Consumer Grp: PETA Deserves Close FBI Scrutiny

My empathy and support to SusanHu here and the nasty predicament her aquaintance(s) have found themselves in. I had mentioned here in comments before some of the first ones that were brought in. I agree that there are many questionable circumstances surrounding these arrests and other have/are doing thorough diaries.

I just wanted to take a minute to bring something else to attention concerning the entire matter.

PETA Deserves Close FBI Scrutiny

PETA Deserves Close FBI Scrutiny, Says Consumer Group
Animal Rights Organization Has a History of Funding and Supporting Domestic- Terror Groups

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 PRNewswire — FBI investigations into the activities of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which were recently publicized by the American Civil Liberties Union, are entirely justified and serve to protect the public from animal-rights violence, the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom said today. PETA’s history of offering both financial and rhetorical support to FBI-designated “domestic terror” threat groups — including the violent Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Earth Liberation Front (ELF) — has made it a logical and important subject for in-depth scrutiny by federal law enforcement.

“Given PETA’s deplorable behavior and outright support of terrorist violence, it would be scandalous if the FBI were not aggressively investigating the group,” said Center for Consumer Freedom Director of Research David Martosko. “PETA has chosen time and time again to make common cause with the most violent elements of the animal rights movement. It’s outrageous that PETA is now playing the victim and complaining about the consequences of its actions.”

PETA has provided the FBI with numerous reasons to open a formal investigation, including:

…list at site linked above

This tenuous connection is identical to the cause given for some renditions and detentions.

This may have been done before but I thought it would be relevant to post for anyone that may have missed it.

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Knoxville Progressive on January 23, 2006 at 10:04 am

The “consumer group” you reference in the story appears to be a right-wing front:

From the Center for Media and Democracy:

The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) (formerly called the “Guest Choice Network”) is a front group for the restaurant, alcohol and tobacco industries. It runs media campaigns which oppose the efforts of scientists, doctors, health advocates, environmentalists and groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, calling them “the Nanny Culture — the growing fraternity of food cops, health care enforcers, anti-meat activists, and meddling bureaucrats who ‘know what’s best for you.’ ”

From the Organic Consumer Association:

One of the most vicious corporate front groups in America is the so-called Center for Consumer Freedom, which specializes in attacking the organic movement and public interest groups opposed to genetic engineering and industrial agriculture.

The Organic Consumers Association and our allies have been frequent targets for the CCF over the past few years. OCA’s public interest ally PR Watch has published an excellent expose of CCF and its founder and chief propagandist, Rick Berman. Among CCF’s major funders are Coca-Cola, Cargill, Tyson Foods, and Monsanto.

The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint against CCF charging violations of its tax-exempt status, for 1) engaging in prohibited electioneering against presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich; 2) by making substantial payments to the founder of the organization Richard Berman and to Berman’s wholly owned for profit entity Berman & Co.; and 3) by engaging in activities with no charitable purpose.

These CCF folks are blowing smoke up the public’s “nether regions.” Please encourage all to ignore them.

rumi on January 23, 2006 at 10:22 am

Thanks for those links. I’ve been quickly finding some interesting information that I had forgotten from a few years ago. There’s too much bullshit to remember it all.

This Rick Berman is a piece of work…

Berman & Co.: “Nonprofit” Hustlers for the Food & Booze Biz

The Guest Choice Network is only one of several organizations through which Berman & Co. seeks to advance the interests of the restaurant industry. It also sponsors the Employment Policies Institute (EPI), which calls itself a “non-profit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth.” In reality, EPI’s mission is to oppose any increases in the minimum wage so that restaurants can continue to pay their employees as little as possible.

The Employment Policies Institute was launched in 1991, around the time of the economic recession that led to the electoral defeat of then-president George Bush, “Even the name of this new institute is misleading,” noted Los Angeles Times business columnist Harry Bernstein at the time. “It calls itself EPI, the same name used for years by the older and much more progressive Economic Policy Institute,” Bernstein wrote.

In addition to imitating the name and acronym of the Economic Policy Institute, Berman’s outfit even used the same typeface for its logo. “Your choice of name for your organization is causing serious and unfortunate public confusion,” stated Economic Policy Institute communications director Roger Hickey in a letter to Berman. Hickey added, “Reporters, leaders of public interest groups, Congressional staffers and members of the public have all expressed to us surprise and puzzlement as a result of mistakenly thinking our organization to be responsible for the public activities and publishing of your organization.” Berman eventually agreed to change the logo, but news stories still occasionally appear in which studies written by Berman’s organization are mistakenly attributed to the Economic Policy Institute.

He needs a nice bright spotlight across the media…

on January 24, 2006 at 12:08 am

It’s clear to me that Peta and Al Queda are working together to turn our livestock against us.

Certain animals harbor a hostility to humans and and Al Peta Queda is playing on this resentment by making it seem as if Americans are cruel to their pets, livestock and wild animals like the squirrel. Squirrels can be very dangerous when they become terrorists. There are reports of suicide squirrels that are not making MSM.

It is a well known but undereported fact that more and more people are becoming aware that their pets are displaying overt signs of hostility toward them. Everyone I know has been commenting on the sudden change in their pets behavior. This can only be the work of Al Peta Queda.

rumi on January 24, 2006 at 12:24 am

And what about the more southern groups over the border, al Quesadilla? Or, the notorious, known for their acts unaccompanied, al Capella? There are too many to pay attention to.

Not to mentio…hey, what the fucksup with the squirrel cracks? I didn’t know you were a profiler like that. The RanD group gave those renegade rodents more credit than they deserve.

