Posted in Blacklists, Travel on May 8th, 2008
Like many environmental and animal rights advocates, even Nelson Mandela is on a “terrorist watchlist.” Unlike grassroots activists, though, it looks politicians are trying to get him removed.
I’ve seen quite a few blog posts on this, where the author is outraged that a “freedom fighter” like Nelson Mandela is on a terrorist watchlist. His […]
Posted in Travel on Feb 25th, 2008
This baby was detained by TSA for being on a terrorist watch list. Maybe it was for seeing that “soft-core eco-terrorism” movie, Hoot.
Posted in Travel on Oct 18th, 2007
The War on Terrorism is no match for Miss Universe. She’s able to board a plane without her ID, just a sash.
I feel so, so safe right now.
Courtesy of Boing Boing:
Posted in Harassment, Travel on Apr 5th, 2006
Singing along to “London Calling” by The Clash got a passenger yanked from an airplane in northern England and interrogated by anti-terrorism detectives today. A cabbie called the police because Harraj Mann, 24, was singing along to “Now war is declared — and battle come down.”
Suspicious lyrics? Maybe. But Mann had plugged his MP3 player […]
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists "eco-terrorists" and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you'll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.