{"id":1188,"date":"2005-05-20T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2005-05-20T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/05\/20\/treehugging-terrorists\/"},"modified":"2005-05-20T14:48:00","modified_gmt":"2005-05-20T14:48:00","slug":"treehugging-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/treehugging-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Treehugging Terrorists…"},"content":{"rendered":"
“…[C]onstitute the single greatest domestic terrorist threat the nation faces today…”<\/a> Yep, that’s the testimony that came out of a hearing of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee. Forget sleeping Al-Queda cells, forget right-wing nuts like Tim McVeigh, forget the Klan and he-men insecure about their sexuality who play soldier of fortune in Montana and Idaho — the environmentalists are the ones we have to worry about… And of course, while fringe movements like ALF<\/a> and ELF<\/a> have done damage to property (though are not responsible for a single death), Senate philosophe<\/em> James Inhofe said<\/p>\n …he hoped to examine more closely how the groups might be getting assistance in fund raising and communications from tax-exempt organizations’ “mainstream activists” not directly blamed for the violence.<\/p>\n “Just like al-Qaida or any other terrorist organization, ELF and ALF cannot accomplish their goals without money, membership and the media,” Inhofe said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Get it, folks? The real threats to peace, safety and the American way are… you and me. Can you say “Hello, Sen. McCarthy…” Will “green-baiting” be the newest sport of right-wing fear-mongers?<\/p>\n Thanks to Dave at Gristmill for a thorough review of this lunacy.<\/p>\n UPDATE: I’ll be damned.. a couple of political blogs (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) have even picked up on this…<\/p>\n Technorati tags: terrorism<\/a>, environmentalism<\/a>, politics<\/a>, right-wing nutjobs<\/a><\/p>\n