Posted on 07/18/2002 12:08:16 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
Eco-Terror Expert Calls For Inquiry of Green Anarchists
Marc Morano, CNSNews.com, Thursday, July 18, 2002
An expert on eco-terrorism is calling on the FBI to investigate an organization that is touting a nationwide tour to "destroy civilization" and raise money for convicted eco-terrorists, but a spokesman for the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Program said the agency is taking a hands-off approach for the time being.
The Green Anarchy Tour 2002, currently traveling from Ashland, Ore., to Washington, D.C., advertises its participants as "anarchists," refers to police as "the fascist force we are up against" and calls convicted eco-terrorists "prisoners of war."
Such rhetoric has Ron Arnold concerned. Arnold, vice president of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, said the tour "presents probable cause for investigation.
"You do have people here recommending violence, murder, property damage, everything you can think of," he said.
Arnold is author of several books on the environmental movement including "Ecoterror: The Violent Agenda to Save Nature: The World of the Unabomber."
He believes that with the increasing number of domestic environmental and animal rights terrorist acts in the United States, the FBI should be more proactive in investigating possible threats like the Green Anarchy Tour.
"I would say that law enforcement has an obligation, probable cause to at least look into it," Arnold said. "If they say they are going to destroy civilization, I think we should take them at their word," he added.
FBI Lukewarm to Investigation
The FBI is less concerned than Arnold, at least publicly, saying it won't do anything until and unless the law is broken.
"The FBI is only concerned when there is a violation of the law," said Steven Berry, spokesman for the FBI's Domestic Terrorism Program. "We fully support the rights of any and all groups, no matter what their message or their purpose, to lawfully assemble, protest and march."
When asked about the risks of terrorism from domestic sources, Berry said, "The FBI is only concerned when there is a violation of federal law," adding that eco-terrorism is "the number one investigative priority of the domestic terrorism section."
But Arnold thinks the matter deserves greater attention, noting that the Green Anarchy Tour's support of convicted members of the radical environmental group Earth Liberation Front makes an investigation more necessary.
The group's Internet website says that proceeds from the tour will help convicted arsonists such as Jeffrey "Free" Luers and Craig "Critter" Marshall.
"[Earth Liberation Front] is an FBI declared terrorist organization that they want to be the beneficiary of their proceeds," Arnold said.
Eco-Terrorism on The Rise
According to Arnold, the threat of domestic terrorists cannot be underestimated. "I think it is as much a threat as foreign terrorism. These people are going to damage property and kill people," Arnold said.
Domestic terrorism and violence by environmental and animal 'rights' activists is on the rise, according to Arnold. "We've had 'animal rights' activists beat people with baseball bats causing serious injury. We see that kind of violence growing," Arnold said.
According to the FBI, there have been more than 600 cases of eco-terrorism causing $43 million dollars in property damage over the past decade, prompting him to call the federal response to eco-terrorism "a day late and a dollar short."
Arnold cited the failure of federal law enforcement for the escalating violence. "We probably have got [sic] literally thousands of [eco-terrorists] who ought to be in jail," he said, placing the blame squarely on the FBI for "failing to investigate exactly the kind of things you see on the [Green Anarchy] web site."
It doesn't sound as though the alphabet agencies are going to pay much attention to them.
People like you cannot be trusted with handling valid assessments.
Yeah you know so much about me--NOT!
For what it's worth, my reply number 13, which you refer to, ALSO contains a valid suggestion of how the FBI can begin to get around the left-wing elite and the "free Padilla" crowd.
You're right, it wasn't worth much, but at least you're thinking of how the FBI doesn't have to be incompetent.
THAT, however, is only a BEGINNING which the FBI MAY be able to build upon in this case. You can only see the part that you want to see.
I never even told you how they could address the problem to deal with it and thus not be incompetent but you claim to know what I see!? You're a hoot.
Not worth my time to debate. You may have the last word.
: )
Now I wonder what would give them that idea? -- har har.
These 'soldiers' in their 'war against corporate fascism' howl like spanked children. I thought soldiers were supposed to bear their wounds more stoically. They need to be rounded up and put in work details to clear the brush and dead trees in our National Forests.
For what it's worth here's my philosophy of life: "All the trouble in the world is caused by people who don't have to get up in the morning and go to work to make a living". Who pays the freight for this roving, rag-tag band of dangerous loonies?
My wife and I were discussing this band of touring eco terrorists, and she said that who ever is responsible for paying for these terrorists should be responsible for any crimes committed by those who received money from the donors.
She blames the parents of these punks who are in their 20's and 30's who pay these creatures a nice living wage to stay away from their homes. Then, these watermelons can damaged us.
Another relative who lurks on FR sent me an email wondering about the number of roaming eco terrorists, number of vehicles and just the living costs on the road for this group. She is outraged that a large sum will be donated by those who hate our families to enable this road eco terrorism act.
So you are right on target re those who don't work, are those who have time for this nonsense. Then the clymers who finance/enable these watermelon terrorists should be held responsible.
Any corporate sponsors should be boycotted until they declare bankruptcy!
Deus Vult! 'Pod
Keep me informed on this.
Jeez. Where's J. Edgar Hoover when ya need him. One hopes that they support the right to assemble so they can take photographs and get info on these bastards.
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