Congress Works with Big Oil on Letter Suggesting Anti-Pipeline Activists Face Terrorism Charges

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By Steve HornNov 3, 2017, 2:17 pm183 pts
On October 23, 84 Congressional representatives made a splash when they published a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asking if those engaged in activism disrupting or damaging pipeline operations should face criminal prosecution as an act of terrorism under the USA PATRIOT ACT. Spearheaded by…

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