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 Even
for an old-timer who left school 75 years ago, it's pretty
obvious that there's something fishy going on in the world
of Saving the Whales.
Here we are - big-fish loving Australians and New Zealanders
- trying to protect the whales in the South Pacific by creating
a sanctuary and we've been harpooned!
Our safe zone plan was scuppered overnight in the International
Whaling Commission by a vote of 20 (for) and 13 (against).
A 75% yes vote was needed.
Who sank us? Well, of course you'd plonk the Japanese and
Norwegians at the top of the list - those guys just love killing
anything big, beautiful or endangered - but the surprise sea
snakes in the kelp are a number of Caribbean countries.
Now just what the bong-loving, rastafarians have against
whales is anyone's guess - but just why they should side with
the harpoon-crazy others is beyond my ageing brain cells.
Maybe whale bones make good cricket stumps, (or ganga pipes),
or could it be that the new Ichiban Cannery chain of tuna
factories being built in Antigua, Barbuda and St Lucia has
something to do with it?
Now that would suggest a bit of skullduggery and dirty work
around the back of the bike sheds - or just blatant Japanese
buying of support via heavy overseas aid packages to small
poor nations. It is definitely a bit whiffy.
When I was a lad I was bombed in Darwin (we won't say by
who) and I reckon a couple of good old Aussie subs sneaking
up behind a Japanese factory ship .... er, research vessel
... and plonking a couple of tin fish up their backsides would
give them something to think about!
Leave our whales alone .... we'll sell you some kangaroo
instead!
If there is something that has really got up your nose,
let Grumpy Old Coot know at grumpy@webwombat.com
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