Domestic terror: Who's most dangerous?

CNN ^ | August 24, 2005 | Henry Schuster

[george76]

Eco-terrorists...on the FBI charts...

Each week in "Tracking Terror," (Henry Schuster) reports on people and organizations driving international and domestic terrorism and efforts to combat those.

The FBI believes Rudolph and McVeigh are part of the past.

Instead, the agency sees a new threat: "The No. 1 domestic terrorism threat is the eco-terrorism, animal-rights movement," ...

Here's how the animal rights and eco-terrorists made it to the top of the FBI charts.

"There is nothing else going on in this country, over the last several years, that is racking up the high number of violent crimes and terrorist actions, arsons, etc, that this particular area of domestic terrorism has caused," ...

Lewis said that from January 1990 to June 2004, "animal and environmental rights extremists have claimed credit for more than 1,200 [attacks], resulting in millions of dollars of damages and monetary loss."

The FBI is worried about mounting rhetoric from the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), whose members regularly break into labs, destroy equipment and threaten scientists; and the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), whose supporters attack SUVs and housing developments.

Consider the words of Jerry Vlasak, a physician who is a well-known activist in the animal advocacy movement in Los Angeles. He said he's not a member of ALF, but makes it his mission to publicize their actions. To Vlasak, anyone who does testing on live animals is a "vivisector."

He called violence morally acceptable...

The FBI admits it has had a hard time penetrating ALF and ELF. Actions are usually taken by small groups of people, acting autonomously, and e-mailing or faxing results to people like Vlasak, who publicize the results.

The movement prides itself on this sort of independent cell structure and the lack of central leadership.

[ladyinred]

The enemies are within that is for sure.

[cripplecreek]

Rudolph and McVeigh were two very different animals who should not be classified together.

[SandRat]

I don't know about the FBI or DHS but the one on the right is who the ACLU says is the bigger threat

[Sociopathocracy]

The true terrorist threat comes from the establishment Left not the ALF or the ELF (though they are both evil left-wing slime).
The politically correct morons who run our schools, the MSM, and too many of our governments are putting all in harms way. Look at the damage that Jamie Gorelick did.

[george76]

The FBI is worried about mounting rhetoric from the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), whose members regularly break into labs, destroy equipment and threaten scientists; and the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), whose supporters attack SUVs and housing developments.

Consider the words of Jerry Vlasak, a physician who is a well-known activist in the animal advocacy movement in Los Angeles. He said he's not a member of ALF, but makes it his mission to publicize their actions.

[joesnuffy]

The worst could be the chickens coming home to roost...

[Thunder90]

Domestic Terrorist Threats:
Homegrown islamic terror groups
Anarchist terror groups (overheard one wanting to use thermite on a federal building)
Nazi terror groups
Eco Terrorist
Communist/Socialist Terrorist groups (neo SLA, Black Panthers, Weather Undergound type groups)

[DocH]

Domestic Terrorist Threats: Homegrown islamic terror groups Anarchist terror groups (overheard one wanting to use thermite on a federal building) Nazi terror groups Eco Terrorist Communist/Socialist Terrorist groups (neo SLA, Black Panthers, Weather Undergound type groups)

You forgot the DEMOCRAT PARTY, LIBERAL WING

[Chena]

You forgot the DEMOCRAT PARTY, LIBERAL WING

Amen to THAT statement!

[Thunder90]

Of course. Left wing democrats... Added!

[blackie]

eradicate all liberal moonbat, tree hugging, root sucking terrorists ~ Bump!