New Book on Earth Liberation Front

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2004

FORMER ELF SPOKESPERSON CRAIG ROSEBRAUGH RELEASES NEW BOOK; OFFERS INSIGHT INTO THE RADICAL EARTH LIBERATION FRONT GROUP

NEW YORK, NY – Former Earth Liberation Front spokesperson Craig Rosebraugh has released his new book, Burning Rage of a Dying Planet: Speaking for the Earth Liberation Front, an inside look at the radical environmental group that the FBI considers the number one domestic terrorism threat in the United States.

The Earth Liberation Front has been active in the United States officially since 1997 causing more than $100 million in damages to various entities. As the organization continues to grow and expand its range of targets, the ELF has taken an extreme position against individuals, corporations, and governments that, in the organization’s view, places monetary gain ahead of the natural environment. Rejecting state sanctioned means of legal protest, the ELF uses economic sabotage to inflict financial suffering on those deemed objectionable.

In Burning Rage of a Dying Planet, Rosebraugh charts the history and ideology of the ELF and explores their tactics, successes, and limitations. He shows how ELFers offer an uncompromising vision of an earth under assault from the forces of greed and corporate violence, and how they employ direct action against those they deem a threat to the planet.

Rosebraugh also examines the issue of whether violence is or is not justifiable, and the short and long-term political benefits and drawbacks of using violence. Finally, he offers a trenchant vision of the future of the environmental movement, radical politics, and US democracy under the so-called Patriot Act.

Whatever your view of direct action or violence, Burning Rage of a Dying Planet is essential reading for those trying to understand the mindset and motivations of contemporary radical environmentalists.

Craig Rosebraugh was a spokesman for the Earth Liberation Front from its inception in 1997 to September 2001. In February 2002, he was called to testify before Congress where he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 50 times. Rosebraugh has appeared in numerous publications, such as the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Details, Outside Magazine, and others, and has been featured on 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Today Show, CBS Evening News, PBS Frontline, Court TV, and other programs. This is his second book.

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