Terrorism Legislation

“Animal Enterprise Terrorism 101″ in Herbivore Magazine

The kind folks over at Herbivore Magazine approached me about writing a very nuts and bolts, straightforward, simple-as-possible piece about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, because there has been a lot of misinformation about what the law actually does, and does not, do. This is what we came up with, a kind of “Animal Enterprise […]

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Love the Property Destruction Hypocrisy

Whenever a bulldozer is vandalized, an SUV is spraypainted or a children’s movie encourages compassion for endangered animals, business interests are quick to shout “TERRORIST! TERRORIST!” But property destruction out of self-interest, or purely reckless behavior, is apparently not much of a concern. Check out this recent spat in Nashville, Tenn. Rep. Rob Briley was […]

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New Report from National Lawyer’s Guild, With Section on “Applying Terrorist Label to Activists”

Just like during the Red Scare, the National Lawyer’s Guild has been consistently out front during this “Green Scare” as well. The guild has condemned the politically-motivated application of the “terrorism” label to property crimes, and the use of vague and overly broad legislation like the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act to chill dissent. A new […]

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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in Project Censored’s Top 25

Got an email recently that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act will be in Project Censored’s list of Tops 25 under-reported news stories, in the 2008 edition. The article they picked is “House Passes Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act With Little Discussion or Dissent: Notes from the House Floor ‘Debate.’” This could raise a lot of awareness […]

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Fear and Rage: Responding to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the Green Scare

A few folks asked that I post this, so here goes. It’s the audio and text from the plenary speech I gave at the national animal rights conference in Los Angeles, about how people choose respond to the fear created by the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, “terrorism enhancements” and the Green Scare more broadly. Because […]

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Audio of Step by Step Look at Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

This is the audio from a portion of a workshop at the recent animal rights conference, where I gave a step-by-step walk through of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. There’s a lot left out, due to time constraints, but there’s much more information in the analysis of the law I posted. [Audio clip: view full […]

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Updated Analysis of Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

Hey all. I finally got around to posting my updated analysis of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (there’s also a link on the sidebar) and posted a new pdf file that you can download as well. Leave a comment on the page and let me know what you think…

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‘Green Scare’ on Air America Tomorrow

Hey everyone. I’ll be on Air America tomorrow, Thursday 7/12, for a radio interview on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, the SHAC 7, and Operation Backfire. It’s Bob Linden’s show. Here are some of the 25 stations that carry the program: -in South Florida: WINZ-AM-940, Saturday 2pm-eastern -in New York: WWRL-AM-1600, Saturday 10pm-eastern -in San […]

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Making Friends

One reason the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act passed with little opposition, even from liberal groups that have spoken out against the war and the Patriot Act, is because the animal rights movement has made itself a political leper. A recent example: Michael Moore’s new film, Sicko, is about the health care industry. Peta’s response? Call […]

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More Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Myths and Sidestepping

Check out this Q/A at Wired with Frankie Trull of the National Association for Biomedical Research: I’ve read that the A.E.T.A. poses a threat to civil liberties. On one website I read that “Anyone engaging in non-violent civil disobedience causing at least $10,000 profit loss, will be considered a terrorist.” They refuse to actually read […]

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