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| Obama Under Fire for Backing Deal to Lift Global Ban on Commercial Whaling |
| 2010-06-07 |
| Environmentalists, already peeved with the administrations handling of the Gulf oil spill, are accusing President Obama of breaking his campaign pledge to end the slaughter of whales. The Obama administration is leading an effort within the International Whaling Commission to lift a 24-year international ban on commercial whaling for Japan, Norway and Iceland, the remaining three countries in the 88-member commission that still hunt whales. The administration argues that the new deal will save thousands of whales over the next decade by stopping the three countries from illegally exploiting loopholes in the moratorium. But environmentalists aren't buying it. "That moratorium on commercial whaling was the greatest conservation victory of the 20th century. And in 2010 to be waving the white flag or bowing to the stubbornness of the last three countries engaged in the practice is a mind-numbingly dumb idea," Patrick Ramage, the whaling director at the International Fund for Animal Welfare, told FoxNews.com. Several environmental groups have joined forces to pressure Obama to withdraw his support for the deal before the whaling commission votes June 20 in Morocco on whether to lift the ban that was championed by President Reagan. |
| Posted by:Big Hupavick1995 |
| #8 I believe 'Save the Whales' is the new narrative to preserve (D-NV) Harry Reid's job. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-06-07 19:18 |
| #7 Big Hupavick is me. I'm having cookie trouble. I wasn't sure where to put this, I ment no disrespect Canukistan Sniper. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-06-07 18:58 |
| #6 I couldn't care less about the whales, but it's always nice when the other side kicks an own goal that's embarrassing without actually damaging any real American interests. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-06-07 18:31 |
| #5 We'll need the oil for lamps when Zero finishes with the oil and coal industries. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2010-06-07 18:14 |
| #4 Canuckistan, you forgot the link. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-06-07 16:07 |
| #3 I guess this is posted under "Great White North" because we've got so many whales walking around in Wal-Mart stores up here in Canuckistan. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2010-06-07 15:08 |
| #2 Whales are a renewable resource and they taste good. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2010-06-07 14:44 |
| #1 Petroleum products made the commercial whaling possible in the first place. Maybe Chairman Zero is planning to ban oil drilling once and for all? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2010-06-07 13:30 |