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In an alarming case, U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism policies to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.
  • re: But the act wasn't directed at an otherwise uninvolved civilian population with the intent of inducing panic and swaying public opinion.

    A university is a public institution - the research is often paid for with tax dollars. This was no act against corporat frankenfood - this was pure terrorism - plain and simple. Protest is done with words and bodies and responsibility- not sneaky arson in the dead of night...