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June 16, 2005
great news!
Hi All,
Great news from the whale embassy!
After days of hints, today we received a news article written in a national Korean daily, stating that plans to build the whale meat factory had been dropped because of pressure from Greenpeace. The article went on to explain that the reason for this was that building the factory would not be in the ˜national interest" of South Korea, and would label South Korea as a pro-whaling nation. The government will not produce any written documentation proving that the whale meat factory has been abandoned, because it would show a loss of face. The evidence for this piece was written after confidential discussions between the journalist and the Director of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs in Ulsan.
Over 60 days of sleeping in this once hostile, polluted, dusty, grimy place appear to have paid off. We couldn't have hoped for a better result only days before the IWC.
Best,
Jim
Posted by at June 16, 2005 01:20 PM
Comments
hej !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wooooooooooww !!!!!!!!!!!
Is this really true??? That's automatically the first question of everyone, of course. It's gorgeous anyway.
(I would be glad to fail my exams for this outcome ;-)
Not to forget All the best to everyone of you at the Whale Embassy - especially for a final boost - it's a pleasure to read the Weblog anyway (with exception of Jodies health problems).
Posted by: Asti at June 16, 2005 05:07 PM
Ausome news guys-All that hard work has paid off.
The kiwi whales and me are very stocked and send our best wishes to everyone at the embassy
Ra****
Posted by: Ra at June 16, 2005 10:47 PM
HOW INCREDIBLE!!! Congratulations! I am ecstatic at this accomplishment, but also relieved at knowing that Korea has not taken this step to endorse whaling. This is truly a result of everyone's dedication, passion and hard work...thank you!
Posted by: Leah at June 17, 2005 04:06 AM
just wanted to drop by and thank you guys on wonderful job you guys doing here in Korea, and let you know that koreans in general are still against commercial whaling~ take care and enjoy yer stay :)
Posted by: Hyung-keun Lee at June 17, 2005 04:32 PM
Hi you guys!
that is excellent news! it is realy great to hear that all that hard work paid off. my heart goes out to you all.
Nico
Posted by: Nico at June 17, 2005 05:18 PM
Hi you guys!
it's awesome news!! even though i'm not there with you my heart goes out to all of you. excellent job!
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at June 18, 2005 02:34 AM
why don't you use korean editon of this weblog to every korean know about this great news?
Posted by: choi at June 20, 2005 10:27 AM
Hi Choi,
Because Greenpeace doesn't have a Korean office, we are largely relying on volunteer translators who are all extremely busy staffing the Whale Embassy and helping our activists and IWC delegates. But don't worry, we are also working with KFEM (Korean Federation for Environmental Movement) and they are helping to spread the word amongst Koreans via their website (www.kfem.or.kr) and media work.
Adele
Posted by: Adele at June 20, 2005 12:06 PM
