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Prosecutors drop theft case against whalers

Prosecutors do not plan to charge crew members of a Japanese whaling ship who are accused by Greenpeace Japan of stealing whale meat after returning from a hunt, sources said Wednesday. But Greenpeace Japan, in a statement issued Wednesday evening,... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Jun 13 2008

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