While their methods of attacking their targets have remained under the heading of ‘direct action,’ since their creation, the group has also escalated in recent years, targeting humans that are perceived to be guilty instead of just material targets. The targets of the ALF have also begun to mutate and become more dangerous over the years. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has also claimed credit for causing millions of dollars in damage in the United States alone (Bourne, 2003). The firebombing and the hundreds of other actions that followed it plainly show that they are a terrorist organization by their targets and how they attack those targets. The Animal Liberation Front originally became a threat to the United States in 1976, when it claimed its’ first firebombing, and it has only grown since then. This allows the members of the Animal Liberation Front to continue their operations and reduce their operational risks slightly while still maintaining security. For example, they adopted the classic clandestine cell structure in order to reduce the risk of all of the cells being compromised if one person is picked up (Shorn, 2009). The Animal Liberation Front is a terrorist group for many reasons, ranging from their operational structure to their belief system. This paper will explain many things about the Animal Liberation Front, including its operational goals why it is a threat to the United States of America what actions led to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation declaring it a terrorist organization what other countries consider it a terrorist organization and why how it acts like a terrorist organization instead of a peaceful eco-movement and what can be done to halt or reduce this threat in the future. SHOULD ISRAEL BOMB IRAN's NUCLEAR REACTOR IN BUSHE.
The Bond case also provides an opportunity to examine the manner in which the animal liberation movement conducts its leaderless resistance campaign, to draw lessons from the case and to assess the trajectory of the animal rights movement And there have been scores of animal rights-related attacks in other countries, with Mexico being among the most active. The Bond case serves as a reminder that activists with organizations such as the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) are still very active - indeed, there have been several firebombing attacks by such activists in the United States this year, not only at businesses but also at the homes of animal researchers. According to an affidavit completed by a special agent assigned to the Denver ATF field office, Bond used the nom de guerre, “ALF Lone Wolf” and boasted to a confidential informant that he not only torched the Sheepskin Factory but also was responsible for a June 5 fire at a leather factory in Salt Lake City and a July 3 fire at a restaurant in Sandy, Utah. On July 22, special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI arrested Walter Bond in Denver and charged him with conducting the April 30 arson that destroyed a Glendale, Colo., business, the Sheepskin Factory, which sold a variety of sheepskin products. "This report is republished with permission of STRATFOR"