Japan just got desperate. Arrest warrant issued for Capt. Paul Watson.

[flvegan]

Japan today obtained an arrest warrant for the leader of the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, as it stepped up its aggressive pursuit of anti-whaling activists.

It accused Paul Watson of endangering the lives of whaling crews in clashes in the Antarctic this winter during Japan's annual cull of hundreds of whales in the name of "research".

The Japan coastguard will seek Watson's arrest through Interpol on suspicion of assault and obstruction of business, reports said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/30/japan-whaling-sea-shepherd

Sea Shepherd responds:

Japan Accuses Captain Paul Watson of Obstructing Japanese Whaling Operations: “Duh, ya think?”

http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/news-100429-1.html