Fw: Weather Underground

[kita douglas]

Winter Soldier
http://www.wintersoldier.com/

They also have winter soldier for Iraq/Afghanistan
http://www.democracynow.org/features/winter_solider


Which brings to mind that great documentary about troops returning
from Vietnam publicly speaking about the atrocities they or saw
committed--John Kerry is in the film, too--can't remember the name



On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:14 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree on your point, Mark--Webb Traverse laments how his anger was
> misdirected at the expense of his family, his wife, and himself.
> I think its been commented on how Cyprian in some ways is the most
> sympathetic character in the book.
>
> I would think one of the institutions even a radical would pause in
> blowing up would be a library.
>
> One of the most telling comments in the WU documentary recently
> released was by one of the Panthers--at best he felt they were sincere
> but that was about the extent of the praise.
> Which brings to mind that great documentary about troops returning
> from Vietnam publicly speaking about the atrocities they or saw
> committed--John Kerry is in the film, too--can't remember the name but
> there too there are side lobby conversations between the liberal
> whites and black radicals which boiled down to blacks complaining
> about how they had no choice in resisting the establishment.
> see also the 1971 documentary about the murder of Fred Hampton by the
> Chicago Police for perspective
>
> On March 6, 1970, during preparations for the bombing of an officers'
> dance at the Fort Dix U.S. Army base and for Butler Library at
> Columbia University,[22
>
> would think one of the institutions even a radical would pause in
> blowing up would be a library. strange times those must have been
> ]