Are There “Eco-terrorists” in the Classroom?

Yet more damning evidence came out this week that the federal government is using the War on Terrorism for sweeping surveillance based on mysterious terrorist databases. The FBI has worked with the Education Department for the past five years to sift through millions of student financial aid records as part of “Project Strike Back, the […]

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So How Long Have You Been an “Eco-terrorist”?

“Eco-terrorist” rhetoric has become a fact of life for animal rights and environmental activists. Through my reporting I’ve seen the chilling effect the rhetoric, legislation and other harassment have on dissent: many activists say the Green Scare has shaken them, and made them wonder if (or when) they’ll be the victims of the scare-mongering. But […]

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The SHAC 7, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and the Future of the Green Scare

A few people have requested that I post the presentations I made at the national animal rights conference last weekend. Below you’ll find the text I prepared for the plenary session. My actual speech different slightly from that, though, so I also uploaded an audio file. Click on the triangle below to listen. [Audio clip: […]

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Coping With Repression: The Chilling Effect of “Eco-terrorism” Rhetoric

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Coping With Repression” Delivered by Will Potter at the national animal rights conference August 11, 2006 11 a.m. Good morning. My name is Will Potter. I’m a reporter and I focus on how the War on Terrorism has affected civil liberties, and specifically I focus on the Green […]

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Notorious “Eco-terrorist” Convicted of… More Non-violent Crimes

Mention the name Rod Coronado in the presence of fur farmers, animal research supporters, or law enforcement agents and blood will boil. He’s a “terrorist.” A “violent criminal.” A “national security threat.” Coronado was just convicted yet again for illegal actions defending the environment. So what was this “eco-terrorist” up to this time? Conspiracy to […]

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New Backgrounder on Animal Enterprise Protection Act

I’ve finally posted a background document on the Animal Enterprise Protection Act I’ve been drafting (that’s the law that was used to go after the SHAC 7 on “terrorism” charges). It outlines how industry groups have been pushing this Green Scare since before 9/11, and now they’re taking their “eco-terrorism” rhetoric to the next level. […]

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I’m Speaking About the “Eco-terrorism” Crackdown at the National Animal Rights Conference

I’ll be speaking at the national animal rights conference this August, on the SHAC trial and how the broader Green Scare has impacted animal rights activists.

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FBI Says Internet Providers Should Make Tapping Easier

Federal agents must have it pretty rough these days. It seems they don’t have time for pesky warrants, so the Bush administration has approved the illegal spying program of the National Security Agency. Now over-burdened FBI agents want to force Internet service providers to create backdoors for easier government surveillance.

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CIA Closes bin Laden Unit, But “Eco-terrorism” Still a Top Priority

Remember Osama bin Laden? You know, September 11, planes into buildings, thousands of people murdered? The one President Bush called the architect of 9/11, the symbol of international terrorism, who will be brought to justice “dead or alive”? Well, the CIA has shut down the unit tracking him.

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Short Film on SHAC, “Eco-terrorism” and the Green Scare

Check out this short film by Tim Hitchens and Tim Gorski on the conviction of animal activists on “terrorism” charges for campaigning to shut down the notorious animal testing lab Huntingdon Life Sciences. One of the more interesting segments of the film is Josh Harper, one of the SHAC defendants, noting that animal activists have […]

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