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Home Front: WoT
ELF terrorist did it for "our furry brothers"
2005-09-28
An animal rights terrorist activist who torched a Seattle McDonald's restaurant in the name of "our furry brothers" pleaded guilty to a federal charge of arson Monday.
He's no brother of this furry. I asked Cami, the furriest of them all, and she denies kinship, too.

Christopher McIntosh, 23, of Maple Shade, N.J., admitted climbing onto the roof of the McDonald's across the street from the Space Needle on Jan. 20, 2003, and setting it ablaze. The Seattle Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire, which caused about $5,000 in damage.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Friedman told the court that after setting the fire, McIntosh called the Seattle arson tip line and left a message claiming the fire bombing was committed by "ELF-ALF." The Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front are closely allied, underground terrorist groups that use violent means to protest what they see as sprawling development, environmental degradation and animal exploitation. Friedman quoted from McIntosh's message in which he said "there was an E-L-F-A-L-F hit at McDonald's across from the Space Needle. ... There will be more. ... There will be more. As long as Mother Earth is pillaged, raped, destroyed. As long as McDonald's keeps hurting our furry brothers, there will be more."

Federal agents arrested McIntosh in Philadelphia in March. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force linked him to the arson after finding a fingerprint and DNA on a can of spray paint and sunglasses found at the fire. Before pleading guilty, McIntosh raised his right hand to be sworn under oath and revealed the letters "H-A-T-E" tattooed onto four fingers.

In the gallery, three animal rights terrorists activists looked on, including Josh Harper, a defendant in a federal case that seeks to dismantle a terrorist group trying to stop a company that tests drugs and products on animals. Also observing the proceedings were several members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Under terms of the plea agreement, McIntosh will be sentenced in December to eight to 10 years in a federal prison.
He's going to spend a couple years with a furry brother. Or at least a big hairy brother.
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