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California eco-terror plot brings 20-year sentence (mastermind - Earth Liberation Front attacks)
AP on Bakersfield Californian ^
| 5/8/08
| AP
Posted on 05/08/2008 7:08:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
An environmental activist has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to destroy a Northern California dam, a genetics lab and other targets.
Eric McDavid, 29, of Foresthill, was convicted in March for masterminding what FBI agents described as an eco-terrorist plot in the name of the Earth Liberation Front. The group has claimed credit for arsons across the West.
McDavid's defense lawyer argued that his client was a victim of entrapment by an FBI informant.
Two co-conspirators pleaded guilty and testified against McDavid. They are awaiting sentencing.
According to court testimony, the three considered bombing Nimbus Dam and the U.S. Forest Service's Institute of Forest Genetics in Placerville, both east of Sacramento. They were arrested after buying what prosecutors said were bomb-making supplies.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; econuts; ecoterror; elf; environment; mastermind
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
the eco-terrosists set up traps for us on our dirt bikes and the eco-weenies have us pretty much corralled into tiny pens that I call "Off Highway vehicle prisons", complete with hundreds of miles of fences and armed special OHV police on patrol.
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posted on
05/08/2008 11:46:57 PM PDT
by
KTM rider
(Obama or McCain....socialist or socialist light !)
To: NormsRevenge
In the dark recesses of many an eco-nut lies the mind of another unabomber. I doubt Ted Kaczynski will be the last unabomber.
To: NormsRevenge
I would send his happy a$$ to Gitmo.
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posted on
05/09/2008 7:18:56 AM PDT
by
SERE_DOC
(Todays politicians living proof why we need have a second amendment to the constitution.)
To: tubebender; NormsRevenge; SierraWasp; AuntB; dixiechick2000
Good news.
I can remember getting jumped on years ago on this site for calling these Eco Terrorists, terrorists by some of our fringe posters.
When a whacko uses terrorist acts to advance their whacko agenda, that is terrorism not an act of liberty.
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posted on
05/09/2008 7:20:15 AM PDT
by
Grampa Dave
(Hussein ObamaSamma's Pastor, Jeremiah Wright: "God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11")
To: Rembrandt
What makes you think they don’t already have pretty pink ribbons in their long hair?
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posted on
05/09/2008 8:13:24 AM PDT
by
keats5
(tolerance of intolerant people is cultural suicide)
To: Appleby; Grampa Dave; Dog Gone; BOBTHENAILER; NormsRevenge; ElkGroveDan; calcowgirl; AuntB; Liz; ...
Wull... Pepsi also bottles Lipton Green Tea in bottles that have CA redemption value which is more “socially redeeming value” than all the stupid EnvironMentalists enjoy, collectively!!!
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posted on
05/09/2008 11:39:33 AM PDT
by
SierraWasp
(Out of the dung of adversity, spring the seeds of opportunity! America will always be exceptional!!!)
To: popdonnelly
"
Looks like his university professorship will have to wait." Yes, until about 5 minutes after he is released. (Remember Angela Davis?)
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posted on
05/11/2008 2:21:53 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Jimmy Carter is the skidmark in the panties of American History)
To: tubebender
A light sentence, but we’ll take it ;o)
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posted on
05/11/2008 2:25:06 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Jimmy Carter is the skidmark in the panties of American History)
To: editor-surveyor; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp
I actually heard a Federal agent call the ELF and Alf Eco Terrorists and were the largest terrorist threat to America at the present time while discussing some fire bombings of animal research facilities. I think it was one of those FBI PSA'a they do on our talk radio station. It also could have been a US Attorney. He repeated it several times...
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posted on
05/11/2008 3:43:52 PM PDT
by
tubebender
( Bo took another tag line and not one of you offered to help...)
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