Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Mar 18th, 2010
Peter Young’s home was raided the FBI this week, and the search warrant repeatedly mentions his name in relation to “animal enterprise terrorism.” In the last article we looked at how this Utah raid is, ostensibly, related to the investigation of an Animal Liberation Front raid at the University of Iowa.
As with all of [...]
Posted in Legal Issues, Police Harassment & Abuse on Mar 15th, 2010
FBI raid of Salt Lake City house of animal rights activists. Photo by Jordan Halliday.FBI agents and law enforcement from multiple agencies have raided a well-known activist group house in Salt Lake City, Utah, today in connection with an investigation of Animal Liberation Front crimes in Iowa.
I just got off the phone with multiple housemates [...]
Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Activists Arrested, Legal Issues on Dec 1st, 2009
The government filed an emergency motion to keep an activist in jail because he is an “anarchist” and “domestic terrorist” who associates with a “subversive,” but in a response issued Monday, an Iowa district court didn’t buy it. Scott Demuth will be released pending his trial.
Demuth has been indicted on animal enterprise terrorism charges [...]
[ March 29, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1508" align="alignright" width="233" caption="AETA 4 Benefit with Peter Young and Will Potter"][/caption]
Hey Portland: Another benefit for the AETA 4 when I’m in town. This one with former animal liberation prisoner Peter Young. Young was prosecuted using the original version of the Animal Enterprise Protection Act for releasing mink from fur farms. The recent arrests, [...]
Posted in Opposition, Surveillance on Jun 6th, 2008
We’ve recently learned that Burger King has been spying on human rights activists, and the FBI would like to be spying on vegan potlucks. Not to be outdone, it looks like the Society of Toxicology commissioned a “threat analysis” to try to get smart about, among other things, who activists are dating.
The organization held its [...]
Posted in GNR on Oct 14th, 2007
It’s been a while since the last update, and I apologize. Writing about the Green Scare and “eco-terrorism” unfortunately doesn’t pay the bills, so sometimes I’m at the mercy of other writing. Anyway, new posts are on the way. In the meantime, check out this hilarious/ridiculous/frustrating marquee at the Clinton Street Theater for the speaking [...]
I’ll be in Portland next week for a speaking event with Peter Young, one of the first people ever charged with “animal enterprise terrorism.” The press release for the event is below. Rumor has it that there might also be a movie screening, to take advantage of the wonderful venue. Thanks to all the sponsors [...]
Posted in Federal Terrorism Laws, Legislation on Feb 2nd, 2007
Peter Young, the first activist convicted under the Animal Enterprise Protection Act, was released from prison Thursday morning. I’ll post more information as I get it, but I wanted to highlight it for a couple reasons:
*The Animal Enterprise Protection Act is the precursor to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: corporations and corporate politicians said they [...]
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.