The Global Politics of Whaling

EPISODE · May 31, 2007 · 51 MIN

The Global Politics of Whaling

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Japan wants to catch more whales than it's allowed, whaling rights for Eskimos have been extended for another five years, and Norway and Iceland continue to hunt whales in significant numbers--all under an international moratorium on whaling. Also, President Bush calls for a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions, and the UN moves to prosecute the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.

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