Terrorism Scare Mongering

Full-page New York Times Ad Calls Humane Society “Terrorists”

A full-page ad in today’s The New York Times accuses the Humane Society of “helping an animal rights terrorism group.” The ad was bought by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), a front group that represents the fast food, meat and dairy industries. You might remember CCF from when they attacked Mothers Against Drunk Driving […]

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Bank to “Eco-Terrorists”: Don’t worry, we’ll take your money, too!

We’ve seen Adidas endorsing “eco-terrorism” in their ads. Now HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, has an ad that’s an epic terrorist love story complete with tree sitters, folk music, and happy, apolitical ending. Here’s the summary: Cops are attacking environmental activists, pulling them from tree sits, using pain compliance holds, carting […]

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FBI: “Eco-terrorists” Are Bigger Threat Than Osama bin Laden, Hate Crimes, and Attempts to Assassinate Obama

Come December 7, it will have been three years since the “Operation Backfire” arrests of Earth Liberation Front members, for a string of arsons and property crimes in the Northwest that caused upwards of $48 million in damages. Those defendants were hit with “terrorism enhancement” penalties for their crimes, which never harmed anyone, and are […]

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“Animal Planet Collaborated with Eco-Terrorists”

So it hasn’t been verified, but it looks like Al Qaeda released another video today, attacking Barack Obama and warning of future terrorism and bloodshed. You might be asking yourselves such questions as: If Obama “pals around with terrorists,” why don’t these terrorists want to pal around with him? And what ever happened to that […]

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Local Sheriff Buys a Tank, Others Clamor to Fight “Domestic Terrorists”

In what I can only attribute to one-too-many viewings of Red Dawn, the Sheriff Leon Lott of Richland County, South Carolina bought his department a tank. Oh, excuse me, an “armored personnel carrier”… with a .50-cal turreted machine gun. For all you city slickers, .50-cal means f’n HUGE. From Reason: Sheriff Leon Lott has charmingly […]

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Obama “Pals Around With Terrorists”: What About You?

As McCain’s campaign is sinking, and it’s getting harder and harder to differentiate Sarah Palin from Tina Fey, his campaign team has pulled out a tactic straight from the “Green Scare” playbook. Palin has said Barack Obama “pals around with terrorists” because he has worked with the same organizations as Bill Ayers, a former member […]

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Are Your Grandparents “Eco-terrorists”?

Do you know where your grandparents are? Sure, you might think Nana is at home watching Touched by an Angel, and gramps is puttering around the garage, but they might be out waging guerilla warfare in the name of the environment. Check out this video of a 72-year-old man keying a Hummer in the student […]

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Insane Terrorism Drill: Animal Rights Activists With Hostages

A terrorism scenario in the nation’s largest homeland security drill involved animal rights activists holding hostages, at gun point. Seriously. From The Daily Californian, “Urban Shield Tests Police Ability”: The atmosphere is surprisingly relaxed, despite the fact that terrorists protesting animal research have taken a hostage in a UC Berkeley building and are threatening to […]

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Man Drives Over Bicyclists, Then Calls Them “Eco-terrorists”

A Seattle man who drove his Subaru through a group of Critical Mass bike riders has called the cyclists… wait for it… “eco-terrorists.” It seems that the lunatic driver, Mark, says he felt intimidated and afraid because of the cyclists, so he tried to rev his engine and instead accidentally put a couple people in […]

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It’s Fear-Mongering Friday: “Terrorism” in Second Life

Terrorists are everywhere! Vegan potlucks. Ninja gatherings. And now… geeky online games? According to the March, 2008 issue of Foreign Policy (FOREIGN POLICY!), “terrorists” in Second Life are a growing concern: Last year, several bombs were detonated outside the retail stores of American Apparel and Reebok. No one knew who was behind the attacks until […]

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