Posted in Media on Apr 26th, 2008
“Eco-terrorists” have already been fodder for Law & Order episodes, Internet TV shows, and “soft-core eco-terrorism” children’s movies. They’ve unleashed armies of the undead and let loose a virus that kills 5 billion people. Those have been fairly minor roles, however. Now it looks like the “Green Scare” is ready for the big screen, big […]
Posted in Media, Terrorism Rhetoric, Uncategorized on Apr 24th, 2008
Another gem of an editorial cartoon, along the lines of the Seattle Times cartoon comparing the Earth Liberation Front to Al-Qaeda.
From CoxAndForkum.com.
Posted in Media, Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2008
Here’s a cartoonist with a slightly different perspective than the Al Qaeda cartoon last week.
Don’t you love Stephanie McMillan? This is from MinimumSecurity.net.
Posted in Media on Apr 4th, 2008
Eric Devericks of The Seattle Times published this little gem comparing the Earth Liberation Front to Al Qaeda.
I’ll sit this one out, except to say that there have been plenty of questions raised as to whether the recent arsons outside of Seattle were even an ELF action.
What do you all think?
Posted in Media, Terrorism Rhetoric on Apr 3rd, 2008
Apologies to everyone for the lack of posts lately. I had to back away from the site because I’m trying to get another project rolling–cross your fingers on that one, and hopefully I’ll have exciting news to announce in coming months.
Fortunately for GreenIsTheNewRed.com, though, the “War on Terrorism” is a bit like a case […]
Posted in Activists' Response, Media on Mar 12th, 2008
Unfortunately the little mainstream media coverage of so-called “eco-terrorism” has been the unquestioning use of the T-word to describe sabotage and property crimes. (The recent cases in Seattle and now in Michigan are great examples of the press getting so wrapped up in the sexiness of that story that civil liberties implications are nowhere to […]
I’ve noticed that there’s a tendency, when people speak critically about the use of “terrorism” legislation and rhetoric to chill dissent, to act as if this is something that rose from the ashes of 9/11. As if the political opportunism we’re seeing now can only be explained as some kind of outgrowth of that tragedy. […]
Posted in Legal, Media, Operation Backfire, Terrorism Rhetoric on Mar 5th, 2008
UPDATE: This blog post was also published by Counterpunch, on March 07, 2008.
Multi-million dollar mansions in a Seattle suburb–each about 4,200-4,750 square feet, going for about $2 million a pop, touted as “green”– were burned Monday. About $7 million in damage on the “Street of Dreams.” Nobody injured, […]
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.