Terrorism Scare Mongering

Before Direct Action Was “Eco-terrorism” It Was “Ecotage”

The history of the animal rights and environmental movements has been poorly documented by the mainstream press. The stories of these movements have overwhelmingly been ignored, and when they’ve been reported by newspapers or television networks, it has been through the lens of corporate and government officials. The best, and sometimes only, documentation of these [...]

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Exposing the Corporate Campaign to Create “Eco-terrorism” (Video)

While I was on book tour, I stopped by the studio of KEXP in Seattle for “Mind Over Matters.” KEXP created a video of the interview, which focused on the specific tactics that corporations and industry groups have used to create the idea of “eco-terrorism. Thanks to Mike and the folks at KEXP for having [...]

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Earth Day: “Eco-Terrorists” Crackdown (Video)

I was on The Alyona Show on Earth Day talking about my new book, and the corporate-led campaigns to target environmentalists as terrorists. We talked a bit about how Earth Day has been co-opted (a good example of this is the 10+ emails I received from PR agencies pitching new “green” products that weren’t green [...]

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If Sarah Palin Were an Animal Rights Activist, She’d Have Already Been Convicted of “Terrorism”

If animal rights activists are terrorists for running a website listing “targets,” then Tea Partiers and Sarah Palin must be labeled terrorists as well.

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Why Wikileaks is Labeled a “Terrorist Organization,” and the Mainstream Press is Not

Wikileaks is a “terrorist threat” because it challenges the secrecy, control and power upon which all mainstream media outlets and authoritarian regimes depend.

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Puppy Mill Group Compares Prop B to “Obamacare” (Daily Show Video)

The group that fought the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act in Missouri says it is making us a “communist socialist society.”

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Terrorist Kitten Bomb (Video)

Bomb squad opens a terrorist package of cuteness. I believe Eco-Terrorist Kitteh was behind this.

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James Lee, the Unabomber, and Mental Illness vs. Terrorism

Absent from the media frenzy about James Lee is any rational look at the difference between a “radical environmentalist” who uses extreme tactics, and someone struggling with serious mental illnesses who latches on to environmental issues.

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Calling the Discovery Channel Hostager Taker a “Radical Environmentalist” is Irresponsible and Inaccurate

Is “radical environmentalist” a more acceptable rush judgment than saying someone was insane? Because that’s the first, and only, thing that has come to mind in the case of James Lee and the Discovery Channel building.

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“Jihad, Crips, extreme animal-rights activists, it’s all the same,” Says Homeland Security Official

An appellate court has refused to revisit the SHAC 7 case, and the lead prosecutor has compared animal rights activists to the Crips and Islamic “jihad.”

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