,9TRODUCTION TO ! ,?IRD ,$ITION 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,$W>D ,ABBEY 

,PREFACE ,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,=EMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,ECODEF5SE IS A HI/ORICAL >TIFACT4 ,IT C\LD BE >GU$ ?AT IT IS ! MO/ CONTROV]SIAL 5VIRONM5TAL BOOK EV] PUBLI%$2 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 ?\<1 IT IS A KEY EXHIBIT 9 ! LEGAL HI/ORY ( FRE$OM ( ! PRESS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! ,FIR/ ,AM5DM5T TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,CON/ITUTION WAS RATIFI$ 9 #a#g#i#a4 ,IT READS 9 P>T1 0,CONGRESS %ALL MAKE NO LAW 444 ABRIDG+ ! FRE$OM ( SPEE*1 OR ( ! PRESS40 ,?AT 5%R9$ FRE$OM ( ! PRESS & SPEE* SETS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,AM]ICA AP>T FROM ALL O!R NATIONS4 ,NO O!R C\NTRY SO JEAL\SLY DEF5DS ! RI<T ( ITS CITIZ5S TO SPEAK & PUBLI% CONTROV]SIAL IDEAS4 

,SEV]AL YE>S AGO :5 ,AU/RALIA BANN$ ! IMPORTATION & SALE ( ,ECODEF5SE1 IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE = ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO FOLL[ SUIT -- BECAUSE ( ! ,FIR/ ,AM5DM5T4 ,9/EAD1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T SP5T SEV]AL MILLION DOLL>S1 EMPLOY$ A SMALL >MY ( ,F,B,I AG5TS1 & 5TRAPP$ A NUMB] ( CITIZ5S 9 #a#i#h#g-#h#i 9 AN EF=T TO SUPPRESS PUBLICATION & DI/RIBUTION ( ,ECODEF5SE4 ,?AT ATTACK ON FREE SPEE* & ! FRE$OM ( ! PRESS GL>ES LIKE A PU/ULAT+ BOIL 9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY JU/ AS DO ! ,ALI5 & ,S$ITION ,ACTS1 ! ,PALM] ,RAIDS1 & ,MC,C>?YISM4 

,WE AT ,ABBZUG ,PRESS BELIEVE ?AT ! ,BILL ( ,RI<TS IS LIKE A SET ( MUSCLES -- IF !Y >5'T EX]CIS$1 !Y ATROPHY4 ,!RE=E1 IT IS \R PATRIOTIC DUTY TO DEF5D ! ,FIR/ ,AM5DM5T TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,CON/ITUTION & PUBLI% A NEW ,?IRD ,$ITION ( ,ECODEF5SE3 ,A ,FIELD ,GUIDE TO ,MONKEYWR5*+4 

,EF=TS TO SUPPRESS ,ECODEF5SE & TO 5TRAP ITS CO$ITOR1 ,DAVE ,=EMAN1 HAVE BE5 WELL COV]$ ELSE:]E & WE WILL NOT GO 9TO !M H]E4 ,NOR WILL WE H]E ATTEMPT TO JU/IFY ! PRACTICE OR NECESSITY ( MONKEYWR5*+4 ,$W>D ,ABBEY'S ,=W>D6 & ! FIR/ TWO *APT]S ( ?IS $ITION DO ?AT4 ,MONKEYWR5*+ IS ALSO JU/IFI$ 9 ,$ ,ABBEY'S NOVELS ,! ,MONKEY ,WR5* ,GANG & ,HAYDUKE ,LIVES61 ,H[IE ,WOLKE'S ,WILD]NESS ON ! ,ROCKS1 ,*RI/OPH] ,MANES'S ,GRE5 ,RAGE1 &1 9 GREAT] DETAIL1 ,DAVE ,=EMAN'S ,CONFESSIONS ( AN ,ECO-,W>RIOR4 

