Japan dealt two defeats by whaling commission

Great idea debs, thanks!

An excellent notion.

Oh sour grapes, debs. I can see your spin now for this entire meeting. 'Not democratic, not democratic, boo hoo hoo' You wouldn't be bawling that in the whale killers were winning.

Face the rest of the world and admit you are WRONG WRONG WRONG. You sorry excuse for a human being. Why do you hate other humans so much that you accuse them of such things as dictatorship? You must really have a problem with people. You can't accept that reasonable intelligent people disagree with you. TS. dude, esad.

Richard Hayduke Lives! 'The world exists for its own sake, not for ours. Swallow *that* pill!' Edward Abbey

Or so they can pocket the 'ahem' bribe money and perks without ever having to 'ahem' be seen for what they are.

When dealing with the meagre natural resources remaining in the world, the world there is no place for secret ballots and bribes.