Friday, November 21, 2008

Court rules for Navy in dispute over sonar, whales

[HT:BN]
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast, a defeat for environmental groups who say the sonar can harm whales.

The court, in its first decision of the term, voted 5-4 that the Navy needs to conduct realistic training exercises to respond to potential threats by enemy submarines.

[a win? - read it again; 4 of those idiots put the welfare of wales above our national defense.]

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