Posted in Opposition on Mar 27th, 2009
This clip is about two years old, but it’s too good to keep to myself. At The Connecticut Forum, Ann Coulter says her hero is Joseph McCarthy (I mean, what’s not to love? Blacklists, naming names, ruining lives– a true American icon whose legacy lives on). She then says if she could be anyone in [...]
Posted in Terrorism Definitions on Mar 9th, 2009
This is a great video by Naomi Wolf that pulls together many of the issues discussed at GreenIsTheNewRed, in a much broader context (and it’s a great follow-up to last week’s post “5 Reasons Why Republicans Should Care About the Government Labeling Activists “Terrorists”).
Wolf is the author of “The End of America: Letter of Warning [...]
Posted in Activism & Activists' Response, Federal Terrorism Laws, Legal Issues, Legislation, Opposition, Terrorism Definitions on Feb 24th, 2009
The recent FBI arrests of animal rights activists as “terrorists” for chalking sidewalks, protesting and making fliers marks a drastic turning point in the Green Scare, and in the history of this country. The government and corporations are clearly hoping to set a legal precedent for the sweeping power of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. [...]
Posted in Grand Juries, Legal Issues on Sep 13th, 2008
A well-known author, speaker and artist in the radical environmental movement has become the target of another “Green Scare” grand jury witch hunt.
The grand jury is investigating six “eco-terrorism” cases in Pennsylvania. The actions by the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front, in 2002 and 2003, caused about $1.5 million in damage, including [...]
Posted in Terrorism Watch Lists on Feb 25th, 2008
Another reason to oppose the “eco-terrorism” rhetoric, and “Homegrown Terrorism” legislation, is that it eerily paves the way for things like this. I started using the analogy between the Red Scare and Green Scare simply to make a larger point, and it has been truly frightening to see the specific similarities between the two, right [...]
Posted in Opposition on Feb 23rd, 2008
Al Gore’s “Live Earth” is sending out emails with the tagline “Is green the new red?” (about sustainable Valentine’s Day gifts). [Thanks Drew!] And this month’s issue of Outside has an article, “Red is the New Green” about environmental issues in Cuba. This, on top of the Red Scare/Green Scare confusion I noted a while [...]
Posted in GNR, Terrorism Definitions on May 4th, 2006
I have a new article in Counterpunch on how the government landed a conviction of nonviolent activists on “terrorism” charges. Check it out and please let me know what you think!
Here’s an excerpt highlighted by the good folks at Food Fight:
“It’s not enough to cowardly distance ourselves from the ‘eco-terrorists,’ as many did during the [...]
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.