3 plead guilty in ecoterrorism spree
Three more people pleaded guilty Friday to being part of an ecoterrorist cell that planted fire bombs around the West. The trio are accused of trying to stop logging, wild horse roundups, genetic engineering of plants, sport utility vehicles sales and expansion of a ski resort into endangered lynx habitat. In pleading guilty, the three admitted they were part of the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front, loose-knit groups of environmental activists that claimed credit for arsons in recent years throughout the West. Full Story