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June 29, 2007
Animal-Rights Militants Say They Put Bomb Under UCLA Scientist's Car
In another attempted attack on a UCLA professor by animal-rights extremists, federal and local authorities are investigating the placement of a bomb on Sunday under a car belonging to an eye researcher at the university. The explosive failed to detonate, according to today’s Los Angeles Times. The incident resembles one last summer, in which activists claimed to have tried to bomb the residence of another researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles. That explosive also failed to blow up, and it was left at the wrong house in any event.
This year’s anonymous assailants, like last year’s, claimed credit for the attack through the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, which was co-founded by a professor who is a leading activist. The intended target of last year’s bomb subsequently abandoned his research on monkeys, while UCLA’s acting chancellor, Norman Abrams, announced steps to stop what he called the harassment of researchers by animal-rights activists.
On Thursday, Mr. Abrams issued a statement condemning the latest attack and defending the research. The university and the FBI are jointly offering a $60,000 reward for information about the 2006 bombing. —Andrew Mytelka
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“That explosive also failed to blow up, and it was left at the wrong house in any event.” Well, I guess that’s o.k. then . . . they would have just blown up somebody who wasn’t even involved. Incompetent terrorists are the worst kind.
— Greg Jun 29, 03:38 PM #
Incompetent? I think not. Two bombs not going off and no one hurt, but researchers scared off their projects and the assailants boast of their failure. I would consider the possibility of planned failures that have proven rather successful.
— Henry Jun 29, 10:32 PM #
Thanks for your effort to show all types world news daily.
Hari
— Hari Sapkota Jun 30, 02:30 AM #
Regarding the incendiary device left at primate vivisectors Fairbank’s home last year; it would be a common scenario for law enforcement to claim it was left at the wrong home in order to draw out the activists, who might dispute it. This same tactic was used after some SUVs were burned here in LA, as the feds accused a selected suspect, knowing he didn’t do it, and then drew a response from the real activist whose email was then traced. In Fairbanks case, there had been noisy demonstrations at her home repeatedly, making it unlikely the wrong house was targeted. Recall also how they trotted out an elderly woman as the victim next door, just like the 60 Minutes piece on the San Diego fire where they panned in on babies in strollers and elderly in wheelchairs while interviewing a fireman.
In the most recent incident, at least one report in the mainstream media states police reported there was a fire, so don’t jump to the conclusion that the device did not ignite; UCLA is famous for their propaganda campaign, and it would be in their interest to minimize the action and at the same time, try to belittle the activists.
— Animal Liberation Press Office Jun 30, 01:39 PM #
I take Greg’s point, although personally I have a strong preference for incompetent terrorists over competent ones.
— Gustave Jun 30, 10:07 PM #