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He is claiming to be in a safe secret location because the Germans had somehow broken their word to him .......

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-med ... rmany-1413

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.

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Life is a time capsule we strive to fill with precious memories.

You mean the reason they are anti-whaling is because they got a show from it? Were they not harrassing the whalers way before the show got hold of them?

Whoever has the "real" captain papers is an adult as are the crew. Presumably they are able to make their own decisions.

"A con artist, or a person who uses a fraud method known as a confidence trick." .... is one definition of a con-man. I don't get that he is a con-man or is scamming. I get that he is a person who is passionate about his cause. Whether you or I agree on his methods is perhaps another question. But a scammer and a con-man suggests he is not really interested in this cause, which is not clear or apparent.

No, he would not have to be disinterested in the cause to be a con-man he could use the con to support his interests, which is usually the case. He gets attention and money for the cause and himself by playing a bit fast and loose with the facts, the laws, and the truth in general. I do not condone terrorists and he is a long time terrorist leader that ignores the law and threat to anyone other than himself whenever it suits him. I would have some respect for him if when he broke the law took the punishment to support his cause, but he does not. He will happily let others do that and may assist them where ever possible ... as long as it benefits him.

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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
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"A con artist, or a person who uses a fraud method known as a confidence trick." .... is one definition of a con-man. I don't get that he is a con-man or is scamming. I get that he is a person who is passionate about his cause. Whether you or I agree on his methods is perhaps another question. But a scammer and a con-man suggests he is not really interested in this cause, which is not clear or apparent.[/quote]

No, he would not have to be disinterested in the cause to be a con-man he could use the con to support his interests, which is usually the case. He gets attention and money for the cause and himself by playing a bit fast and loose with the facts, the laws, and the truth in general. I do not condone terrorists and he is a long time terrorist leader that ignores the law and threat to anyone other than himself whenever it suits him. I would have some respect for him if when he broke the law took the punishment to support his cause, but he does not. He will happily let others do that and may assist them where ever possible ... as long as it benefits him.[/quote]

Seems obvious that he's interested in the cause, for sure. So are you saying that he's interested in attention and money above and beyond his cause? He was doing this thing before the tv show ...... And while others take some punishment ... they ARE adults.

Some crew take the heat while he runs .... but is that not also THEIR cause? Does it benefit him only or does it benefit their mutually agreed on cause?

Watson is all about the money, animal-friendly. Just look closely at how he runs Sea shepard...

Every year; a sudden 'crisis' erupts: "Gosh! We Need MORE MONEY! Send all you can, folks!"

The last few years; those funds Watson whimpered and whined for from others was becoming harder and harder to dig up: he was reaching the point where the number of people who thought he was a clown were outnumbering the folk who kiss his footprints. This was compounded by the info that came forth after the run-in between whalers and Sea shepard's extra-neato speed-boat(Seems a few facts about how Watson runs his biz came out and it cast a light on him and Sea shepard he didn't want) so he had to find another way to raising funds.....and what's better then prime-time T.V?

The problem now is; sea sea-shepard has to rely on the t.v program to keep the cash flow going. Thus: their movement is as much about staying on T.V, as actually saving any whales.

Okay. But the crisises that erupt are maybe not so sudden or unexpected. Given that we are economically dependent on producing product, and given that much of that product comes from what might be called the exploitaton of animals AS product .... ??? We are, in fact, experiencing a crisis in the biodiversity of the oceans ... with the denigration of species (shark and whale and what have you .... ). This is not to say that Watson doesn't have an ego, but so do the public figures of most corporations and governements, and indeed, most people.



I don't know about kissing his footprints. Do you mean "blindly" kissing? Not sure about this as many might agree that governments were and are not doing enough to protect? Watson is for sure a vigilante, but many might agree that they are helpless to defend the species of the oceans given corporate greed for instance. If governments refuse to step up, who will? Not sure of the numbers re: for and against, but many see the guy as a hero in the absence of real government intervention.



Maybe you know more about this than I do. But I still don't see it clearly. For example, who approached who about the t.v. show?



Could it be that the tv show created a financial reliance where the financial reliance came from donors before? Either way, I just don't see that Watson is in it for the money. Seems to me that he has an abiding concern for the fate of the whales. Where he gets the money to finance his projects is most likely a secondary concern. I just don't see that he is interested in staying on tv. I see, rather, that he is concerned about whales. If you see it differently or have other information ..... enlighten me to it.

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“Intellect is invisible to the man who has none”
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein

http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/07/30/pete ... ed-condom/


I bit more info on the case I mentioned....

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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Environment ... 55291.html

It'll be interesting to see if ole Gilligan comes out of the basement to sail against the whalers
Ny guess is he will; since he seems to have such a hard time avoiding the camera whenever there's one around.

Now: if you;re the japanese. would you risk a night-time sneak aboard to detain Watson and return him to authorites?
Probably not worth the cost but it would have me laughing if they could pull it off....

I need to check up on Watson.