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Then, trying to explain the origins of recent political skulduggery, Nixon sought to link the Watergate case with the civil disobedience of the 1960s, which, he said, "brought a rising spiral of violence and fear, of riots and arson and bombings, all in the name of peace and justice . . . The notion that the end justifies the means proved contagious...
...memo goes on to divide the extremists into two categories: violent and "socalled" nonviolent. The first embraces those who advocate and practice arson, fire bombing and destruction of property; also skyjackers, prison rioters and people who threaten public officials or distribute publications urging revolution. The nonviolent category includes those who burn their draft cards, participate in May Day demonstrations, "organize and attend rock festivals which attract youth and narcotics," travel to Cuba, Algeria and North Viet Nam, or "aid in funding the sale of firearms to the Irish Republican Army and Arab terrorists." Writes Flynn: "There is evidence from classified...
...headquarters in Heidelberg. The Pentagon justified the program on grounds of security, noting that U.S. installations in West Germany were the target of two bomb attacks in May 1972, which killed four soldiers. There have been repeated thefts of machine guns, ammunition and explosives from depots, several cases of arson and numerous attempts to sabotage missile installations. The Army is concerned lest some of its own troops have been involved. There has been continuing militancy among U.S. troops in Germany, particularly among blacks...
...threats in one 24-hour period in New York City. Rioting and violence on college campuses reached a new peak after the Cambodian operation and the tragedies at Kent State and Jackson State. The 1969-70 school year brought nearly 1,800 campus demonstrations and nearly 250 cases of arson on campus. Many colleges closed. Gun battles between guerrilla-style groups and police were taking place. Some of the disruptive activities were receiving foreign support...
Some militants are pursuing their own solutions. Two weeks ago, eleven members of the Jewish Defense League were charged with arson against a missionary bookstore. At a protest fast at the Wailing Wall, the J.D.L.'s rabble-rousing Rabbi Meir Kahane announced, "If you lose a Jew in Auschwitz or through conversion, it's still a soul lost." He later proclaimed the formation of a 25-member countergroup called "Christians for Moses...