Aussies release gruesome footage of Japanese whale hunt

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Aussies release gruesome footage of Japanese whale hunt

 

There's a new twist in the twisty tale of Japan's whale hunt: The Australian

government last week released gut-wrenching footage of what they say is a mother

and baby minke whale being harpooned and hauled aboard a Japanese ship. An

unamused official at Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research denied that the

large and small whales were a mother and calf, and warned that the Australian

photographs and subsequent media coverage " have created a dangerous emotional

propaganda that could cause serious damage to the relationship between our two

countries. " The bright side, according to Aussie Environment Minister Peter

Garrett: " Images like this ... have been very powerful forces in building up

global and world opinion on [the whaling issue]. "

 

 

 

sources: Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse

see for yourself: Pictures and video of the whale hunt

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23171622-5001021,00.html

 

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