Closer Look at Court Ruling on Applying “Terrorism Enhancements” to Activists

“Terrorism enhancement” penalties may apply to a group of activists charged with property crimes in the name of protecting the environment and animal rights, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Monday. But the burden will be heavily on the government to “present clear and convincing evidence” during sentencing in order for the T-word to apply. […]

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Breaking News: Judge Rules That “Terrorism Enhancement” May Apply to Activists

A U.S. District Judge in Oregon just ruled that “terrorism enhancement” penalties may apply to environmental and animal rights activists in the “Operation Backfire” cases. I’m sifting through all this now and hope to post more tonight. Stay tuned.

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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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New Green Scare Flier

Beware the Green Scare! The term Green Scare, alluding to the Red Scare of the 1940s and ’50s, refers to legal and extralegal actions taken by the U.S. government against the “radical” environmentalist movement. It is a strategy that has been used before: attack the margins of a movement as a way to limit dissent […]

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Add this GreenIsTheNewRed.com Blog Viewer to Your Website or MySpace

Click on the “options” button in the lower left corner for the html code (to paste on your webpage). Get this widget!

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Government Seeks “Terrorism Enhancement” for Environmental Activists

They’ve been “terrorists” from day one. Since their arrest for a string of property crimes against corporations they believed were destroying the planet, a group of environmental activists from the Northwest have been relentlessly branded “eco-terrorists” and “domestic terrorists” in government press conferences, Congressional hearings and in the media. On Tuesday, though, in federal court […]

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“Terrorism Enhancement” Hearing Rally and Press Conference

Just received this, about the “terrorism enhancement” hearing for the Operation Backfire cases. Activists are also holding a rally at the same time, outside the courthouse… MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: May 10, 2007 Contacts: Lauren Regan, Civil Liberties Defense Center, Eugene, OR, 541-687-9180 Alejandro Queral, NW Constitutional Rights Center, Portland, OR, 503-295-6400, 202-491-6204 Defendants […]

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NYC Bar Association Event on Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

I’ll be speaking at the NYC Bar Association about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in a few weeks. Hope to see some of you New Yorkers there… THE ANIMAL ENTERPRISE TERRORISM ACT: Civil Rights As A Casualty In Anti-Terrorism Rhetoric May 22, 2007, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm New York City Bar Association 42 West […]

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Greens are “#1 Domestic Terrorism Threat”… After Michael Moore

Remember that publicity stunt, I mean, important work of American literature, that was released a few years back “100 People Who Are Screwing Up America”? I was flipping through it today, and guess who comes in at number 23? 23. The Unknown American Terrorist Members of the Earth Liberation Front have torched luxury homes, SUVs, […]

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“Eco-terrorism,” Cialis and I-phones?

Did spammers buy/hack earthliberationfront.com, the domain constantly listed as the portal website for a “shadowy eco-terrorist group”? Or are “shadowy eco-terrorists” hawking Viagra? This is from the post I saw at Quixoticals.com: Hidden within the relevant news, I couldn’t help but wonder why environmentalists were so concerned with Cialis. Was this a problem with lack […]

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