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Captain Watson Sets the Record Straight
Sea Sheperd home page ^ | 2-01-2010 | Paul "Douche" Watson

Posted on 02/16/2010 8:41:56 AM PST by at bay

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To: at bay
Is there really no difference between African elephants and whales and common farm animals

Of course clownski, African elephants and whales are bigger, one lives in Africa the other lives in the oceans while farm animals live on farms. zot

361 posted on 02/17/2010 8:48:04 AM PST by xone
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To: at bay
Other than that, a pretty upstanding bunch since you ask me.

Your lack of judgement is well known. A bucket of old whale guts is worth more to humankind than these eco-clones.

362 posted on 02/17/2010 8:52:13 AM PST by xone
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To: at bay
Does Watson have the right to get on his loudspeaker and state: “Japanese whalers, you are whaling in an internationally recognized whale sanctuary. Cease and desist.”
Right to lie is a 1st ammendment right" but it's not internationally recognised by more than 4 nations Japan is not one of them
You break the law, you get sued or arrested. Neither have apparently happened to Watson.
yeah, Captain Elron Hubbard was also adept at avoiding juristriction too
Is there really no difference between African elephants and whales and common farm animals? Many on this don’t think there is.
see that's the vegan hippie PETA view. If you can kill one you can kill any (or otherwise)

363 posted on 02/17/2010 9:04:01 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (Rule #9 Always carry a knife.)
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To: at bay

Dude.

Yer fat.

Eat some yogurt.

364 posted on 02/17/2010 9:07:52 AM PST by Lazamataz
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To: at bay
Now I know why you are trying to save the whales.

It's self-preservation.

365 posted on 02/17/2010 9:09:34 AM PST by Lazamataz
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To: Madame Dufarge

While Madame subterfuge sat on her smoking hot behind, somebody went out and confronted the traitors in the park. The headline the next day was “leader of peace protest arrested”. What are you an indymedia troll?


366 posted on 02/17/2010 9:32:11 AM PST by at bay (My father was born with 28 ounces of flesh in 1924 then went on to become Mr. (Glenn) Holland.)
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To: at bay

Also, any one of you globalists that want a rising sun pocket flag to wave during “whale wars” mail me so I’ll have time to send it prior to the beginning of this year’s episodes. Bansai!


367 posted on 02/17/2010 9:37:07 AM PST by at bay (My father was born with 28 ounces of flesh in 1924 then went on to become Mr. (Glenn) Holland.)
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To: at bay
Now dear, this thread isn't about your creepy psychopathology regarding smokers.

It's about your creepy psychopathology regarding whales.

Try to stay focused.

368 posted on 02/17/2010 9:37:31 AM PST by Madame Dufarge
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To: at bay
you globalists

Vs. watermelon enviros. zot Banzai!

369 posted on 02/17/2010 9:47:11 AM PST by xone
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To: All

THREAD AWARDS:

BEST REBUTTLE AND DISPLAY OF FACTS: goes to 122 posted by Boiler Plate. Too long to post but a very worthy read and quite an education for those who want more information as to the background and history of this group.

BEST HUMOR: 120 by Lazamataz (reposted here for the benefit of those who missed it the first time round):
You’re a seaman. And as a seaman, you come here and come there and jet all over, whitewashing the EcoNazis every chance you get.
It’s a hard nut to crack, but you are stiff in your briefs. Personally, I think you’re a pr**k.

BEST AVOIDANCE OF THE QUESTIONS: Most of the posts by “at bay”.


370 posted on 02/17/2010 9:57:23 AM PST by amom
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To: Servant of the Cross

You are on FIRE!!


371 posted on 02/17/2010 11:19:13 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: amom

What? No honorable mentions?


372 posted on 02/17/2010 11:38:22 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Deb
oooh. oooh. It's on fiaah! It's on fiaahh!
373 posted on 02/17/2010 11:39:02 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: Madame Dufarge

Ah.
“That which man was not meant to know”.
Makes men’s heads asplode I hear.


374 posted on 02/17/2010 1:49:16 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: at bay

How about you go and be a boat bumper for one of Sea Shepherds ships?


375 posted on 02/17/2010 1:50:25 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: at bay

You mean you went out there with the express purpose of creating problems and attempting to paint FR in a bad light.


376 posted on 02/17/2010 1:52:28 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: at bay

You claim Sea Shepherd hasn’t done anything illegal.
What’s this:
Source: The High North News Extra, no. 7. April 10, 1994


Sea Shepherd Review ...... including extracts from previous editions of the High North News
Sea Shepherd’s Record of Violence


1977: Paul Watson, one of the founder members of Greenpeace, was expelled from the organisation after a campaign against sealing during which he threw the sealers’ clubs and skins into the sea. His actions temporarily cost Greenpeace their tax-exemption status in the US.

1977: Paul Watson establishes the “Sea Shepherd” organisation.

1979: A Sea Shepherd vessel rams the whaler “Sierra”.

1980: The “Sierra” is sunk in Lisbon harbour with the help of limpet mines. Sea Shepherd claims responsibility.

1981: Sea Shepherd sinks the two whaling vessels, Ibsa I and Ibsa II, in the Spanish harbour of Viga (Sole source Sea Shepherd. This has not been confirmed by any other source)
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1986: Sea Shepherd activists shoot at Faroese police with a line rifle and try to sink their rubber dinghies.
The vessel “Sea Shepherd” was ordered to leave Faroese territorial waters after attempting to obstruct the Faroese pilot whale harvest. The vessel ignored the order, and Faroese police tried unsuccessfully to board the ship. In the police report of Oct. 7,1986, it says: “One of the rubber dinghies was attacked directly by a so called “Speed Line” line rifle. The attack is considered to have endangered the lives of the police crew members seriously ... also, signal flares containing phosphorous (a substance which both burns and cauterizes) was thrown at the police. At a later stage the Sea Shepherd used so called “toads” (i.e. rotating iron spikes, pointed and sharp at both ends), against the rubber dinghies .. petrol was poured over the side of the ship ... whereupon signal flares were thrown from the “Sea Shepherd” in a miscarried attempt to set the petrol on fire.” Sea Shepherd accused the Faroese police of having shot at them with rifles. The police emphasize in their report that they only used tear gas and gas cartridges from shotguns.

