Senators Press Japan on Whale-Hunting Plan


	Senators Press Japan on Whale-Hunting Plan

amadwolfgang87

11-30-2007 6:31 AM

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japan, whale, hunting, conservation, greenpeace, scientific research

amadwolfgang87 says:

It truly disgusts me. We have pretty much gone back to the time of Moby Dick with iron ships.

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11-30-2007 8:36 AM

tabsey

I like the way the Japanese are throwing it back in our faces as whale stew or whale burgers and so on. Pure arrogance. Bet they don't eat the results of most experiments.

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