here we go again...
Posted on 02/13/2002 8:19:42 AM PST by dead
Washington: A radical environmental group that has carried out 600 attacks since 1996 has become the largest and most active United States-based terrorist group, the FBI's top domestic terrorism officer said.
But the efforts of a House of Representatives committee to shed light on the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and its companion, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), were frustrated when a former ELF spokesman, Craig Rosebraugh, refused to answer questions from members of Congress.
"I'll take the Fifth Amendment," Mr Rosebraugh said more than 50 times to questions ranging from whether he helped produce an ELF training film to who was paying for his lawyer.
Mr Rosebraugh was subpoenaed to give evidence at the request of Scott McInnis, chairman of the House subcommittee on forests and forest health.
Mr Rosebraugh has said he relayed anonymous messages on ELF's behalf from 1997 until he quit last September, but had no first-hand knowledge of any attacks.
An FBI expert, James Jarboe, said that since 1996 the ELF and ALF had caused $US43million ($84 million) in damage in more than 600 attacks, ranging from spray-painting buildings and breaking windows to firebombing fur farms, research centres and a ski resort. "They're the most active. They cause the most damage," he said. However, white supremacist groups were still considered more dangerous because their attacks were often aimed at people.
Nobody has been killed in an ELF or ALF attack, but Mr McInnis said it was wrong to think of the eco-terrorists as "nature-loving hippies" or misguided youths.
"These are hardened criminals. They are dangerous, they are well-funded, they are savvy, sophisticated and stealthy, and if their violence continues to escalate it is only a matter of time before their parade of terror results in a lost human life."
Associated Press
FBI: Left Wing Green Terrorists the most active terror organization in the U.S
Source: The Sierra Times; Published: 13 February, 2002;
Author: J.J. Johnson
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how many attacks were carried out by white supremacist groups during the same period?
If we are going to start calling crime 'terrorism' (which Bush is trying to do now with drug crime) where will this end?
If it takes a little destruction of property to save the last remaining wildlands from money-grubbing fools who would sell there own mothers, SO BE IT.
In fact, I don't know of one organized white supremicist incident.
Tim McVeigh went to a couple of meetings with those losers, but his actions had nothing at all to do with any white supremicist cause. It was a wacky reaction to Waco, where many or most victims were minorities.
I guess if you're writing an article that indicts a leftist organization, standard journalistic practice is to try to dream up some outrage by a supposedly rightwing counterpart.
It's pathetic, but that's what they teach in journalism school.
Monkeywrenching AIN'T Terrorism.
Yes it is.
If you want to save the land, ask your evil capitalist daddy for some more money and go buy it.
here we go again...
In most places it is a FELONY!
These bums should go to jail for the rest of their lives.
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