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BREAKING NEWS! IWC PAPERS CONFIRM "WHALERGATE"

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) released documents which confirmed that the US (under the Bush Administration) led the talks to relax the global moratorium on whaling and grant Japan the right to kill whales along its coastline. Exposed earlier this year as "Whalergate", this secret deal has nevertheless emboldened other pro-slaughter nations to take an aggressive stance at the upcoming IWC meetings in June. A victory could see the resumption of commercial whaling later this summer.[image error]

IWC CHIEF STEPS DOWN AS WHALE HUNTS RESUME

William Hogarth, the outgoing head of the International Whaling Commission, stepped down. Appointed byGeorge W. Bush, this biologist leaves the IWC deeply divided and in a state of crisis.The scandal known as "Whalergate" broke under his watch, when activists exposed a clandestine deal that would allow Japan to kill more whales along its coast for reduced "research and scientific" hunts in the Antarctic. He also failed to negotiate an agreement with Japan, Korea and of other pro-slaughter nation

SUMMER OF SLAUGHTER GETS CLOSER

In Geneva, Japan and her pro-slaughter allies continued to disagree on the number of whales they want to kill. These talks were a part of continued negotiations to dissuade Japan from returning to commercial whaling as early as this summer. Japan wants permission for boats from its whaling ports in Abashiri, Ayukawa, Wada and Taiji to kill minkes along its coast in exchange for reducing the number of whales she takes under the IWC loophole called "research and scientific whaling" in the Antarcti

SHOT OF FICTION #7: I'm Coming Home, Via Chicago

Final Posting by Eugene Lee
Re: Save the Whales Please

Every time I fly, no matter what mood I'm in and what I have been thinking of, my mind will inevitably tick off the different ways the plane would crash. I don't have a fear of flying… I think everyone has a fear of crashing… and I don't believe I'm particularly morbid, but as soon as the clunky, lumbering, clumsy plane lurches forward with real thrust, I'm reminded of how much damn energy it takes to get this hunk of metal in the sky, but mo

SHOT OF FICTION #7: I’m Coming Home, Via Chicago

Final Posting by Eugene Lee
Re: Save the Whales Please

Every time I fly, no matter what mood I’m in and what I have been thinking of, my mind will inevitably tick off the different ways the plane would crash. I don’t have a fear of flying… I think everyone has a fear of crashing… and I don’t believe I’m particularly morbid, but as soon as the clunky, lumbering, clumsy plane lurches forward with real thrust, I’m reminded of how much damn energy it takes to get this hunk of metal in the sky, but mo

STWP IS NOW IN THE TROJAN BOOK STORE!

As University Southern California alumni who belive in the unquestioned greatnes of Troy, we are pleased to announce "Save the Whales Please" is now on sale at the Trojan bookstore on campus!

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JAPAN WANTS TO KILL, BLOCKS AGREEMENT

BBC is reporting that Japan has forced a stalemate in the ongoing negotiations between between pro-slaughter and anti-whaling nations. Both sides wanted to come to an agreement before this year’s International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. Apparently, Japan is adamantly refusing to make little concession in how many whales the nation wants to kill. According to a source, Japan offered to take only 29 fewer minke whales, far short of the number anti-whaling nations want.

Japan has steadfa

BLOODY WHALE WARS!

Rachael Joy posted this on the CURRENT website, Check it out on BREAKING NEWS![image error]

ANOTHER NICE REVIEW! That's #5!

Link to Kristin Merrihew's full review: http://bookreview.mostlyfiction.com/2...

Save the Whales Please mixes high-stakes whaling drama with quite sophisticated international plotting by players in Tokyo, Washington, the North Pacific, and Europe. The novel takes us into boardrooms and back rooms, onto ship bridges and bloody slaughter platforms, and into the midst of maneuvering politicians and vicious pirates (ripped from the headlines, n

ANOTHER POSITIVE READER REVIEW

I picked up this book because I love whales and the plot seemed quite intriguing, but it surpassed all my expectations. Frankly, I could not put it down. The short chapters with their cliff-hanger endings were excellent. It's clearly written by staunch conservationists, but the authors are not heavy handed with the message. Another plus for me was the strong female heroine. I would be shocked if this did not show up as a movie. A good buy and an even better read.
LC, California.

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