Tag Archive 'Violence'

Pet Shop Protesters Shot–Will It Be Labeled Terrorism?

Posted in Federal Terrorism Laws, Legislation, Opposition, Terrorism Rhetoric on Oct 21st, 2009

Animal rights activists shot at Pet Shop protest.

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White Supremacist Opens Fire at Holocaust Museum, But Will it Be Labeled “Terrorism”?

Posted in Terrorism Definitions on Jun 10th, 2009

A White Supremacist and Holocaust denier, James W Von Brunn, opened fire at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. this afternoon, wounding at least one person before being shot in the head. That makes the second violent attack by right-wing extremists in about three weeks.
Meanwhile, the “radical” animal rights and environmental movements have not [...]

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30 Crimes the Government Chooses to Not Label Terrorism

Posted in Terrorism Definitions on Jun 4th, 2009

We recently looked at why the government and the press (outside of some bloggers and opinion columnists) have not labeled the murder of an abortion provider as “terrorism.” It’s important to remember, though, that this isn’t an isolated incident. The word terrorism is used by the FBI and Department of Justice only when it fits [...]

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