Animal liberation radicals, calling themselves WAR (Win Animal Rights), have declared “war” against Wall Street because the New York Stock Exchange listed Huntingdon Life Sciences on the Big Board. Radical liberationists have vowed to put HLS out of business because it conducts animal testing, and they The term “helter skelter” is an ominous turn. While it was in one of the Beatles more extreme songs, it was also embraced by Charles Manson as the term for the race war he wanted to start. It reeks of anarchy, violence, and chaos.
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