Liam,
I think "Arthur J. Miller" is a pseudonym. Arthur J. Miller, the famous American
writer would never write a
piece like that. Besides that, I believe he died a couple of years ago.
I believe you about the letters to the editors and the editorials. If you read the
letters and editorials
here does it give you an acurate picture or do you fill it in with your own knowledge?
I read recently that one section of the Makah wants to sue the other for promoting the
whaling.
If you believe the lies that have been spread about Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd then
you aren't aware of
the whole story. There are three whaling nations supporting the Makah whaling and if
you don't think that
they have something to do with the smear campaign out of revenge and self
interest......
Paul Watson was at Wounded Knee helping carry the wounded out of the line of fire on
the Native American
side. He put his life on the line for his beliefs like he still does. He is one of the
founders of
Greenpeace. He is not a racist. He is against whaling not the Makah.
When Paul Watson was in jail in Holland at the request of Norway awaiting extradition
hearings (Norway lost)
I wrote something in his support to a green list in the US. It found its way to some
Norwegians who
disagreed with me and I was subjected to a smear campaign (I know because I received
mail from very many
Norwegians with the most filthy language I have ever seen) and a mail bombing campaign
that went on for
months. This experience makes me think that there are plenty of Norwegians out there
who would be happy to
pretend they are Paul Watson and make up lies and racist putdowns of the Makah in his
name.
To another question: Yes, I think the Dalai Lama knows very well what Paul Watson and
the Sea Shepherd
Society are up to and that is why he wrote the letter. It should make you question the
totally opposite
picture that is being pushed by whaling supporters.
I would suggest that from now on we discuss this off the list since it is off-topic.
Cheers,
Trudy
Liam wrote:
> Trudy, have you read any editorials from around the Washington state area?
> Have you read the letters to the editor of sections of newspapers? Have you
> noticed that Indian people don't have a voice in the area? Did you realize
> that it will be ANOTHER treaty that the US has broken if they say the Makah
> cannot hunt whales? (not that this makes much of an impression on the US
> populace, every treaty has been broken) Does the poem suggest anything about
> the supporters of Sea Shepherd? (it was posted on the "Seattle Insider
> whaling forum" and was removed recently,) There are more buffalo being
> killed by whites in Yellowstone, than what there are Whales being killed by
> Makah. Do you think that the Dalai Lama knows what Sea Shepherd are up to?
> Who would make a fake Makah site, twisting words to make the Makah look like
> murderous pigs? (no offense to pigs intended :) Kill an Indian save a Whale
> has been a popular expression.
>
> If you want to follow up on who wrote the message, send an e-mail to the
> latter person... bayou@... I believe Arthur j miller wrote the piece...I
> will track him down if you can't.
>
> There are ways and means of saving whales. I have read too many articles and
> personnel accounts of Sea Shepherd et al to believe that they are doing good
> (regardless of their intents)
>
> If you give your permission, I'll send your response to the mailing list I
> got this from.
>
> What did Watson do at the Knee?
>
> I've seen just as many "smears" of the Makah, than what I have of
> Watson...in fact, if I wasn't on so many Indigenous lists, I probably would
> only see "smearing" of the Makah...newspapers, TV, radio haven't touched on
> the lies Sea Shepherd has purported.
>
> "Later it included many death threats, a bomb threat to a Native school, the
> harassment of Makah children, the harassment of Native people throughout the
> state of Washington and so on." I can put you in contact with some of these
> people.
>
> peace
>
> p.s. for what it's worth, I haven't made my mind up on how I feel about this
> issue. I do know the it has improved and renewed pride in the Makah people,
> as much as Sea Shepherd et al has tried to suppress it.
>
> pps I know there are generalisations here... don't attack them...they aren't
> meant as anything else
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