02/16/10

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In the latest brazen anti-whaling stunt at sea, a protester boarded a Japanese whaling vessel under the cover of darkness and attempted to stage a citizen’s arrest on the skipper while sailing in frigid Antarctic waters on Monday. Now the Japanese are getting revenge, saying they may press charges against the activist, who remains in custody on board the whaling ship.

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