Host Steve Curwood talks with Paul Watson, captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Watson’s group takes credit for sinking two Norwegian whaling ships in defense of an international ban on whaling. While whalers refer to the Sea Shepherds as terrorists, Watson claims he is legitimately enforcing the law, and will continue to do so.
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