Joseph Dibee, former international fugitive and supporter of the Earth Liberation and the Animal Liberation Fronts, got a shorter sentence than his co-defendants, raising questions about how the federal government prosecutes what it considers acts of domestic terrorism
Joe Dibee is portrayed while sitting on steps leading to his family s home on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
The many lives of Joseph Dibee, codename Seattle By
The former international fugitive, a graduate of Garfield High School, is stuck in Seattle.
In the 1990s, some knew Joseph Mahmoud Dibee as âSeattle.â It was his codename, according to his FBI wanted poster.
Today, the former international fugitive is stuck in Seattle, confined by a house-arrest order and awaiting trial on federal charges, including allegations he participated in an arson at a Central Oregon slaughterhouse in 1997.
At times, the federal government has portrayed fringe actors in the environmental and animal rights movement as among the most significant terrorist threats facing the United States.