The FBI-NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force is investigating twin vandal attacks on Army recruiting centers in New York City--one in Manhattan's Flatiron section, the other in the Parkchester district of the Bronx. David Seigel, 19, of Litchfield, CT, was arrested for throwing a burning rag at the Parkchester facility, causing minor damage, and news reports have said that he is an "anarchist." In the Manhattan incident, a rock was thrown at the recruiting center, cracking the door, and graffiti left --including a slogan against the Iraq war an an anarchist symbol. (NY Post [2], Feb. 1)
Meanwhile in California, the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to arrests in a string of construction-site arsons at an apartment complex site on their reservation. The Earth Liberation Front (ELF [3]) has reportedly claimed responsibility for at least one of the attacks. Again, there have been no casualties, but authorities are predictably calling it "eco-terrorism." (Sacramento Bee [4], Feb. 9)
Um, just asking, but don't you think calling in the Joint Terrorist Task Force to investigate minor acts of vandalism might be over-reacting just a tad?
