Will Potter

Street of Dreams: ELF Arson, or Insurance Scheme?

Remember when someone set fire to so-called “green” mansions in a Seattle suburb? The builders of the Street of Dreams rushed to label it “eco-terrorism” by the Earth Liberation Front, and so did the FBI. They pointed to a banner left at the scene that said, “Built green? Nope Black!” At the time I wrote […]

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Key Supporter of “Animal Enterprise Terrorism” Law Suspended for Animal Welfare Violations

Michele Basso, who campaigned to label animal rights activists as “terrorists,” is suspended for animal cruelty.

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From Earth Day to “Eco-Terrorism”

Today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and everyone, it seems, is “going green.” With widespread oil shortages due to peak oil looming within five years, and the startling effects of climate change becoming shockingly clear, environmentalism is more accepted and urgently needed than ever. So why is the “number one domestic terrorism threat,” […]

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3 Reasons Animal Rights Activists Should Support the Supreme Court’s Decision on Dog-Fighting Videos

The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law targeting “depictions of animal cruelty,” including dog-fighting and “crush” videos. And that’s a very good thing for animal rights activists.

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What Was it Again the Terrorists Hate?

Oh yeah, our freedom. I love this cartoon from Tom Toles. Seems particularly appropriate to share now, even though it is a bit old, after lawmakers caved to the FBI during Patriot Act reauthorization debates, and a court ruled the Bush administration and the NSA illegally wiretapped two attorneys. Thanks to Jason at Zombie Popcorn […]

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Video on Secretive Communciations Management Units

This week we learned that the government has proposed making secretive prisons for “domestic terrorists,” which have been operating for 3 years on U.S. soil, permanent. In this video Rachel Meeropol and Alexis Agathocleous, attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights, discuss the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Communications Management Units, or CMUs:

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Government Acknowledges Secretive Prisons for “Domestic Terrorists,” Proposes Making Them Permanent

Communications Management Units have been operating for more than three years on U.S. soil. The Bureau of Prisons wants to make them permanent.

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Video: Which of these is the number one domestic terrorism threat?

It’s always a challenge to explain the “Green Scare” and this website quickly and succinctly. I was playing around with YouTube’s new “SearchStories” channel, and gave it a shot by focusing on misplaced government priorities. And it’s 35 seconds! Let me know what you think. Oh, and there are plenty of links on the YouTube […]

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FBI Bases Iowa ALF Case on Facebook, Speaking Event, YouTube

An FBI affidavit has just been released in the investigation of the 2004 Animal Liberation Front break-in at the University of Iowa. It shows the stream-of-consciousness approach the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force took to the investigation, including surfing MySpace and Facebook and using an informant to identify activists on YouTube. The affidavit from October, […]

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Sea Shepherd and the Terroristic Sound of Nickelback

Japanese whalers have repeatedly labeled Sea Shepherd, the environmental group, a “terrorist organization” because of the campaigns to end the slaughter of whales in a whale sanctuary. They have even gone so far as to label Animal Planet terrorists because of the show Whale Wars. And the Japanese government recently announced it is pressing charges […]

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