, Health, Immigration and maybe Defence, get to talk without a minder.

Enough, this is giving me a head ache. Just thinking about two more years of the Nazi Party in control of this country is bringing dinner back to haunt me.

Please write to The Minister for Raping the Environment and tell him that even though whales have out evolved him he should not give into bitterness (cause its only pretty on Barbie). He need to grow a spine, and tell the Japanese to fuck off.

Here endth the rant.

PS Have a look at John Howard’s blog. I nearly swallowed my tongue laughing.