Posted in Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Sep 1st, 2009
Scare-mongering against radical animal rights and environmental activists has become so easy that it is hard for some folks to resist joining the attacks. POM Wonderful, the juice company, tried to label lawful protesters as part of the Animal Liberation Front. Groups like the Center for Consumer Freedom have warned of “violence” when PETA moved [...]
Posted in Activists Arrested, Legal Issues on Mar 25th, 2009
Corporate provocateurs turned Fran Trutt into an “animal rights terrorist.”
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Mar 17th, 2009
American Idol star Carrie Underwood is donating a portion of the proceeds from her new single to the Humane Society of the United States, and getting accused of supporting “animal rights terrorists.” One of my favorite lines so far: “Carrie Underwood may think she is supporting puppies and kittens, but she needs to understand [...]
Posted in Media, Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Dec 15th, 2008
Last week the Center for Consumer Freedom, an industry front group, took out a full-page ad in The New York Times accusing the Humane Society of the United States of supporting “terrorism.” Their crime? A speech at a “holiday gala” for a group called the Humane League. If you’re not following, well, you’re not the [...]
Posted in Opposition on Dec 12th, 2008
As you all are playing “Six Degrees of Consumer Freedom” and investigating CCF’s ties to terrorist organizations (keep posting your entries!), I wanted to follow up on that New York Times ad.
A few things stuck out as being really odd. Of all the images that could have been used for the ad, they chose activists [...]
Posted in Media, Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Dec 11th, 2008
A full-page ad in today’s The New York Times accuses the Humane Society of “helping an animal rights terrorism group.”
The ad was bought by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), a front group that represents the fast food, meat and dairy industries. You might remember CCF from when they attacked Mothers Against Drunk Driving [...]
Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Opposition, Surveillance on Sep 16th, 2008
After the recent bombings in California–which the press, industry groups and FBI recklessly rushed to attribute to animal rights activists—I reported that the Humane Society of the United States donated money to the “eco-terrorist” witch hunt. That didn’t sit well with many people, even those who oppose direct action. Now, HSUS’ Wayne Pacelle has come [...]
Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Legislation, Opposition, State Terrorism Laws on Aug 6th, 2008
Santa Cruz bombing at the home of a university scientist who tests on animals. Associated Press.This weekend two incendiary devices exploded at the homes of two UC Santa Cruz scientists who experiment on animals. One device destroyed a car. The other, left on a front porch, set the house on fire while the UC employee, [...]
Posted in Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Aug 15th, 2007
The genius of the Red Scare, and now the Green Scare, is that once you have completely demonized an entire group of people (either labeling them “communists” or “eco-terrorists”) you can slowly extend that scare-mongering in ever-wider circles. So first you brand someone who vandalizes an SUV as a “terrorist” (an absurdity in its own [...]
Posted in Federal Terrorism Laws, Legislation, Opposition on Nov 13th, 2006
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, Michael” [...]
The War on Terrorism has come home. Corporations and politicians are labeling activists "eco-terrorists" and national security threats. Think red-baiting, with a green twist. Here you'll find original reporting and analysis of the Green Scare, and history repeating itself.