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War is Peace: How “Eco-terrorist” Scare-mongering Helped Pass the AETA

Industry groups have said again and again that Congress needed to pass the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act this week because the original legislation, the Animal Enterprise Protection Act, didn’t go far enough. There are loopholes in the law, they say, that allow for “tertiary targeting.” They also have said again and again that the expanded […]

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URGENT: Misinformation Campaigns on AETA

I’ve been receiving a flood of emails from people who have called their members of Congress, raised concerns about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and been met with a barrage of misinformation. Here’s an email being distributed by the office of U.S. Representative Rick Larsen, with my responses and clarifications. —— Forwarded Message From: “Dabbs, […]

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URGENT: AETA on Track to Pass House Today

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is on the suspension calendar to pass the House today. The suspension calendar is for “non-controversial” bills, so lawmakers can pass a bunch of them at once and save time. Considering the vast First Amendment implications of this bill, and the number of groups that have opposed, it’s particularly outrageous […]

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“It’s Time to Stop the AETA,” Satya

“Guest Editorial: It’s Time to Stop the AETA,” Satya Magazine, November, 2006, 6-7. By WILL POTTER Animal industry groups, corporations and the politicians representing them have been pushing federal legislation to label activists as “terrorists” since the 1990s. Typically this legislation stalls out at the committee level, only to be repackaged and reintroduced the next […]

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Analysis of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: Using “terrorism” rhetoric to chill free speech and protect corporate profits By Will Potter The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act pushed by animal industry groups, corporations, and the politicians that represent them ostensibly targets underground, illegal actions committed in the name of animal rights. It’s been in the works, in various […]

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Analysis of AETA as it Passed Senate (S. 3880)

This is an update and extension of a more detailed analysis of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, most of which has not been altered in the House. Perfuming a pig. That’s the best that can be said of the revised version of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act rushed through the Senate on the last night […]

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UPI’s Coverage of SHAC 7 Sentencing and AETA

Talked to Shaun Waterman, the homeland and national security editor at United Press International, last night. Here’s an excerpt from his article on the SHAC 7 and the looming Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, on the wires today: But some civil liberties advocates have slated the bill’s provisions as overbroad and unnecessary, charging that legitimate protests […]

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Congressional Testimony on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) by Will Potter

May 23, 2006 House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4239, the “Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act” Statement of Will Potter Journalist specializing in “eco-terrorism” and civil liberties, author of www.GreenIsTheNewRed.com Full transcript is also available. Good morning Chairman Coble, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the […]

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BREAKING: 2 Animal Activists Facing 6 Months in Jail for Protesting on the Sidewalk

In Utah, activists are facing 6 months in jail for holding signs and protesting an amusement park’s treatment of animals.

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BREAKING: 2 Activists Accused of Freeing Animals are Charged as Terrorists

The FBI arrested two animal rights activists for allegedly freeing mink from fur farms and vandalizing property. The terrorism announcement comes days before the national animal rights conference.

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