Mire Beware
After the fires at Hunters Brooke, investigators suggested ecoterrorism. They had good reason to.
Cover Story
At approximately 4 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2004, 26 houses went up in flames at the Hunters Brooke subdivision just outside Indian Head, Md. Ten houses were destroyed and 16 damaged, with losses eventually estimated at more than $10 million. In the media coverage that followed, an often-shown image captured owners of the houses—none of the burned houses were occupied—huddled at the entrance to the subdivision, waiting day and night in the cold for the latest updates from law enforcement, distraught victims of a violent displacement.
This image resonated later, when I drove down to Hunters Brooke. As I approached the development, an incredible amount of roadkill appeared. Of the specimens that hadn’t been reduced to smears on the pavement, I saw a raccoon, a possum, a stiffened cat with a crushed skull, and a huge, black-furred mass that appeared to be a mangled gorilla. These, too, were victims of a violent displacement, but of a different sort—the sort that doesn’t make headlines and is not only allowed under the law, but is actively promoted by it.... Continued 
Issue of Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, 2005
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