CHIRON HIT BY EXPLOSION...ELF SUSPECTED (no injuries)

Briefing.com ^ | 8/28/2003 | Briefing.com

[FreePaul]

Apparently no one really cares what these terrorists do in their spare time. After all, they don't wear sheets or carry confederate flags. And, of course, they do represent about .00001% of the people.

[katana]

the support of extreme left wing environmental radicals who would otherwise support GDubya

If you can name one left wing "environmental" group or organization which has ever expressed support for this administration or the president himself I'd be very interested in hearing the name. Otherwise, your statement makes no sense whatsoever.

[magslinger]

around 3 a.m. and the second at 4 a.m

PacificDT?

[montag813]

Apparently no one really cares what these terrorists do in their spare time. After all, they don't wear sheets or carry confederate flags.

True. They are only trying to bomb property and kill people. Now if they were trying to install TEN COMMANDMENTS statues in public places, you can rest assured the Army would be called in to wipe them out.

[reagan_fanatic]

"Grow up or go away."

Lighten up, Francis.

[arkady_renko]

If they do animal testing, it would probably be the scum of A.L.F. (Animal Liberation Front) that would be responsible for the terrorism.

A_R

[magslinger]

you can rest assured the Army would be called in to wipe them out.

That would be unconstitutional. We have federal police to wipe them out.

[montag813]

you can rest assured the Army would be called in to wipe them out.

That would be unconstitutional. We have federal police to wipe them out.

Bush could suspend posse comitatus and allow the Army to destroy the evil Christian terrorists.

[lelio]

it would probably be the scum of A.L.F.

That's how the film "28 Days Later" started.

I would say the explosion was at 3AM Pacific Time since the reporter and the location was in California.

[magslinger]

Bush could suspend posse comitatus and allow the Army to destroy the evil Christian terrorists.

Bush could but wouldn't. Klintoon44 would if she ever got the chance.

[Grampa Dave]

This link is the best one with time line, what happened and who the suspects are and why:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/2439703/detail.html

Explosions Rock Emeryville Bio-Tech Firm

POSTED: 6:50 a.m. PDT August 28, 2003
UPDATED: 8:13 a.m. PDT August 28, 2003

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Two early morning explosions Thursday on the campus of Emeryville's Chiron Corporation may have been the work of animal rights activists, a company spokesman told KTVU's Mornings On 2.

Martin Forrest, a company spokesman, said no one had been injured in the two blasts -- the first around 3 a.m. and another an hour later. A third blast around 7 a.m. was the work of authorities who detonated a suspicious package. Company officials say damage was 'minimal' to the facility which is a worldwide leader in bio-tech research in developing new treatments for cancer and other deadly illnesses.

However, Forrest did say the plant does do animal testing and has received threats through the mail.

"We believe this is the activity of animal rights activists and was meant to harass and affect the good work we are doing here," he said. "We're not certain of anything right now...Where the bombs were located, it looks like they were external to the company."

Emeryville police had blocked off surrounding streets and a search of the campus by the Alameda County Bomb Squad was underway for other devices.

"We are asking our employees not to come to work until 1 p.m. today," Forrest said. "We want to make sure these two explosions were the end of this activity."

Violent animal rights activity has picked up in the state in the last few months. Last week, an arson fire at a Los Angeles dealership destroyed or damaged dozens of Hummers and other SUVs.

The ELF -- a leading animal rights group -- has claimed responsibility for a slew of arson attacks against commercial entities that members say threaten or damage the environment. It is suspected in a $50 million arson Aug. 1 fire that destroyed a five-story housing complex under construction in San Diego's fast-growing northern edge.

[Catspaw]

It's ALF. They torched a feed mill in Wisconsin a couple years ago, shortly after they released a few thousand mink. Why did they torch the feed mill? It provided grain to the mink farm. Were they concerned that a firefighter was injured fighting the fire? Of course not.

[Conservative til I die]

Oops, should have added the gigantic

/SARCASM

tag for the sarcasm impaired.

[montag813]

It's ALF.

ELF, ALF. Semantics. That's like saying "It's the 3rd infantry division, not the 4th" It's all one and the same family of terrorist for whom GAIA is God, animals are sacred and humans are evil.

[DainBramage]

"Jim Robinson please......yo Jim, I'm not gonna be a Admin Moderater anymore if they keep calling me scum."

[Damocles]

[dighton]

[StriperSniper]

Comparison chart

[Zevonismymuse]

Based on the news reports from KSFO, this is the real deal. At least three separate explosions, bomb squad is currently on site.

Neighbor across the street whose daughter works there just called her mother and confirmed the reports. No one allowed in the building yet.

[Freebird Forever]

administration are going to play politics and refuse to outright condemn the ELF

I'd prefer to see the private sector solve this ELF / ALF problem without government intervention.