Mick Hartley

Ben Macintyre on whaling:

Japanese tactics in the whaling struggle have been ruthlessly cynical. Last year Japanese whalers killed 853 minke whales and 10 fin whales, and they will start hunting humpback whales this year. All were eaten, in the name of “scientific research” that most reputable biologists dismiss as a sham. Killing a whale for research is like building a coal-fired power station to examine greenhouse gases.