By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
The mainstream press has chosen to ignore the fact that Cecil the Lion was wearing a collar. If he didn’t have it on when he was shot, it could only have been removed if he had been tranquilized first. This means he was kidnapped from the preserve, probably with the help of Zimbabwe authorities.
If he was wearing the collar when shot, this means that Walter Palmer came to Africa specifically to kill Cecil the Lion. Then again, if he wasn’t wearing the collar, Walter Palmer came to Africa specifically to kill Cecil the Lion. Looking at Palmer’s attention seeking history and the money paid out, this is the real story behind the story, one nobody is touching.
We began our story with a bizarre tale of a Minnesota dentist and a “guided hunt.” These are big deals in the defense industry with the ability to suck in supreme court and congress critters who love to be babied in what they think is “the wild” while slaughtering lured, drugged and even caged animals.
Then two questions came up. You see, Cecil was wearing a GPS collar that was monitored in the UK at Oxford, University, when he was lured, if this is really what happened. What is more likely is that Cecil was hit with a tranquilizer dart, his collar removed while alive, trucked off the game reservation and shot in the “not so wild,” by our mental dental guy, where martini’s and “native girls” were sure to be close by.
The other alternative, is that our dentist knowingly shot, from close range, Cecil wearing his collar. He couldn’t have missed it.
Two possibilities, shot Cecil with collar, knowing what he was doing, or hired “guides” to bribe game park folks to tranquilize the lion and remove his collar. Based on the amount paid and this being the only certainty of getting this famous and revered animal, which to all intents and purposes seems to have been the plan from the beginning, we seem to be dealing with the tranquilizer dart scenario.
This would have our Walter Palmer pulling off the trophy hunter stunt of the century. Is this likely? You see, Palmer typically goes after unique shoots. There is nothing about shooting a baited lion that is unique. The act as he describes it himself, gutshot, tracked 40 miles and then executed and decapitated, there is nothing unique about this, unless…
Unless Palmer knew this was Cecil and planned it from the beginning. Anyone can shoot a lion for a fifth the money. Why pay so much?
Then we get back to the issue of the collar. OK, here is a third scenario. Palmer, is being set up. We have a pair of sleezy professional guides who decide they are going to “take down” a “low testosterone” type armchair hunter. So they drug and kidnap a famous lion, lay it down in front of him, he panics and wounds it, and they drive after it for two days.
They then cut the collar off, squeal to the press, and get arrested but soon released because Zimbabwe is the most corrupt place on earth. Anyone who has ever hunted there chose Zimbabwe because they wanted cover for an illegal hunt. Typically hunters are told they are there to kill “rogue game,” giraffes, lions, elephants, always rogue, usually drugged as well. It seems even the animals in Zimbabwe have a drug and corruption problem.
Strangest of All
Speaking of “low testosterone,” the Israel lobby through its mouthpiece, Alex Jones (or PJ Watson) seems to have been tasked with defending Palmer. Real hunters would rather have a trophy hunter on their wall than a trophy. The involvement of Jones and others of the Israel lobby in defense of Palmer is curious. It seems they are taking advantage of this as a way of attacking the corrupt government of Zimbabwe.
There is only one reason for this, of course, the government of Zimbabwe is not corrupt enough.
Conclusion
We return to the enigmatic question, the collar. Was the collar on or off? If off, Cecil was tranquilized on the preserve with full complicity of authorities. Based on the money paid, this is what Walter Palmer bought.
If the collar was on when Cecil was shot at close range, Palmer loses again.
As we see it, there is very little question that this hunt was set up from the beginning, a trophy hunt for a world famous animal.
Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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