Portrait Of An Eco-Terrorist

What does it take for an environmentalist to turn into an eco-terrorist?

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April 8, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Using the F.B.I.'s definition of the term, [Craig Marshall] is a domestic terrorist. Almost two years ago, he and an accomplice were caught after they firebombed a Chevrolet dealership in Eugene, Ore. He says he did it to punish carmakers and consumers for their love affair with the gas-hogging S.U.V...[E.L.F] the eco-terror group...has inflicted, along with its ally the Animal Liberation Front (A.L.F.), more than $43 million in damage on farmers, scientists, foresters, universities, housing developers and business owners...When does legal political protest become terrorism?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: From Tree-Hugger to Terrorist

Sunday, April 7, 2002 in The New York Times

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