Marshall Curry, director of If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, discusses his look at the post-9/11 prosecution of a 90s-era "eco-terrorist."
Marshall Curry, director of If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, discusses his look at the post-9/11 prosecution of a 90s-era "eco-terrorist."
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@ john - Looks to me that he didn't get away with it...
You cannot have people burning down what they dont agree with. It is a short step to bombs and murder.
I lived down the street from Out of the Fog cafe in Eugene and witnessed the car dealership fire. I also know Kirk Engdahl. This movie was fantastic, it brought me straight back to my life in Oregon. When I moved to NYC in '99 I was surprised at how sleepy everyone was about politics.
In the Pacific NW, and western US in general, I saw first hand in the early '00s how concerned business interests and many natural resource industries were with ELF, ALF, and other monkey-wrenchers, often labelled "environmental terrorists."
Recently in the heated debate over fracking, oil and gas industry execs discussed (and were recorded by audio) using counterinsurgency tactics on opponents of fracking within a larger media program, one particularly focused on the Marcellus Shale region where opposition is stiff.
Oil Executive: Military-Style 'Psy Ops' Experience Applied
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45208498
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