Terrorism Legislation

Leading Senate Democrat Supports “Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act”

If you’ve been following the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and kept saying to yourself, “There’s just no way this is going to move,” then think again. It now has bipartisan support in the Senate, in addition to the House. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, introduced the bill in the Senate with Sen. James […]

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The SHAC 7, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and the Future of the Green Scare

A few people have requested that I post the presentations I made at the national animal rights conference last weekend. Below you’ll find the text I prepared for the plenary session. My actual speech different slightly from that, though, so I also uploaded an audio file. Click on the triangle below to listen. [Audio clip: […]

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New Backgrounder on Animal Enterprise Protection Act

I’ve finally posted a background document on the Animal Enterprise Protection Act I’ve been drafting (that’s the law that was used to go after the SHAC 7 on “terrorism” charges). It outlines how industry groups have been pushing this Green Scare since before 9/11, and now they’re taking their “eco-terrorism” rhetoric to the next level. […]

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Radio Program on Green Scare (Potter Interviewed)

KPFT 90.1 FM Houston will air a program tonight, 7:30 p.m. CST, as part of the Weekend of Resistance to the Green Scare. You can listen to it online here, thanks to Indymedia. Or just click the button bellow. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Text of Today’s Congressional Testimony

May 23, 2006 House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 4239, the “Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act” Statement of Will Potter Journalist specializing in “eco-terrorism” and civil liberties, author of www.GreenIsTheNewRed.com Good morning Chairman Coble, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the committee. I am honored to […]

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I’ll Be Testifying Before Congress Tuesday

I have been invited to testify before the House Judiciary Committee this Tuesday, May 23. The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security is holding a hearing on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. I’ll be the lone witness in opposition to the bill, speaking on the civil liberties implications of this overbroad legislation, and the […]

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