State of Fear Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part 2, Terror Summary

Part 2, Terror Summary

On the flight south, Kenner and Sajong endeavor to educate Sarah and Evans on the realities of environmental terrorism. They discuss ELF, The Environmental Liberation Front, whose members burn down buildings, deface SUVs, and perform other acts of terrorism and vandalism, ostensibly to underscore environmental concerns. Members of other groups, says Kenner, groups such as the Sierra Club, also fund environmental terrorism, although they may not be aware of where their contributions are going.

Morton had hired a private investigation firm to investigate NERF when he became suspicious of Drake. The Vanutu lawsuit is doomed, Morton learned, because real scientific data shows that sea level is not, in fact, rising. Kenner also reveals that terrorists have been buying up technology, such as cavitation machines and high-tech precision explosives. They know that terrorists have been planning a series of four big destructive events to occur within a matter of days. Law...
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