Comments on: Seattle Times Article Raising Questions About “ELF” Arsons, Potter Quoted http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/ Reporting on "Eco-Terrorism" Witch Hunts, Blacklists and the Green Scare Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:03:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Southern Beale http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-145573 Southern Beale Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:42:39 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-145573 Holy smokes. Well, all I can think when I see things like this (and the other examples you've provided on this blog) is to first ask myself: who benefits? Who benefits when the government keeps people scared? The answer, of course, is the government. Holy smokes. Well, all I can think when I see things like this (and the other examples you’ve provided on this blog) is to first ask myself: who benefits? Who benefits when the government keeps people scared? The answer, of course, is the government.

]]> By: jimmy http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-145067 jimmy Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:33:37 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-145067 leslie, i'm surprised by the fact you're blown away by the way "trained" journalists cover ELF stories... they're doing exactly what they were trained to do - keep the public on a steady dose of fear and vilence. typical trained journalism lends itself to (unfortunate) standard american viewpoints. leslie,
i’m surprised by the fact you’re blown away by the way “trained” journalists cover ELF stories… they’re doing exactly what they were trained to do - keep the public on a steady dose of fear and vilence. typical trained journalism lends itself to (unfortunate) standard american viewpoints.

]]> By: Lozen http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144964 Lozen Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:24:00 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144964 Check out the fresh article in Salon on Brianna Waters: http://www.salon.com/ You may have to watch a commercial (ugh) to read the full thing, but it's a though provoking piece on the legal prosecution (persecution?) of environmental activists. Check out the fresh article in Salon on Brianna Waters:
http://www.salon.com/

You may have to watch a commercial (ugh) to read the full thing, but it’s a though provoking piece on the legal prosecution (persecution?) of environmental activists.

]]> By: Will Potter http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144164 Will Potter Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:34:45 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144164 Tracy and Leslie: I definitely agree with what both of you are saying, and should have clarified more in my post. It seems like the FBI is still treating this, for the most part, like it's by default an ELF action. (Kind of sad that it's getting to the point where I see even the least bit fairness in the soundbites as a positive thing, huh?). And I think Leslie hits on a critical point that nearly every single mainstream article we've seen about any ELF action leaves out: WHY? Tracy and Leslie: I definitely agree with what both of you are saying, and should have clarified more in my post. It seems like the FBI is still treating this, for the most part, like it’s by default an ELF action. (Kind of sad that it’s getting to the point where I see even the least bit fairness in the soundbites as a positive thing, huh?). And I think Leslie hits on a critical point that nearly every single mainstream article we’ve seen about any ELF action leaves out: WHY?

]]> By: Leslie James Pickering http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144163 Leslie James Pickering Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:27:40 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144163 i also feel like this was a weak story, but understand what Will is getting at. The way media blindly follows the unverified word of law enforcement is painful to see time and time again. it is nice that this article strays from that, thanks in part to Will. it is also nice to see less reference to terrorism than usual. for the most part, though, it still reads like any other ELF article that has been printed over the last decade. it totally missed the point. how is it that hundreds of these articles fail to even touch on what so many people find so fascinating about these actions? i spoke with the journalist and he does seem more sincere than most. it always blows me away to see how trained journalists can cover an event like this and write such a bland and uninspired article. we've seen this literally hundreds of times now. i also feel like this was a weak story, but understand what Will is getting at. The way media blindly follows the unverified word of law enforcement is painful to see time and time again. it is nice that this article strays from that, thanks in part to Will.
it is also nice to see less reference to terrorism than usual.
for the most part, though, it still reads like any other ELF article that has been printed over the last decade. it totally missed the point. how is it that hundreds of these articles fail to even touch on what so many people find so fascinating about these actions? i spoke with the journalist and he does seem more sincere than most. it always blows me away to see how trained journalists can cover an event like this and write such a bland and uninspired article.
we’ve seen this literally hundreds of times now.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144157 Tracy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:06:51 +0000 http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/2008/03/19/seattle-times-potter-quoted/#comment-144157 The story, as a whole, though, makes it sound like law-enforcement officials 99% believe that it was the ELF's doing. The story, as a whole, though, makes it sound like law-enforcement officials 99% believe that it was the ELF’s doing.

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