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Eco-terrorism is a form of terrorism, violence or sabotage committed in support of ecological, environmental, or animal rights causes against persons or their property. Eco-terrorism is defined by th...
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I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before you and discuss the threat posed by eco-terrorism, as well as the measures being taken by the FBI and our law enforcement partners to address this threat.
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Ecoterrorism is one of America’s most active terrorist movements. ... During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and acts of terrorism, including arson, bombings, vandalism and harassment, causing more than $100 million in damage.
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Eco-terrorism is a term believed to have been coined by Ron Arnold, the Executive Director of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise. [1] ... More recently, he has been joined by other prominent anti-environmentalists including self-styled "eco-terrorism expert" Barry Clausen and Nick Nichols, the now retired chair of...
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In their statements to the press, the so-called "eco-terrorists" say they're on a crusade to protect animals and the environment. They also say their intentions are non-violent. ... Click here for a 1999 related article by Tim Rhodes, M.Sc., entitled, "AMERICAN ECO-TERRORISM: ANOTHER THREAT? OR IS IT A PROMISE?"
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Congress is considering new penalties against pro-environment violence out West. ... "Robbing future generations of Americans of the splendor and grandeur of publicly held natural resources is, in my book, a form of terrorism," Rahall says, referring to timber theft. ... • The Threat of Eco-Terrorism FBI...
www.csmonitor.com/2002/0215/p02s02-usju.html
Free Online Library: The philosophy of eco-terrorism.(Inside Track) by "The New American"; News, opinion and commentary General interest Philosophy ... Eco-fraud Exposed: ... True face of Iran: Once considered a sponsor of terrorism, Iran was initially designated an ally in the war against terrorism. But no amount of...
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DHS: Ecoterrorism: Environmental and Animal-Rights Militants in the United States, 7 May 2008 ... For as Paul Watson, the founder of the environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, asserts: There are indeed eco-terrorists. Exxon committed eco-terrorism in Alaska. Union Carbide committed acts of eco...
www.scribd.com/doc/12251436/DHS-Eco-Terrorism-in-US-200... www.scribd.com/doc/12251436/DHS-Eco-Terrorism-in-US-2008
FBI: Eco-Terrorism Remains No. 1 Domestic Terror Threat, For nearly seven years, the nation has turned its terror focus on Al Qaeda and the hunt for Usama bin Laden. But there is a domestic terror threat that federal officials still consider priority No. ... 1 domestic terrorism threat, because they have successfully...
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The problem is that it is cheap exploitation in praise of what is nothing less than eco-terrorism. It is the glorification of vigilantism on the high seas. And oh, by the way, the Sea Shepherds do almost nothing to protect the whales where they really do need protection.
www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-spilman/whale-wars---eco... www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-spilman/whale-wars---eco-terroris_b_211993.html
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