RFI, “French anarchist sabotage trial turns to farce”
Ten years after being rounded up in a well-publicised raid by anti-terror police, defendants in a trial for the alleged sabotage of a rail line did their best to ridicule the prosecution and show their lack of respect for the court this week. The case, which started out as an accusation of a terrorist plot, […]
The Guardian, “French ‘anarchist cell’ goes on trial for alleged TGV rail sabotage”
Accused say politicians meddled in high-profile case to portray themselves as tough on crime. Members of an alleged anarchist organisation have gone on trial accused of attempting to sabotage part of France’s high-speed rail network a decade ago. Investigators say the Tarnac group deliberately placed steel rods on overhead power cables on three TGV lines. […]
The Arizona Republic, “That time last year I interviewed Edward Abbey’s ghost,” April 22, 2015
That time last year I interviewed Edward Abbey’s ghost EJ Montini, The Arizona Republic, April 22, 2015 ME: Still, a place like this couldn’t exist without buildings and freeways and dams, the kinds of things that the anarchists in The Monkey Wrench Gang wanted to destroy. ABBEY: Why is it that the destruction of something […]
Vice, “Inside Canada’s Five-Year-Long Anti-Terror Investigation of a Group of Quebec Communists,” March 19, 2015
Inside Canada’s Five-Year-Long Anti-Terror Investigation of a Group of Quebec Communists by Nora T. Lamontagne and Justin Ling, Vice, March 19, 2015 Since the recruitment center bombing, investigators have significantly narrowed their focus to 11 activists that they believe are responsible. They are a rag-tag group of communists, anarchists, and anti-capitalist activists. For the past […]