I’m really surprised she didn’t include March 1st, 1971 - when a group of extremists actually set off a freaking BOMB inside the Capital Building. The same group, the Weather Undergound Organization (WUO), also bombed the Pentagon and a handful of other high profile targets. Wait - can't include that because:
1. It was a far left/Marxist group. They were "mostly peaceful" because they spent more time having meetings, talking sh**, and publishing manifestos than actually setting off bombs, right?
2. Most culprits were either not charged, or the charges were radically reduced, because the FBI got caught in all sorts of "extralegal" activities targeting various groups, including undercover involvement (leadership?) in WUO. The sins of the FBI were enough to wash away actual terrorist bombings.
Guess they better not bring that one up.
The more I look into history, the more it all seems the same. Like a game of cards - nothing's new but the way you play this hand.
1. It was a far left/Marxist group. They were "mostly peaceful" because they spent more time having meetings, talking sh**, and publishing manifestos than actually setting off bombs, right?
2. Most culprits were either not charged, or the charges were radically reduced, because the FBI got caught in all sorts of "extralegal" activities targeting various groups, including undercover involvement (leadership?) in WUO. The sins of the FBI were enough to wash away actual terrorist bombings.
Guess they better not bring that one up.
The more I look into history, the more it all seems the same. Like a game of cards - nothing's new but the way you play this hand.