Seattle Papers Differ On Terroristic Nature of ELF-suspected Arsons

Ken Shepherd
March 3rd, 2008 4:25 PM
A pricey Seattle suburb appears to be the recent target of arson at the hands of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), a radical environmentalist group that destroys property in the name of protecting the earth. In other words, ELF is an eco-terrorist organization.Yet when covering the story, Seattle Times reporter Peyton Whitely refused to use any such label for the ELF. The Seattle Post-…