For those who missed it here is part of Captain Peter Hammarstedts powerful speech. Rest assured, this man and his crew WILL save whales during OPERATION RELENTLESS. “Killing the whale is no different than poaching an elephant in Africa,” offered Hammarstedt. “But because it takes place on the high seas, it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind.’ “In my native city of Stockholm, if I see a man kick his dog in the street, I’m going to stop that man,” said Hammarstedt, who’s known on the ship as “The Hammer.” “If I hear domestic violence going on behind a closed door, I’m going to intervene. I only weigh 63 kilos [138 pounds] … but I’ll still break the door down if I have to.” He called Japan’s research “product development.” The whaling vessels don’t have the IWC permit required for scientific purposes, only permission from the county’s own Japanese fisheries, he said. Hammarstedt’s response to criticism of Sea Shepherd is simple: “We’re not ‘eco-terrorists’—we’re eco-warriors,” he summed up. “Warriors fight because it’s the right thing to do. … We don‘t really give a damn about public opinion. Our clients are the whales, the seals, the fish—we try to represent them as best we can. … We’re known in Japan as the no-nonsense samurai conservation group. When we show up, they just take off running. “If we can keep them running, they’re not whaling.”
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 04:29:03 +0000
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