Greenpeace uncover 'hidden trade in whale meat'


	Greenpeace uncover 'hidden trade in whale meat'

tabsey

5-15-2008 8:53 AM

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murdering, wasteful, corrupt

tabsey says:

So iy was true about the whale burgers.

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from the factory ship Nisshin Maru were documented by Greenpeace
activists taking away boxes of salted whale meat for selling in
apparent violation of the country's "research" permit.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.smh.com.au/news/whale-watch/greenpeace-uncover-hidden-trade-in-whale-meat/2008/05/15/1210765016477.html"><P>A crew member of the Nisshin Maru factory ship interviewed by
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