Pipe bomb disguised as chocolates goes off at Houston oil executive's home.

Deuce said:

Well, to be fair, if you can be holding it while it goes off and still have a face, I'm not sure I'd refer to it as a bomb. That said, seriously, what kind of asshole does that?

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rivrrat said:

Well that's it. We're gonna have to ban chocolates.

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Deuce said:

Well, to be fair, if you can be holding it while it goes off and still have a face, I'm not sure I'd refer to it as a bomb. That said, seriously, what kind of asshole does that?

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Catz Part Deux said:

Earth Liberation Front or Earth First would be my guess.

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Barbbtx said:

Why aren't they out there blaming Obama since he is hell bent on demonizing big oil.

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rivrrat said:

Well that's it. We're gonna have to ban chocolates.

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Aunt Spiker said:

Good lord that's nasty. . . "life is like a box of chocolates" I guess is right.

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Catz Part Deux said:

Because to do so would be STUPID. :roll:

ALF has targeted researchers with personal attacks. I think I remember that some ALF cells have also participated in ELF actions.

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rivrrat said:

Well that's it. We're gonna have to ban chocolates.

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Barbbtx said:

Maybe with threats but I've never heard of them actually following through. Alf has broken into labs, released animals, things like that. Elf has burned suv dealerships, new unoccupied homes or ones in the process of being built. Things like that, that cause millions of dollars worth of economic damage. I have never heard of them targetting a person with a pipe bomb. Not saying it's not possible, just highly unlikely.

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In April 2003, Rosebraugh and Pickering launched a new organization, Arissa, aimed at linking other social movements, especially the antiwar movement, to environmentalism. In addition to serving as a forum for Rosebraugh and Pickering's anti-war proclamations, Arissa sells their books on its Web Site. Titles include Rosebraugh's The Logic of Political Violence, which says that "revolution in the United States must be comprised of a variety of strategies" and that "it cannot be successful without the implementation of violence."

Rosebraugh's credibility was slightly undermined after he opened a natural food restaurant in Portland in January 2004 and fired workers who threatened to go on strike. Nevertheless, his influence in the movement remains high and ELF likely will continue to bundle other social concerns with its environmentalist mission. In a March 2004 television interview, Pickering underscored this ideological expansion: "Violence is a necessary element of an oppressive struggle…to overthrow an oppressive government…[ELF is] only part of a larger building revolutionary movement that won't stop until it has a successful overthrow of this country."

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SHAC soon began targeting Marsh offices and employees. One executive received a letter saying, "You have been targeted for terrorist attack." The home of another executive was doused with red paint. "Puppy Killer" and "We'll Be Back" were painted on another's home. In April 2002, the address and telephone number of a Marsh employee in Boston were posted online with a note that said, "Let [X] know that it does not end until Marsh USA severs its ties with HLS." A dozen activists protested at [X's] home, chanting through a megaphone: "what comes around goes around…burn his house to the ground." A communiqué on SHAC's Web site referred to [X], his wife and his 2-year-old son as "scum." Twelve protesters were arrested (39 charges against them, including extortion, stalking, threatening and conspiracy, were dismissed in 2004).

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Two months later, activists calling themselves the "Animal Liberation Brigade" and "Revolutionary Cells" took responsibility for setting off two pipe bombs at the Chiron office in Emeryville, California. The bombs caused relatively minor damage, but a communiqué posted to one of SHAC's Web sites stated, "You might be able to protect your buildings, but can you protect the homes of every employee?"

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In England, ecoterrorists have already committed several acts of violence. These include:

During the 1990s, offshoots of ALF like the "Justice Department" and the "Animal Rights Militia" injured several people using letter-bombs.

In 1998, the "Animal Rights Militia" threatened to kill 10 scientists if Barry Horne, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for waging a 1994 firebombing campaign that caused £3 million in damage to stores in England, died while on a hunger strike. Horne eventually discontinued the strike after 68 days. In November 2001, he died of liver failure in prison at the age of 49.

In a 1999 attack, a British reporter who had infiltrated ALF the year before with a hidden camera - capturing footage of ALF UK spokesperson Robin Webb supplying a bomb-making manual and suggesting a target to activists - was abducted by a number of men. They branded the letters ALF on his back.

In February, 2001, SHAC activist David Blenkinsop and two other masked assailants severely beat HLS's managing director Brian Cass with bats in England; a passer-by who interceded was sprayed in the face with tear gas. Kevin Kjonaas responded to the incident by saying, "I don't shed any tears for Brian Cass. He is responsible for 500 animals agonizing and dying every day at Huntingdon."

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