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In the discussion thread: Sea Shepherd's Captain Watson arrested in Germany [View all]

Sun May 13, 2012, 06:14 PM

azurnoir (26,629 posts)

18. The story seems contradictory here

from the link in the OP

On order of the Guatemalan authorities, Sea Shepherd instructed the crew of the Varadero to cease their illegal activities and head back to port to be prosecuted.

While escorting the Varadero back, a Guatemalan gunboat was dispatched to intercept the Sea Shepherd crew.

The crew of the Varadero accused Sea Shepherd of trying to kill them, but video evidence proved this to be a fallacy, the organisation said.

It said that to avoid the Guatemalan gunboat, Sea Shepherd set sail for Costa Rica, where they uncovered even more illegal shark finning activities in the form of thousands of dried shark fins on the roofs of industrial buildings.

now why would the Guatemalan Authorities first order the Sea Shepherds to stop the Varadero and then send one of their own gun boats to stop Sea Shepherds?

something doesn't add up

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73 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sea Shepherd's Captain Watson arrested in Germany [View all]	Judi Lynn	May 2012	OP
Well that sucks.	bahrbearian	May 2012	#1
Good riddance. This guy is a clown and a liar.	Lars77	May 2012	#2
And I think he's on the side of the angels	obamanut2012	May 2012	#3
six of one half dozen of the other IMO	azurnoir	May 2012	#15
also	Crow73	May 2012	#26
"Whale meat is the very best meat you will ever eat." - Crow73	Doremus	May 2012	#66
"Foists off" is right, from what I've heard, too. It's the only way they can get it to disappear	Judi Lynn	May 2012	#68
It is indeed.	Doremus	May 2012	#69
I agree	Marrah_G	May 2012	#49
In 94 he almost sunk a Norwegian coast guard ship by ramming it	Lars77	May 2012	#33
Lars77	Diclotican	May 2012	#35
Human life is no more or no less important than other animal life. The difference is, of course,	Magoo48	May 2012	#48
Like i said in the other post..	Lars77	May 2012	#52
670,000 Minke whales? Your link doesn't work and I don't believe it	wordpix	May 2012	#56
Sorry, remove the punctuaction at the end.	Lars77	May 2012	#64
+1000 well said	wordpix	May 2012	#57
+100000	wordpix	May 2012	#55
Turn off the television...	MrMickeysMom	May 2012	#5
+1	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#6
In 2011, the nation of Japan announced they were suspending all whaling	cheapdate	May 2012	#7
+1 same here n/t	Joe Shlabotnik	May 2012	#10
Yes - he is a hero - and he's trained many activists.	bananas	May 2012	#16
mine too.	nashville_brook	May 2012	#23
If he's not making somebody angry he's not doing his job.	grantcart	May 2012	#31
Why whales? Why not cows, chickens, salmon, aligators or pigs? What's so special?	Lars77	May 2012	#34
The fact that the Northern Right Whale, the Blue Whale, the Humback Whale, and other cetaceans	cheapdate	May 2012	#37
+1000	Ohio Dem	May 2012	#41
You can "speculate about my character all you want",	Lars77	May 2012	#43
So, am I free, then,	yewberry	May 2012	#62
You live in a somewhat free country	Lars77	May 2012	#63
great post, thanks, and I agree	wordpix	May 2012	#59
If that's the case...	OnlinePoker	May 2012	#44
my book, too	wordpix	May 2012	#58
May there be many more	roody	May 2012	#46
yah, where's your link or is your word good enough?	wordpix	May 2012	#54
sea shepherd's capture	nowwhat	May 2012	#4
I tried shark fin soup some time ago.	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#8
Educate yourself	Beaverhausen	May 2012	#12
You didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#13
I feel sorry for you	Beaverhausen	May 2012	#14
Because I don't feel empathy for fish? Um...ok...	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#17
I feel sorry for you too	The Traveler	May 2012	#20
I guess that's the difference between me and you. I don't take comfort when humans take in toxins.	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#25
Actually, dude, you are.	GeorgeHayduke	May 2012	#32
When have I indicated that I take pleasure in the fact that humans are taking in toxins?	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#39
+1000	Doremus	May 2012	#67
There's killing creatures to eat them	XemaSab	May 2012	#19
It obviously isn't economical to harvest the rest of the shark, only the fin.	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#21
Your ethics are far different from mine.	cheapdate	May 2012	#27
It appears so.	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#40
whales aren't fish.	iemitsu	May 2012	#36
Quite true...but I was speaking of sharks, not whales.	Johnny Rico	May 2012	#38
yeah, i realized that right after posting.	iemitsu	May 2012	#53
Love you, Paul Watson...	MrMickeysMom	May 2012	#9
Paul Watson yeah not so much	Crow73	May 2012	#11
The story seems contradictory here	azurnoir	May 2012	#18
Not that unusual	The Traveler	May 2012	#22
Just a WAG, but there may be some dispute over the nature of	petronius	May 2012	#50
Oh noes! Capt Watson's first foray into this goat rodeo!	flvegan	May 2012	#24
I'm amused by the idiots that think this would be the end of SSCS.	Chan790	May 2012	#73
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson arrested in Germany	Judi Lynn	May 2012	#28
I would expect no less from him	ProgressiveProfessor	May 2012	#30
Which is it?	RC	May 2012	#29
Someone needs to bust him out.	Great Caesars Ghost	May 2012	#42
Sea Shepherd's Paul Watson Arrested in Germany on 10 Year Old Warrant	Judi Lynn	May 2012	#45
there's no statute of limitations in Germany? or Costa Rica?	wordpix	May 2012	#60
It does seem peculiar, doesn't it? Very strange. n/t	Judi Lynn	May 2012	#71
Any publicity will work in favor of	roody	May 2012	#47
Anti-whaling activist arrested for ramming boat 10 years ago	Judi Lynn	May 2012	#51
sounds like a conspiracy of the murdering pirates who illegally kill threatened/endangered animals	wordpix	May 2012	#61
Free Watson!	ellisonz	May 2012	#65
He does good work...	and-justice-for-all	May 2012	#70
Sea Shepherd attorney speaks out following German government decision	Judi Lynn	May 2012	#72

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