Tag Archive 'Frank Ambrose'

The Government’s 7-Step Process for Convicting Environmentalists as Terrorists

Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Activists Arrested, Legal Issues, Opposition on Feb 5th, 2009

Poster by Just Seeds Collective, justseeds.orgDespite my deep-seated distaste for all things Baltimore (my apologies to folks in Bawlmor, but your town and I don’t seem to get along), I’ve been watching HBO’s The Wire on Netflix. The series—created by David Simon, a 13-year-veteran of the The Baltimore Sun—is structured so that each episode is [...]

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Feds Hope to Set an Example With “Eco-terrorist” Who Refused to Snitch: Marie Mason Faces 20 Years

Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Legal Issues, Opposition, Surveillance on Feb 3rd, 2009

Marie MasonBefore Marie Mason ever set foot in the courtroom, before the ink on her indictment had even dried, the government was smearing her as a “terrorist.”
At a press conference announcing her arrest, an FBI agent said “domestic terrorism is a top priority of the FBI.” A police chief called the 1999 Earth Liberation [...]

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