,WE WILL H]E1 H[EV]1 REBUT TWO MY?S AB\T ,ECODEF5SE4 ,FIR/1 IT IS WIDELY BELIEV$ ?AT ,ECODEF5SE 7OR ,ABBEY'S ,MONKEY ,WR5* ,GANG7 LAUN*$ ! PRACTICE ( MONKEYWR5*+4 ,9 FACT1 ECOLOGICAL SABOTAGE WAS WIDESPREAD BE=E ,ECODEF5SE WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 #aihe & EV5 BE=E ,! ,MONKEY ,WR5* ,GANG WAS PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#g#e4 

,! SECOND MY? IS ?AT ,DAVE ,=EMAN WROTE ,ECODEF5SE4 ,! FIR/ $ITION ( ,ECODEF5SE WAS A COMPILATION ( >TICLES & LETT]S S5T TO ! ,E>? ,FIR/6 ,J\RNAL BY DOZ5S ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,?IS ,?IRD ,$ITION HAS OV] TWO DOZ5 MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS & AT LEA/ ONE HUNDR$ O!R CONTRIBUTORS4 ,9 ?IS $ITION1 WE HAVE GIV5 ALIASES TO CR$IT ALL >TICLES & SIGNIFICANT FIELD NOTES :]E ! AU?OR DID NOT (F] H] [N ALIAS4 ,9 ! PREVI\S $ITIONS1 ,DAVE ,=EMAN & ,BILL ,HAYWOOD COMPIL$1 $IT$1 & >RANG$ ! CONTRIBUTIONS4 ,WE HAVE RETA9$ !IR NAMES AS $ITORS = ! ,?IRD ,$ITION S9CE IT IS L>GELY BAS$ ON ! PREVI\S $ITIONS4 

,!RE >E *ANGES 9 ! ,?IRD ,$ITION1 H[EV]4 ,SOME MAT]IAL DEEM$ TO BE IRRELEVANT OR C\NT]PRODUCTIVE HAS BE5 DROPP$4 ,9CORRECT 9=MATION HAS ALSO BE5 DROPP$4 ,MU* NEW 9=MATION HAS BE5 9CORPORAT$4 ,MO/ ( IT WAS CONTRIBUT$ BETWE5 #aihg & #a#i#h#i4 ,A PR(ESSIONAL $ITOR WAS RETA9$ TO REWRITE1 COPY $IT1 >RANGE1 & O!RWISE CLEAN UP ALL ( ! TEXT4 ,SOME PREVI\S MAT]IAL HAS BE5 RE>RANG$4 

,$W>D ,ABBEY & TWO O!R CONTRIBUTORS1 ,JOHN ,ZAELIT & ,BILL ,TURK1 HAVE DI$ S9CE ! ,FIR/ ,$ITION ( ,ECODEF5SE4 ,?IS ,?IRD ,$ITION IS D$ICAT$ TO !IR MEMORIES & TO ! FI]CE GRE5 FIRE ?AT BURN$ 9 !IR EYES4 ,!Y W]E H]OES1 DEF5D]S ( !IR NATIVE L&4 

,WE ?ANK ! O!R DEF5D]S ( ! L& :O CONTRIBUT$ TO ,ECODEF5SE1 ?\< !Y MU/ REMA9 ANONYM\S4 ,IT IS !IR BOOK4 

,:5 WE BEGAN WORK ON ! ,?IRD ,$ITION WE ASK$ ,DAVE ,=EMAN = ANY ?\<TS HE MI<T (F] TO TODAY'S READ] ( ,ECODEF5SE4 ,HE RESPOND$3 

,IS Y\R ACT A /RATEGIC ONE1 OR IS IT M]ELY AN 9>TICULATE YELL1 CONVEY+ ONLY RAGE1 ALI5ATION1 & DESPAIR8 ,MONKEYWR5*]S MU/ CON/ANTLY ASK !MSELVES3  

,:O IS MY AUDI5CE8  

,:AT IS MY MESSAGE8  

,WILL ?IS DET] DE/RUCTION8  

,>E !RE LEGAL MEANS NOT YET US$8  
  

,( C\RSE ?IS ,?IRD ,$ITION ( ,ECODEF5SE1 LIKE ?OSE BE=E IT1 IS MEANT ONLY TO 5T]TA94 ,NO ONE %\LD TAKE IT S]I\SLY4 

-- ,MAT!W ,LYON = ,ABBZUG ,PRESS 

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