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May
6, 2002 Newsweek
The Earth Island Rules
Alan Zarembo
This is the unlikely tale of how an obscure San Francisco
office of dolphin lovers gained what all activists lust for:
real power. Over the last decade, the Earth Island Institute
has become a de facto global regulator of the $2 billion-a-year
canned-tuna industry. Its 14 monitors track tuna fishermen worldwide
for "dolphin safe" practices, and woe to those who
are caught with so much as one dolphin in their nets. Falling
off the Earth Island list of "certified" companies
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The editors note below
accompanies the reprint of this NEWSWEEK
article in:
The
International Harpoon:
IWC 54, Shimonoseki, Japan, 2002
EDITOR'S NOTE: This photo is not of Mark Berman of the Earth
Island Institute, nor is any likeness implied to either Mr. Berman
or any EII employee, living or dead. It's appearance alongside
an article about Mr. Berman, an upstanding gentleman who earns
an honest day's wage, is entirely coincidental
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(National
Archives, Still Picture Branch, 306-NT-163.820C )
"The income tax law is a lot of bunk. The
government
can't collect legal taxes from illegal money."
--Attributed to Al Capone
Al Capone, 1930
For years Capone remained immune to prosecution for his criminal
activities. In June 1930, after an exhaustive investigation by
the federal government, Capone was indicted for income tax evasion.
One of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century--the
man held most responsible for the bloody lawlessness of Prohibition-era
Chicago--was imprisoned for tax evasion.
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