Difference between revisions of "Earth Liberation Front"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(edit) |
m (formatting) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | The Earth Liberation Front | + | The '''Earth Liberation Front''' ('''ELF''') is a [[radical]] [[environmental]] grouped blamed by the federal government for vandalizing businesses that they find to be anti-environmentally friendly. |
==Profile== | ==Profile== | ||
Revision as of 18:22, October 21, 2007
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) is a radical environmental grouped blamed by the federal government for vandalizing businesses that they find to be anti-environmentally friendly.
Profile
Founding/Supervisory Organizations
- Earth First! (EF!)
- Greenpeace
Supporting Organizations
Type of Organization
Location
Ideological cover
Activities
Bombings; arson; violent assaults; anti-personnel booby traps; propertydestruction
Target countries
Status
Confirmed active
Assisted Organizations
Derivative/Controlled Organizations
References
- ↑ Earth Liberation Front
- ↑ Understanding Terrorism - Environmental Terrorism, Carroll Payne, World Conflict Quarterly, September 2003. Retrieved from globalterrorism101.com, October 18, 2007.
- ↑ The Threat of Eco-Terrorism, Testimony of James F. Jarboe, Domestic Terrorism Section Chief, Counterterrorism Division, FBI Before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health], February 12, 2002.