Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:04 PM

tawadi (1,994 posts)

Captain Paul Watson Sends Sea Shepherd First Message for Supporters Since Departing Germany

Source: seashepherd.org

For the first time since the world began speculating why Captain Paul Watson made the decision to forfeit his bail and depart Germany after being held there under house arrest for 70 days, the Captain himself is speaking out. He relayed a message to Sea Shepherd headquarters over the weekend, asking that it be provided to his supporters. The complete message follows:

To my friends and supporters,

I am presently in a place on this planet where I feel comfortable, a safe place far away from the scheming nations who have turned a blind eye to the exploitation of our oceans.
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2012/07/30/captain-paul-watson-sends-sea-shepherd-first-message-for-supporters-since-departing-germany-1413

Read more: http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2012/07/30/captain-paul-watson-sends-sea-shepherd-first-message-for-supporters-since-departing-germany-1413

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13 replies	Author	Time	Post
Captain Paul Watson Sends Sea Shepherd First Message for Supporters Since Departing Germany (Original post)	tawadi	Jul 2012	OP
Wow, I did not have all these details. Please x-p in VV & AR. Was talkiing about this with a friend.	freshwest	Jul 2012	#1
Watson is incredible	ailsagirl	Jul 2012	#2
There are so few genuinely hopeful signs ....	earthside	Jul 2012	#3
Agree. When rich countries insist upon killing and eating whales, it proves that their societies	McCamy Taylor	Jul 2012	#5
ABSOLUTELY... Support Sea Shepard	MrMickeysMom	Jul 2012	#12
The slaughter of cetaceans must stop. It is murder.	McCamy Taylor	Jul 2012	#4
+1000. Well said.	Doremus	Jul 2012	#7
Cue the theme from Cops and unleash the Dogs of Bounty Hunting.	ProgressiveProfessor	Jul 2012	#6
Stand tall, Capt. Watson.	flvegan	Jul 2012	#8
Repeating from an earlier post,	jerseyjack	Jul 2012	#9
Thank you for the update!!!	meti57b	Jul 2012	#10
This message was hidden by jury decision.	wordpix	Jul 2012	#11
Thanks for the update.	SalviaBlue	Aug 2012	#13

Response to tawadi (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:15 PM

freshwest (31,556 posts)

1. Wow, I did not have all these details. Please x-p in VV & AR. Was talkiing about this with a friend.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:53 PM

ailsagirl (9,584 posts)

2. Watson is incredible

He's put his life on the line so many times to defend what he believes in.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 07:03 PM

earthside (4,640 posts)

3. There are so few genuinely hopeful signs ....

.... but Paul Watson, Julian Assange, Bradley Manning are among the very few who are actually putting their comfort and freedom on the line to try and stop injustice, violence, war, deceit, corruption.

Not to diminish the actions of the Sea Shepard volunteers, good folks who do civil disobedience in the Occupy movement or the anti-war movement, etc. But it is somewhat encouraging in these difficult times to see a few leaders who do brave things like the rest of those committed to making this a more just, freer, more peaceful, more sustainable world.

Good for Paul Watson --- and shame on the governments of German and Japan.

Support Sea Shepard.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:12 PM

McCamy Taylor (13,710 posts)

5. Agree. When rich countries insist upon killing and eating whales, it proves that their societies

are sick, sick, sick. And when a country like Germany courts the favor of another by attempting to facilitate that murder, presumably for the financial gain they stand to make, it proves that they are just as sick---and probably did not learn a thing in the wake of WWII except how to cover their asses better.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 11:14 PM

MrMickeysMom (10,689 posts)

12. ABSOLUTELY... Support Sea Shepard

We are personally moved in my home over the many campaigns.

The Bob Barker, The Bridget Bardot, The Steve Irwin... I'm grateful to those who have supported The Sea Shepard's continued effort.

I am also hopeful that in addition to the dollars we might give that other big names can come forward with support.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:09 PM

McCamy Taylor (13,710 posts)

4. The slaughter of cetaceans must stop. It is murder.

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Response to McCamy Taylor (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:40 PM

Doremus (5,138 posts)

7. +1000. Well said.

Watson deserves our respect and gratitude but there is no shortage of haters on DU. Unfortunately that's the case more often about a lot of subjects lately.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 08:31 PM

ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)

6. Cue the theme from Cops and unleash the Dogs of Bounty Hunting.

Seriously, I am surprised it has taken this long for the International lawyers to get involved at this level. I am also surprised he threw Peter Bethune under the bus.

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Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:04 PM

flvegan (62,180 posts)