I don’t hold much hope for voices of reason breaking through anytime soon.
- on January 24, 2006 at 5:47 pm
  
  I am not saying ALL squirrels are terrorists. But we would be foolish to ignore that the majority of terrorists attacks against Americans are instigated by them.
  
  The furtive movements of their tiny hunched torsos, their darting mocking eyes, the constant attempts to distract us with their bushy tails and their short bursts of stopping, then starting. then stopping again… for no apparent reason… all are indicative of a creature with bad intent.
  
  That’s all I am saying. I am not against their species. I gave a peanut to a squirrel once.
  
  However, If 15 of the 19 hijackers had been squirrels….and there is in fact reason to believe they were…I think you, Rumi, would be singing a different tune about profiling.

Knoxville Progressive on January 23, 2006 at 10:04 am

The “consumer group” you reference in the story appears to be a right-wing front:

From the Center for Media and Democracy:

The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) (formerly called the “Guest Choice Network”) is a front group for the restaurant, alcohol and tobacco industries. It runs media campaigns which oppose the efforts of scientists, doctors, health advocates, environmentalists and groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, calling them “the Nanny Culture — the growing fraternity of food cops, health care enforcers, anti-meat activists, and meddling bureaucrats who ‘know what’s best for you.’ ”

From the Organic Consumer Association:

One of the most vicious corporate front groups in America is the so-called Center for Consumer Freedom, which specializes in attacking the organic movement and public interest groups opposed to genetic engineering and industrial agriculture.

The Organic Consumers Association and our allies have been frequent targets for the CCF over the past few years. OCA’s public interest ally PR Watch has published an excellent expose of CCF and its founder and chief propagandist, Rick Berman. Among CCF’s major funders are Coca-Cola, Cargill, Tyson Foods, and Monsanto.

The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint against CCF charging violations of its tax-exempt status, for 1) engaging in prohibited electioneering against presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich; 2) by making substantial payments to the founder of the organization Richard Berman and to Berman’s wholly owned for profit entity Berman & Co.; and 3) by engaging in activities with no charitable purpose.

These CCF folks are blowing smoke up the public’s “nether regions.” Please encourage all to ignore them.
- rumi on January 23, 2006 at 10:22 am
  
  Thanks for those links. I’ve been quickly finding some interesting information that I had forgotten from a few years ago. There’s too much bullshit to remember it all.
  
  This Rick Berman is a piece of work…
  
  Berman & Co.: “Nonprofit” Hustlers for the Food & Booze Biz
  
  The Guest Choice Network is only one of several organizations through which Berman & Co. seeks to advance the interests of the restaurant industry. It also sponsors the Employment Policies Institute (EPI), which calls itself a “non-profit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth.” In reality, EPI’s mission is to oppose any increases in the minimum wage so that restaurants can continue to pay their employees as little as possible.
  
  The Employment Policies Institute was launched in 1991, around the time of the economic recession that led to the electoral defeat of then-president George Bush, “Even the name of this new institute is misleading,” noted Los Angeles Times business columnist Harry Bernstein at the time. “It calls itself EPI, the same name used for years by the older and much more progressive Economic Policy Institute,” Bernstein wrote.
  
  In addition to imitating the name and acronym of the Economic Policy Institute, Berman’s outfit even used the same typeface for its logo. “Your choice of name for your organization is causing serious and unfortunate public confusion,” stated Economic Policy Institute communications director Roger Hickey in a letter to Berman. Hickey added, “Reporters, leaders of public interest groups, Congressional staffers and members of the public have all expressed to us surprise and puzzlement as a result of mistakenly thinking our organization to be responsible for the public activities and publishing of your organization.” Berman eventually agreed to change the logo, but news stories still occasionally appear in which studies written by Berman’s organization are mistakenly attributed to the Economic Policy Institute.
  
  He needs a nice bright spotlight across the media…
on January 24, 2006 at 12:08 am

It’s clear to me that Peta and Al Queda are working together to turn our livestock against us.

Certain animals harbor a hostility to humans and and Al Peta Queda is playing on this resentment by making it seem as if Americans are cruel to their pets, livestock and wild animals like the squirrel. Squirrels can be very dangerous when they become terrorists. There are reports of suicide squirrels that are not making MSM.

It is a well known but undereported fact that more and more people are becoming aware that their pets are displaying overt signs of hostility toward them. Everyone I know has been commenting on the sudden change in their pets behavior. This can only be the work of Al Peta Queda.
- rumi on January 24, 2006 at 12:24 am
  
  And what about the more southern groups over the border, al Quesadilla? Or, the notorious, known for their acts unaccompanied, al Capella? There are too many to pay attention to.
  
  Not to mentio…hey, what the fucksup with the squirrel cracks? I didn’t know you were a profiler like that. The RanD group gave those renegade rodents more credit than they deserve.
  
  I don’t hold much hope for voices of reason breaking through anytime soon.
  - on January 24, 2006 at 5:47 pm
    
    I am not saying ALL squirrels are terrorists. But we would be foolish to ignore that the majority of terrorists attacks against Americans are instigated by them.
    
    The furtive movements of their tiny hunched torsos, their darting mocking eyes, the constant attempts to distract us with their bushy tails and their short bursts of stopping, then starting. then stopping again… for no apparent reason… all are indicative of a creature with bad intent.
    
    That’s all I am saying. I am not against their species. I gave a peanut to a squirrel once.
    
    However, If 15 of the 19 hijackers had been squirrels….and there is in fact reason to believe they were…I think you, Rumi, would be singing a different tune about profiling.

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