Comments on: IRS Suicide Pilot Is Not a “Terrorist,” But Environmental Activists Are?

By: mt1000

mt1000 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:50:52 +0000

And In El Salvador they murder environmentalists in full view with impunity!

from narconews.com -
"The blood from three murders has stained Salvadoran land. The murderers? They reek of gold and silver. Gustavo Marcelo Rivera, Ramiro Rivera Gómez and Dora Alicia Recinos were murdered in 2009. They were leading the opposition to metallic mining in their communities in the state of Cabañas, in northern El Salvador.

On December 26, 2009, anti-mining activist Dora Alicia Recinos Sorto was murdered in the community of Trinidad, Cabañas, when she was returning home from washing clothes in a nearby river. Eight months pregnant, she was shot five times. Her husband was José Santos, spokesperson for the Cabañas Environmental Committee."

http://www.narconews.com/Issue64/article4083.html

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:35:53 +0000

Don't you find it interesting that you definition of terrorism is also an accurate description of U.S. foreign policy.?

By: Colin

Colin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:08:59 +0000

Beautiful post (as always), Will.

By: ElitistTreeHuggingWhiteDevil

ElitistTreeHuggingWhiteDevil — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:21:12 +0000

Yawn…
You need to come up with some new material, Joe.
Your shit's getting old.

By: Virgendelavacas

Virgendelavacas — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:18:30 +0000

The term “terrorist” is just as subjective as the term “morality”. Each individual person will have a slightly different definition of what these terms mean to suit their own views, experiences and needs.

This is how “pie-in-face” can equal “OMG TERRORISM!!!” to some, yet indiscriminately bombing civilians is business as usual to others.

Therefor, “terrorism” has been rendered effectively meaningless in our society.

By: Lisa/LiberationNOW

Lisa/LiberationNOW — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:34:04 +0000

Bravo Hawkgirl, I couldn't have said it any better myself. Joe, like I have said before, blah blah blah, no one cares.

By: hawkgirl

hawkgirl — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:29:01 +0000

Sorry, Joe, the ALF and Paul Watson are just protectors of animals. They're altruistic individuals who risk their own lives to stop the torture and murder perpetrated by terrorists (more commonly known as vivisectors and whalers) who hide behind unjust or unenforced laws.

Check out the ALF guidelines. Quite clear. And I don't consider property damage to be violence because property should never be valued above life, especially if that property is an instrument of suffering and death.

How many individuals—human or nonhuman—has Watson killed? Yep, zero. That's a damn good record for more than three decades of defending marine life, sometimes under the most harrowing circumstances. It demonstrates an obvious deep respect for all life. Too bad we can't say the same for the whalers....

Look at the true origins of the violence, and you'll see that these courageous individuals are only responding as defenders of life. To remain passive or silent is to be complicit to injustice and murder.

By: libhomo

libhomo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:36:31 +0000

If the politicians allow corporations to define terrorism this way, we will be much more vulnerable to the real terrorists.

By: Chalk vs. Aerial Bombardment : boldnative

Chalk vs. Aerial Bombardment : boldnative — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:27:09 +0000

[...] Potter at Green is the New Red has a quick rundown of actions the government considers terrorism and those it has called the [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:18:42 +0000

A terrorist is someone who tries to force political change through violence or the threat of violence, thats why Watson and the ALF are terrorist.