SHAC 7 and terrorism (the new communism)
From Cursor.org
I don't know much about the details of this case, but I look forward to watching Uncle Sam's dog & pony show. The designation of animal rights activists as Public Enemy #1 is absurdist in the extreme, and I can't escape the sense we're about to see the unchecked bluster and tail-chasing bravado we've all come to expect from the Bush Administration on full display in the courtroom.
This is another one of those monoliths King George is building: The ludicrous idea that anything which intentionally causes economic harm is de facto terrorism. It's hardly surprising the Bush Machine places such a premium on making sure a resurgence of organized protests (like those which shaped the labor and civil rights movements in the 20th Century) doesn't impinge on the NeoCon Utopia. In all likelihood, this is nothing more than another naked attempt by Bu$hCo to further squash dissent.
No doubt the terminally cranky and increasingly boorish Steve Gilliard is due for another one of his monthly PETA spasms. Something tells me he's going to have a hard time resolving his glee at animal activists being tried as terrorists with that pesky voice in the back of his mind saying "You're next." Let's hope so, anyway.
See also: America's War on Speech and the SHAC 7 Trial
As New Jersey prepares to try the SHAC 7 for "animal enterprise terrorism" and "interstate stalking," the group says that "specifically, these activists are alleged to have operated a website that reported on and expressed ideological support for protest activity ... For this they are charged with 'terrorism' and face an aggregate of 23 years in Federal Prison."
I don't know much about the details of this case, but I look forward to watching Uncle Sam's dog & pony show. The designation of animal rights activists as Public Enemy #1 is absurdist in the extreme, and I can't escape the sense we're about to see the unchecked bluster and tail-chasing bravado we've all come to expect from the Bush Administration on full display in the courtroom.
This is another one of those monoliths King George is building: The ludicrous idea that anything which intentionally causes economic harm is de facto terrorism. It's hardly surprising the Bush Machine places such a premium on making sure a resurgence of organized protests (like those which shaped the labor and civil rights movements in the 20th Century) doesn't impinge on the NeoCon Utopia. In all likelihood, this is nothing more than another naked attempt by Bu$hCo to further squash dissent.
No doubt the terminally cranky and increasingly boorish Steve Gilliard is due for another one of his monthly PETA spasms. Something tells me he's going to have a hard time resolving his glee at animal activists being tried as terrorists with that pesky voice in the back of his mind saying "You're next." Let's hope so, anyway.
See also: America's War on Speech and the SHAC 7 Trial
posted by Arvin Hill at 6/08/2005 12:01:00 AM
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