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| FBI Warns of Eco-Terrorism Threat |
| 2004-06-10 |
| EFL from Fox - I thought the Eco guys were just supposed to bomb us on Earth Day. Are the Eco-terrorists trying to create their own special day for this Luers sap? The FBI warned law enforcement agencies of the potential for criminal activity in response to a call for action in support of a convicted eco-terrorist, according to the weekly bulletin issued by the agency and obtained by Fox News. "Supporters of anarchist and convicted arsonist Jeff Luers have designated Saturday, June 12, 2004 an ’International Day of Action and Solidarity with Jeff ’Free’ Luers,’ alternatively entitled ’J12,’" the FBI said in the bulletin. "J12 events are planned in Eugene, Oregon; Olympia, Washington; San Francisco and Modesto, California; Lawrence, Kansas; Morgantown, West Virginia; Worcester, Massachusetts; Portland, Maine; and Lake Worth, Florida." Luers is from Eugene, Ore. According to the FBI, he is widely celebrated as a martyr within anarchist and extremist animal rights and environmental circles. On June 16, 2000, he was convicted for his involvement in an Earth Liberation Front-style arson at a truck dealership and an attempted arson at an oil company in Eugene. He is serving a 22-year prison sentence — the longest, according to the FBI, ever handed down for eco-terrorist actions in the U.S. The ELF is a radical group of environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for various acts of arson and vandalism and is listed as the FBI’s No. 1 domestic terrorism priority. "Luers’ notoriety could potentially inspire autonomous ELF cells to carry out symbolic actions in solidarity with Luers against traditional targets, such as SUV dealerships, lumber logging facilities, and residential construction sites in environmentally sensitive areas during J12 events," the FBI noted. "While the FBI has no specific information regarding planned terrorist actions to coincide with J12 events, law enforcement officers should be alert to indicators of possible terrorist planning, including suspicious surveillance of targeted industries, such as SUV dealerships, animal research laboratories and construction sites," the FBI said in the bulletin. The Earth Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for a string of arsons in Detroit, Philadelphia and San Diego, where a fire last year destroyed a 206-unit apartment complex under construction, causing $50 million worth of damage. In years past we had John Brown, Eugene Debs, Bobby Seale. Now joining this Pantheon of heros is some pimply face escapee from a Dungeons and Dragons festival. I lift one cheek and salute him silently. I hope they drag him behind an SUV. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #11 Hear! Hear! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-10 7:40:18 PM |
| #10 These pricks have had a free pass for the last 20 years or so because they're politically correct. It's OK for them to spike trees so that loggers can be blinded, maimed, or killed when their chainsaws hit the spike - see, it's the logger's fault for cutting down a tree. It's OK for them to burn down construction sites because there are too many people here already. It doesn't matter if you are killed by a jihadi or by a pimply-faced self-righteous eco-freak, you're just as dead. These "eco-terrorists" are just plain terrorists and they should be treated as such - hunted down and killed and the assets siezed of any group or individual that supports them. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-06-10 6:14:26 PM |
| #9 #7 Lake Worth Fl. is home to the National Enquirer and the STAR... think anthrax. In this one instance, the American people might have benefited substantially had the assailants succeeded. These two sh!trags distort and flat out fabricate so much worthless journalistic diarrhea that our country's collective intelligence is set back an entire month by each weekly edition. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-06-10 4:54:41 PM |
| #8 Lake Worth Fl. is home to the National Enquirer and the STAR... think anthrax. Hummm, well, ELF would have access to anthrax. They have raided animal research labs in the past, and I'll bet a lot of the members have attended colleges or teach at ones that work with it. They wouldn't hesitate to use it on those they consider their enemies, and they have shown they have to skill to plan and launch attacks without being caught. I don't think they were involved in the past attacks because of the target list. They would have sent it to company heads rather than the media. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-06-10 2:36:44 PM |
| #7 Lake Worth Fl. is home to the National Enquirer and the STAR... think anthrax. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-10 1:03:44 PM |
| #6 But Mucky, the arson causes a righteous air pollution. Completely different. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-06-10 12:32:17 PM |
| #5 im for save envirement but this ridiculus. arent they know arson is cuase air polution to? |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-06-10 11:25:42 AM |
| #4 i dont like ecoterrorists or people who bomb abortion clinics. but im more worried about the jihadis than either of the above. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-06-10 10:59:07 AM |
| #3 Looking at the places I see the nut-rod west coast and a few college towns... but what's in Lake Worth, FL? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-06-10 10:39:53 AM |
| #2 hey now ;p I LIKE Dungeons and Dragons! |
| Posted by: dcreeper 2004-06-10 9:19:20 AM |
| #1 Well, it appears liberal eco-nuts now are causing MORE damage than pro-life Baptists. Liberal Religious bigots like NMM are silent, however, when this is pointed out. "LOwer the cone of silence!" they yell. Pretentious fakes. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-06-10 8:38:39 AM |