a. To rush or push (something) through quickly in order to prevent careful consideration and possible criticism or obstruction: railroad a special-interest bill through Congress.
b. To convict (an accused person) without a fair trial or on trumped-up charges.
Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd environmental group, has skipped bail in Germany. Photograph: Albert Olive/EPA
The controversial anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson has skipped bail in Germany.
WHY? Because only the Paranoid survive and he has good reason to be worried considering the past actions of Japan and Costa Rica in dealings with Sea Shepherd.
Susan Hartland, administrative director of Sea Shepherd, confirmed his flight from Germany.
Watson, one of the original founders of Greenpeace, gained fame through the Whale Wars TV show in which he and his crew are shown attempting to disrupt Japanese whalers.
However, he was being detained in Germany on charges relating to an incident at sea in Central America in 2002. and Japan wants him...
Subterfuge: Hold him on previously dropped charges so he could be then sent to japan for their revenge for losing face in the past being exposed for whaling in the name of research...
Who could believe the entreaties to "trust" the word of a prosecutor that was 'shabby' in their treatment of him last time Costa Rica arrested him?
Prosecutors in Costa Rica had dropped the charges against Watson only to reinstate them 10 years later in what looks like an attempt to trap Watson for the Japanese with the cooperation of Germany...
Paul Watson and his current plight underline the conflict that arises between commercial interests and the battle to save endangered species...
WHY? Because only the Paranoid survive and he has good reason to be worried considering the past actions of Japan and Costa Rica in dealings with Sea Shepherd.
The higher regional court in Frankfurt announced on Wednesday that it had been told by Watson's lawyer that he had left Germany for an "unspecified destination."
Susan Hartland, administrative director of Sea Shepherd, confirmed his flight from Germany.
"We have reason to believe from a reliable source that, once in Costa Rica, the Japanese government may have sought extradition of Captain Watson to Japan to answer charges related to obstructing their illegal whaling activities in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary," Hartland said.
Watson, one of the original founders of Greenpeace, gained fame through the Whale Wars TV show in which he and his crew are shown attempting to disrupt Japanese whalers.
However, he was being detained in Germany on charges relating to an incident at sea in Central America in 2002. and Japan wants him...
In October last year maritime violation charges that had been previously dropped over the incident were reinstated by a Costa Rican prosecutor and an international arrest warrant was issued.
Costa Rica has insisted that he would get a fair trial if extradited. However, Sea Shepherd has claimed that he would be in danger if he entered the penal system in the country.
Who could believe the entreaties to "trust" the word of a prosecutor that was 'shabby' in their treatment of him last time Costa Rica arrested him?
Prosecutors in Costa Rica had dropped the charges against Watson only to reinstate them 10 years later in what looks like an attempt to trap Watson for the Japanese with the cooperation of Germany...
Paul Watson and his current plight underline the conflict that arises between commercial interests and the battle to save endangered species...
LINK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/26/paul-watson-skips-bail-germany
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