Posted in Opposition on Dec 9th, 2008
If anyone is looking for work in this failing economy, you might consider sending your resume to the FBI. Times are getting tight for everyone, but it seems the bureau has enough resources lying around to investigate a box left near the highway four years ago. ["The FBI and the Box of Secrets"... wasn't that [...]
Posted in Federal Terrorism Laws, Legislation on Nov 17th, 2007
I was going through some of the old hearings on “eco-terrorism” in the Senate, and found this brief statement from Senator Barack Obama to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The committee was holding a hearing on “Oversight on Eco-terrorism” on May 18, 2005.
Obama, who as you all know is one of the [...]
Posted in Activism & Activists' Response on Oct 14th, 2007
Great example of how many people may not be sympathetic to people who commit crimes in the name of the environment or animals, but they do see the danger of this ever-expanding “War on Terrorism.” From James Jay Carafano at the Heritage Foundation (click through for his ridiculously-long Heritage style title):
Domestic radicalization is a [...]
Posted in Legal Issues, Life as a Terrorist on Aug 9th, 2006
Mention the name Rod Coronado in the presence of fur farmers, animal research supporters, or law enforcement agents and blood will boil. He’s a “terrorist.” A “violent criminal.” A “national security threat.”
Coronado was just convicted yet again for illegal actions defending the environment. So what was this “eco-terrorist” up to this time? Conspiracy to [...]
Posted in Terrorism Rhetoric on Jul 4th, 2006
Remember Osama bin Laden? You know, September 11, planes into buildings, thousands of people murdered? The one President Bush called the architect of 9/11, the symbol of international terrorism, who will be brought to justice “dead or alive”? Well, the CIA has shut down the unit tracking him.
The CIA says times have changed. The [...]
Posted in Police Harassment & Abuse on Apr 14th, 2006
The Department of Homeland Security distributed a bulletin on Thursday to help corporations fight “eco-terrorism” like “flyer distribution,” “graffiti,” and “tying up company phone lines.”
Go ahead and laugh, but it gets worse. There are two things in this bulletin that are dead serious:
1. DHS admits it has “no specific, credible information [...]
Posted in Terrorism Definitions on Apr 9th, 2006
Today’s news search pulled up a great spin on the “eco-terror” buzz. The Philippine Daily Inquirer published a glowing piece about a former armed forces chief of staff turned secretary of the environment, Angelo Reyes.
He created the country’s Environmental Protection Commission to go after eco-terrorists like “poachers, illegal loggers and other violators of 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.