Does Property Destruction Equal Eco-Terrorism?
By MICKEY Z. When the FBI arrested several members (sic) of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) in early 2006, it came as no surprise that much of the corporate media rejoiced. A fine example is an editorial that appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer at the time. The ELF’s alleged actions, the editors pronounced, challenged “society’s ability to conduct itself peacefully” and demonstrated “arrogant, vicious thinking.” Most notable is this declaration: “There’s no philosophical difference between approving the torching of a large new home on Camano Island or the targeting of the tallest towers in Manhattan.” or the sake of argument, let’s assume the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is correct in all of the above statements. What then, is the “philosophical difference” between the targeting of the tallest towers in Manhattan and the dropping of white phosphorous on babies in Iraq and why isn’t the corporate media setting aside space to ponder that question? Much is made of FBI claims that th
