FORMER SPOKESPERSON FOR THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT (ELF)
SUBPOENAED TO APPEAR BEFORE A U.S. CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON
ECO-TERRORISM
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Craig Rosebraugh was a spokesperson for the North American
Earth Liberation Front (ELF) from 1997-2001. The ELF is comprised
of anonymous, autonomous cells committed to causing economic
damage to those systematically destroying the earth in pursuit of
profits. After years of watching the government become more and
more an instrument of big money, the observation was made that,
since money is the only thing those in power value, their pocket
is where they must be hit. Since 1997 ELF has inflicted more
that million in damages to entities profiting from the
destruction of the environment. The ELF has never inflicted loss of
life, but its actions have persuaded some companies to cease doing
business with destroyers of the environment.
On October 31st Craig received a subpoena to testify at a
Congressional Subcommittee meeting on "eco-terrorism." Craig is
commanded to appear before the Congressional Subcommittee on
Forests and Forest Health at 3:00 p.m. on February 12, 2002 in
Washington D.C.
The latest subpoena is part of a long history of harassment
waged in retaliation against Rosebraugh for passing on anonymous
information and expressing support for a cause unpopular with the
monied factions that own the government. Craig has already faced
seven grand jury subpoenas and has had his home and businesses
raided twice. Hundreds of items of property valued at thousands of
dollars were stolen by federal agents during these raids. Federal
agents have followed Rosebraugh and monitored his communications
for years. And have never come up with an indictment.
At a Congressional meeting on October 3, 2001, U.S. Rep. Scott
McInnis (CO), chairperson of the Subcommittee on Forests and
Forest Health, argued that Craig should be subpoenaed to provide
them with information on the ELF. When one of the
committee members made the reasonable objection that subpoenaing
Craig would be a waste of time, he was accused of being "soft on
terrorism." The committee member thusly accused had simply pointed
out that Craig had been subpoenaed before and had never given any
information, that his house had been raided, etc.
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