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MY REPLY TO PERLSTEIN AND TAYLOR

Gary Ackerman, the author of “Beyond Arson? A Threat Assessment of the Earth Liberation Front” (Terrorism and Political Violence, 15(4)), replies to the critiques of his article by Gary Perlstein and Bron Taylor. The reply addresses several points raised in the critiques, including issues of bias and the applicability of the methodology of threat assessments to radical environmentalist groups. It also places the threat assessment in a broader historical context, comparing the evolution of the Earth Liberation Front to that of several other radical groups.