Posted on 12/22/2005 6:39:35 AM PST by george76
FBI document says group's missions plagued by errors
Even as the Earth Liberation Front - a shadowy group of eco-terrorists that took credit for the Vail fires of 1998 - has eluded authorities for years, newly released evidence suggests some of the group's efforts have been plagued by almost slapstick gaffes.
In one case, members driving on a mission to burn down a federal research facility in western Washington stopped along the way to shoplift some needed supplies from a big box hardware store.
The plan was interrupted when one of the members was arrested for stealing sponges and a flashlight.
Most of the document is dominated by a narrative tracing events leading to three arsons, and includes a notable parade of errors...
• ELF members planned two arsons at the same time - both at federal facilities in Olympia, Wash., on June 21, 1998.
But after one member was arrested for shoplifting, the remaining members tried to call off both actions. But they couldn't contact another member involved in the second arson, and from whom they were supposed to obtain timers and incendiary devices.
• The same team of ELF members...They fixed the vehicle temporarily, then parked it.
After the arson, two members...left the van at an automotive repair shop in Washington state and hitchhiked back to Eugene.
• In another arson, at Superior Lumber Co. in Glendale, Ore., in January 2001, the confidential informant said another van, this one nicknamed "Betty," also began to break down.
...the members frequently used code words, both for themselves and for equipment.
Rodgers, a suspect allegedly tied to the Vail arsons, went by "Avalon." Timing devices were referred to as can openers, shot glasses or burgers.
Rodgers lamented that he stopped working on the manual in 2004.
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I had heard something about this referring to the gal in post 1 a while ago.
These 'people' are sick. Just a few minutes ago, one of Kerry's advisors was on a rant regarding Bush's wiretapping. He said something to the effect of 'This (wiretapping) is being abused, there is evidence that groups like Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are being tapped when all they do is protest KFC to improve housing for chickens'
I was happy to hear it, they're a terrorist group!!
2 guilty in Vail arson ( Eco-Terrorists )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1753791/posts
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4404892,00.html
4 Indicted In Vail Resort Eco-Terrorism ( New Arson Charges )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1635042/posts
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