May 18, 2007
Green Scare
Posted by nerdling | May 18, 2007 10:22 AM
Since 2005, the government has brought over 20 cases against environmentalists that have redefined not only free speech, but also redefined environmentally motivated property destruction – like torching Hummers or tree-felling equipment – as being on a par with the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda. Twenty eco-radicals might not sound like a lot, but it’s almost as many as had been arrested for major crimes in the 18 years previous, while 1,200 known attacks by ALF or its younger twin, the Earth Liberation Front, caused as much as $200 million in damages. It is important to note that no persons have ever been injured or killed in these attacks, but industry lobbying groups have forced the government to make prosecuting them a top priority.
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