Acts of Ecoterrorism by Radical Environmental Organizations: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, June 9, 1998 |
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Page 30 - ... assumption that formal structures are really working is buffered from the inconsistencies and anomalies involved in technical activities. Also, because integration is avoided disputes and conflicts are minimized, and an organization can mobilize support from a broader range of external constituents. Thus, decoupling enables organizations to maintain standardized, legitimating, formal structures while their activities vary in response to practical considerations.
Page 24 - Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today on behalf of the Radio Officers Union and the American Radio Association.
Page 39 - He has also served as executive vice president of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise (formerly known as the Wise Use Action Center) since 1984.
Page 19 - Feingold, and other distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to come before you today. My name is Richard W.
Page 27 - I am testifying as the executive vice president of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, a nonprofit citizen organization based in Bellevue, Washington.
Page 32 - ... (Cupach & Metts, 1994, p. 3). Facework is required whenever an actor encounters a "predicament," ie, a situation "in which events have undesirable implications for the identity-relevant images actors have claimed or desire to claim in front of real or imagined audiences
Page 19 - I would like to personally thank each and every one of you...
Page 18 - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, I thank you for affording me the opportunity to come before you today to give testimony on behalf of the North American Securities Administrators Association, inc. ("NASAA") concerning HR 3240 and HR 2983 and the issue of private rights of action under Title 18, USC, section 1961 et^ seq., the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act ("RICO"). NASAA is a non-profit...
Page 33 - Thus, decoupling throws blame onto the victim while it denies guilt. However, law enforcement officers have concluded that, in fact, Earth Firsters were the perpetrators, a conclusion drawn as a result of several arrests and convictions in which the defendant admitted connection to Earth First!. As Earth First! in recent years has tried to mainstream itself, ecoterror crimes have become more destructive to their wishes for a good public image. Therefore, the late Judi Bari, an Earth First!
Page 19 - I look at every footprint and every tire track to see if they match those belonging to my crew. If they do not, I am then left to wonder whether or not they were made by a casual observer, curious about our equipment and activities, or were they made by an ecoterrorist with darker plans in mind.