AETA: How did we get here?

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It has been two years since the passage of the Animal EnterpriseTerrorism Act, a sweeping new law that wraps up non-violent civildisobedience and hurting corporate profits as "terrorism."The law marked a radical expansion of the "War on Terrorism," and themost ambitious campaign yet by industry groups, corporations, and thepoliticians that represent them to demonize animal rights andenvironmental activists as "eco-terrorists." Most people have nevereven heard of the law… including most members of Congress.So how did they do it?Here, for the first time, are some of the internal documents outlininghow corporations and industry groups planned to label activists as"eco-terrorists." I have obtained them from a source who wishes toremain anonymous.They're the creation of the Animal Enterprise

Protection Coalition, anetwork formed for the sole purpose of passing this "eco-terrorism"legislation. Members include corporate powerhouses like Pfizer, Wyeth,GlaxoSmithKline, and industry groups like the Fur Commission andNational Cattlemen's Beef Association. The coalition was put togetherby the National Association for Biomedical Research, an industry groupthat has one of the most outspoken proponents of the "Green Scare." Inshort, this coalition is a front group comprised of other frontgroups.-- full story:http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20081217114233313