Terrorist Supporters Call for Day of Protest in Support of Craig Rosebraugh
On February 12, former Earth Liberation Front/Animal Liberation Front spokesperson Craig Rosebraugh is scheduled to make an appearance before a Congressional subcommittee investigating ecoterrorism.
The Congressional Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health subpoenaed Rosebraugh to testify before it, presumably to ask Rosebraugh questions about his knowledge of and participation in Earth Liberation Front activities. Rosebraugh has been subpoenaed by federal grand juries seven times and had his house raided twice in 1997, though so far he has yet to be indicted for participation in any crime.
According to a press release from the Frontline Information Service, Rosebraugh will not cooperate with the subcommittee. The press release claimed that activists in Washington, D.C., Boston, Los Angeles, and Portland will protest on behalf of Rosebraugh on Feb. 12, and adds that protest organizers “have made an open call for direct action on or around February 12.” Direct action, of course, being an animal rights euphemism for terrorism. Or as a web site set up by the protesters admonishes,
This February 12, 2002 Show your support for Craig Rosebraugh, the Animal Liberation Front, the Earth Liberation Front, and those that risk their freedom to stop the destruction of life. Take direct action by any means necessary against the rotten imperialist U.S. system.
Another part of the site urges activists to “Follow your conscience and take direct action and any action necessary to stop the destruction of animals, humans, and the natural environment.” Of course, assuming that folks who carry out ALF actions have much of a conscience is a pretty big assumption.
Source:
National day of protests called against Congressional hearing on ecoterrorism. Frontline Information Service, Press Release, January 14, 2002.
ProtectCivilLiberties.Com. URL:http://www.protectcivilliberties.com/ Accessed: January 17, 2002.
Tags: Animal Liberation Front, Craig Rosebraugh, Earth Liberation Front, Terrorism