New Children’s Book to Raise Money for Green Scare Defendants

I just received a copy of The Secret World of Terijian, a children’s book that some folks have put out to raise money for individuals labeled “eco-terrorists” and hit with terrorism enhancement penalties for property destruction in the name of the environment. It’s a cute little book about two kids, Connor and Moriko, who find […]

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Audio of Green Scare Talk in Minneapolis

I ran across the audio from an event in Minneapolis a while back (thanks Leslie) and thought you all might be interested… [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Former Bush Administration Prosecutor Calls “Eco-terrorist” Label “Overreaching”

A Bush administration prosecutor recently called the labeling of environmental activists as terrorists “political” and “overreaching.” From The Eugene Weekly’s Alan Pittman, former U.S. attorney David C. Iglesias said: “It seems to me what happened here should not fit my traditional definition of what terrorism is,” he said. Charging the environmental saboteurs in Eugene with […]

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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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“Green is the New Red” Event in Eugene This Friday

I leave for Oregon tomorrow for the remaining court dates for the Operation Backfire defendants, who are facing “terrorism enhancements” on top of their sentences. While I’m there I’ll be speaking about the “eco-terrorism” of the Green Scare with folks from the Civil Liberties Defense Center. Hope to see you there. Will Green is the […]

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Editorial in ‘Nature’ Against Green Scare

Nature has an editorial in the latest issue against “terrorism enhancement” in the cases out West, and also more broadly against the “eco-terrorism” rhetoric we’ve been seeing in legislation like the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. This is big breakthrough, especially considering the source. An excerpt: But ‘terrorist’ is a word so debased and loaded by […]

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Fur Shop Owners Rebuked in Lawsuit Against Protestors

With all the “terrorism enhancement” news this week, I missed some good news (I know, it’s shocking, GNR can be full of so much “eco-terrorism” gloom and doom). But on Tuesday a federal judge defended the rights of activists to protest despite the “terrorism” rhetoric of the fur salon’s owners. Schumacher Furs has been the […]

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First Operation Backfire Defendant Sentenced as “Terrorist”

A federal judge labeled property destruction in the name of the environment “terrorism” yesterday and sentenced the first of the Operation Backfire defendants to 13 years in prison. Activists around the country– and particularly the remaining nine defendants– had been watching the sentencing very carefully, because the judge’s tenor may foreshadow the remaining court dates. […]

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“My Brother, The ‘Terrorist’”

Check out this oped in The L.A. Times by Caroline Paul, whose brother Jonathan is one of the defendants who faces “terrorism enhancement” penalties for environmentally-motivated property crimes: in this case, an arson against a horse slaughtering plant. An interesting sidenote is that Caroline was a San Francisco firefighter for 13 years. Here’s an excerpt: […]

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Hey Chicago: Green Scare Presentation this Saturday

I’ll be heading to Chicago this Saturday to give a talk at an activist conference about the Green Scare and how “terrorism” rhetoric is being exploited to push a corporate political agenda. If you know folks in Chicago, could you let them know about the event? Here’s the rundown. Oh, and check out this great […]

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