1986: Sea Shepherd claims responsibility for the sinking of two whaling vessels in Reykjavik, Iceland, and for malicious damage to the whaling station not far from the town. The act was carried out by two US citizens, one of them, Rodney Corronado, is now wanted in the US for several incidents of serious animal rights terrorism.

1988: Paul Watson arrives in Iceland demanding to be held responsible for the sinking of the whaling vessels in Reykjavik in 1986. He is arrested and held for questioning. He realizes that he can risk facing several years imprisonment. In a press release from the Icelandic Ministry of Justice it says: “At questioning Paul Watson has admitted that he has given some remarks that connect him with the sabotage, but in spite of this he now claims that he neither took part in the planning nor the execution of the sabotage.” There was no evidence incriminating Watson. He was ordered to leave the country and declared persona non grata in Iceland

1991: Mr A. Ferreira, A US crew member on a Mexican fishing vessel, reports to his senator that Sea Shepherd rammed his vessel causing considerable damage. Some of Sea Shepherd’s crew were armed with rifles. Senator John Seymour replies: “Your situation does not fall under my jurisdiction. I have therefore forwarded your letter to the American Tunaboat Association.”

1991: Scott Trimmingham, president of Sea Shepherd quits in protest. “We had rules about not hurting anyone, about not using weapons. I left because those rules and that philosophy seems to be changing,” he said to “Outside” magazine (Sept. 1991).
Paul Watson admits that there are arms on board “Sea Shepherd”. “We confront dangerous people. As the captain, it is my responsibility to protect the lives of my crew ... Therefore, I have prepared myself for the possibility of defending my crew in a situation that could go never occur, but if it does I will use firearms to first intimidate and then to defend,” said Watson to the Los Angeles Free Weekly (April 24, 1992).

Seattle Times columnist Alston Chase comments thus on Sea Shepherds relationship to weapons: “The business of Sea Shepherd is confrontation, whereby these sailor activists try to provoke others to attack. Crying self-defence in these circumstances is like the gunfighter who starts a quarrel to justify duelling his enemy.” (The Seattle Times, July 1, 1991).

1992: Sea Shepherd makes unsuccessful attempts at ramming three Costa Rican fishing vessels. In a written complaint to the local authorities the fishermen report that the Sea Shepherd crew shot at them with bullets containing a red substance, hitting two of them and causing them great pain.

1992: Sea Shepherd makes unsuccessful attempt at scuttling the combined minke whaling and fishing vessel “Nybræna” at her moorings in the Lofoten Islands. The vessel was salvaged, but the water had caused considerable damage.

1993: Paul Watson orders the crew on board the Sea Shepherd vessel “Edward Abbey” (formerly US Navy) to open cannon fire at a Japanese fishing vessel.
The following transcript stems from the 1993 Yorkshire Television documentary “Defenders of the Wild - Ocean Rider”

Paul Watson (over the radio): We are going to ram you!
Stand clear!

A Taiwanese drift-netter (over the radio): “Why are you
crushing our ship?”

Paul Watson: “You are killing too many dolphins ..
and you insulted us by calling us creeps.”
From another confrontation with a Japanese fishing vessel:
Narrator: Sea Shepherd is ready to ram again.
Now Paul Watson wants the Edward Abbey to fire directly
at the drift-netters.

Watson: “Fire a couple in the stern right at the water line.
Nobody’s there.”

Narrator: “To the relief of many of the crew members the
order is not carried out. The Edward Abbey fires a cannon
shot across its bow. Still the Japanese ship does not stop.”
1993: Sea Shepherd makes an unsuccesful attempt at scuttling the combined minke whaling and fishing vessel “Senet” at her moorings in Gressvik. The vessel was salvaged, but the water had caused some damage.

1993: Sea Shepherd concludes that the organisation has sunk 8 ships and rammed and damaged a further 6.
Dismissed from the IWC
After the sinking of the Icelandic whaling vessels in 1986, Sea Shepherd lost its status as observer at the IWC. The organisation claims that it is merely enforcing IWC rules. In February 1994, IWC Secretary, Ray Gambell, declared to NTB (the Norwegian Telegram Agency) that the IWC and all its member states ardently condemn Sea Shepherd’s acts of terrorism.

ANTI-WHALING ship the Steve Irwin has rammed a Japanese whaling vessel.
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/02/06/54051_todays-news.html

Sea Shepherd’s ‘Robert Hunter’ rams Kaiko Maru, Feb. 12, 2007:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=761732


377 posted on 02/17/2010 1:54:02 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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To: at bay

http://www.freerepublic.com/~ownershipsociety/

A previous clown who tried to make FR look bad.


378 posted on 02/17/2010 1:58:09 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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THREAD AWARDS:

BEST OUTTING (WITH DOCUMENTATION): Post 354 by Madame Dufarge which link provides us with this tidbit “...At Bay was going up to event participants and engaging them in hostile conversations. Ken said that At Bay appeared to be attempting to provoke people and he (Ken) called the sheriff...”


379 posted on 02/17/2010 2:05:45 PM PST by amom
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You forgot the troll stating that the Ady Gil was dead in the water and the repeated proof of prop wake rooster tails...


380 posted on 02/17/2010 2:07:40 PM PST by Darksheare (Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
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