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| Canada Extradites Eco-Terrorist to US / Expect Lengthy Appeal |
| 2005-07-08 |
| This is CBC, so terrorist is "activist". An American environmental activist, who was on the FBI most-wanted list, has lost his court fight against extradition to the U.S., where he's wanted for firebombing attacks in Oregon four years ago. Tre Arrow, also known as Michael Scarpitti, faces 17 arson-related charges which could see him sentenced to 80 years in a U.S. jail. You mean Michael Scarpitti, a.k.a. Tre Arrow, right? Lol! Idjits. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has order his extradition, an order that Arrow's s lawyer says he will appeal. And that process could take months. Justice Minister Irwin Cotler must also approve the extradition before the decision is final. The FBI claims Arrow is linked to the Earth Liberation Front. The group has claimed responsibility for numerous acts of vandalism and destruction in the name of ecology. U.S. authorities accuse Arrow of participating in the firebombing of logging and cement trucks at Mount Hood, Ore. in 2001. Here's the meat: Canadian law required prosecutors to prove there was enough evidence to convict Arrow of the same charges in Canada. Judge Kristi Gill ruled there was. Gosh, Tre, sounds like you're toast... Three co-conspirators, who pleaded guilty to the bombings, told U.S. investigators that Arrow was part of their group that caused $250,000 in damage to vehicles belonging to Ross Island Gravel Company and a Mount Hood logging company. Oops, you ran away, they got caught, they squealed. Too bad, dood. Canadian government prosecutors also presented claims the group intended to firebomb an office of the U.S. Forestry Service but couldn't penetrate its security. As is usual in such cases, Canadian government lawyers represent the country requesting extradition, in this case the U.S. Arrow, 30, was arrested in Victoria last year for shoplifting and was found to be in the country illegally. He then applied for refugee status, a process that was put on hold by the extradition proceedings. And you were fitting in so well! He claimed last week in court that he was innocent of the firebombing charges and that he was the target of a government conspiracy. Um, Halliburton!, BushHitler!, Remember the Alamo!, Abu Singsing! "Just as many other activists have experienced, I am being targeted by the U.S. government and the FBI, not because I am guilty, but because I have chosen to challenge the status quo," he said. Right. You're really a hero, not a firebombing moron... and shoplifter, lol! Geez, that's so romantic! |
| Posted by:.com |
| #12 They haven't hit him with the biggest one yet: He didn't declare the shoplifted items on his income taxes. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-07-08 20:33 |
| #11 RC, Details, details. It's only like because you're a paternalistic, imperialistic, capitalistic, ummm, you know, non-environmentalistic stooge that you can't, errr, like rage against the machine, dude. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2005-07-08 14:35 |
| #10 "because I have chosen to challenge the status quo" Nothing wrong with challenging the status quo. It's when you do it with firebombs that you get put into prison. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-07-08 14:05 |
| #9 Thanks tu3031! Always entertaining to peruse "Free Somebody" sites of hypocrit petty criminals turned persecuted "activists." Reading his words and taking a look at the madness in his face I imagine this guy could have just as easily ended up a jihadi. It's just that damaged, angry, passive/aggressive, crying, waiting for the blinders sort of personality lil boy Tre has. Couldn't find anything about the shoplifting arrest that started all the wheels in motion for him. Inconvenient small detail that speaks volumes about po' Tre as do his "special messages" and obligatory activist action pics complete with uncompromising activist poses. He does music too! These freaks always find a ready audience over the border when the persecution by the government story is properly embellished with a little biographical magic. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-07-08 12:37 |
| #8 Worser of all..... Tre is now 30 and will commence to wonder what happened to that little Arrow of 'yore. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-08 11:52 |
| #7 Attica! Attica!... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-08 11:48 |
| #6 Read all about "Tre". I think he's Ghandi reincarnated... http://www3.telus.net/public/trearrow/who.html |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-07-08 11:27 |
| #5 Shoplifter, arsonist, vandal, terrorist and now martyr for the earth all found in one scum filled lining of skin. Oh I bet alot of his ilk consider him a little role model of sorts. If only we'd found him in the mountains of Tora Bora totin' an AK-47! |
| Posted by: BA 2005-07-08 10:51 |
| #4 It's alway's the shoplifting that gets these fugitive eco-fools! |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2005-07-08 10:42 |
| #3 Shoplifter, arsonist, vandal, terrorist and now martyr for the earth all found in one scum filled lining of skin. Oh I bet alot of his ilk consider him a little role model of sorts. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-07-08 10:37 |
| #2 Spell check not working this morning, com? |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-07-08 08:25 |
| #1 Lengthy, duh. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-08 04:09 |