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“AYER HEAD” PROFESSOR DEFENDS TERRORIST AYERS A curious thing happened after Ayers. But his success in getting for its engagement with the Council on AIM editor Cliff Kincaid’s column, the FBI to make a change to a web American Islamic Relations (CAIR), “’Ayer Head’ Professor Defends Bill entry raises the far more serious considered by many security experts to Ayers,” was posted on Sunday night, issue of the FBI’s understanding be a front for terrorist groups. The FBI April 5, 2009. An FBI document about of the terrorist threat, past and had a formal relationship with CAIR the Weather Underground, which was present. until the group’s terrorist ties were hyperlinked in the column, was The threat posed by Ayers is not exposed in a court case. changed by the FBI to delete Then the FBI, according to a reference to the terrorist Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University John Miller, Assistant group. The “Ayer Head” is part of an effort to separate Obama Director in the Office of Professor, Dan Kennedy of Public Affairs, “suspended Northeastern University in associate and terrorist Bill Ayers from any formal engagement” Boston, admits he is the one the murders his group committed. with CAIR. Rep. Frank Wolf who prompted the FBI to make wants to know if there is still the curious change. It is all part of an over. Now a professor at the informal contact going on with CAIR. effort to try to separate Ayers, a leader University of Illinois, he is still a of the Weather Underground and communist and travels abroad, Friend Of The FBI? associate of President Barack Obama, especially to Venezuela, where from the murders that his group was authoritarian ruler Hugo Chavez hosts What happened in the Weather responsible for. members of terrorist groups like the Underground case was that Kennedy, a journalism Revolutionary Armed Forces of conservative Boston radio talk-show professor, has come to Ayers Colombia. Through the Movement for host Michael Graham had linked to an defense on at least two occasions. a Democratic Society, Ayers and item on the FBI website in making the The latest was when the communist other Weather Underground members case that Katherine Ann Power, one of was invited—and then disinvited— are trying to resurrect another “student those convicted of murdering Boston to speak at Boston College. movement” on the campuses. This Police Officer Walter Schroeder, was Kennedy continues to claim that makes the controversy one of more a member of Ayers’ Weather the Ayers group never killed or than academic interest. Underground group. The item originally injured anyone, except their own The controversy over Kennedy’s identified Power and Ayers’ wife members. This is a flat-out involvement with the FBI comes at a Bernardine Dohrn as members of the monstrous lie, which ignores the time when the Bureau is under fire Weather Underground. But Kennedy admitted and well-documented then announced the news on Monday, involvement of the Weather April 6, on the same day that Kincaid’s Underground in the 1981 Brinks column started appearing on other robbery that left two police officers Internet sites, that the item had been and a security guard dead. changed to remove a picture of Power To Kennedy, Ayers is a “respected and to claim that she had been education reformer” whose life has previously “inaccurately” linked to the been put “in danger because of the Weather Underground. There was no pounding he’s been subjected to over explanation of why this change had been his ties to Barack Obama.” made, raising even more questions. It The controversy over the FBI raises the specter of whether pressure website is a side issue to the could be applied to the Bureau to sanitize question of why Kennedy is other aspects of the history of the Dan Kennedy spending so much time defending Weather Underground—or perhaps

4455 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Suite #330 Washington, D.C. 20008 | Phone: (202) 364-4401 | Fax: (202) 364-4098 | E-mail: [email protected] | Web: www.aim.org stop ongoing investigations of Weather Underground. They were which identified Power and Saxe as terrorism itself. explicitly identified this way. Power members of the Weather Underground On the other hand, there was also specifically identified as a who went on the FBI’s “Most Wanted appears to be some internal member of a Weatherman group at List.” The reference is on page 36. On pressure in the Bureau to forget Brandeis University. The Page 33 you can find a reference to the past. Weather Underground Weatherman was a forerunner to Power and Saxe being members of the terrorist Mark Rudd was actually the Weather Underground. “Weatherman group.” Page 92 of the invited to lecture to the FBI The Weather Underground report noted that Power attended Training Academy in 2005 by FBI provided the leadership rather than Brandeis University and was described Special Agent Andrew Bringuel. establishing a membership organi- by a confidential informant as a Rudd is now out with a memoir zation, Romerstein points out. He member of a “small Weatherman celebrating and trying to cash in on explains, “They encouraged others to group” there. An October 5, 1970, his terrorist past. go out and commit acts of violence. report in Time magazine said Power Obama’s new Attorney General, People who com- was seen attending Eric Holder, was involved in the much- mitted these acts of rallies of the SDS, the criticized Clinton Administration violence on behalf of This journalism forerunner of the pardons of members of the Weather the Weather Professor defends Weatherman and the Underground. What’s more, the Underground were terrorist Bill Ayers. Weather Under- political career of Obama himself was considered members ground. Saxe also launched in the Chicago home of Ayers of the Weather Underground.” Such attended Brandeis and roomed with and Dohrn, who are facing increasing was the case with Power, Saxe and Power. scrutiny over their reported roles in the their gang. Incredibly, Kennedy wrote a 1970 bombing murder of San The Weather Underground, in turn, subsequent article insisting that the 168- Francisco Police Sergeant Brian V. worked with or on behalf of other page Senate report is wrong! Instead, McDonnell. The FBI and local law groups, including the Black Liberation Kennedy wants to rely on a quick enforcement officials have confirmed Army and the Black Panthers. For revision of an FBI webpage. Why? that the investigation into McDonnell’s example, Weather Underground Because it suits his political agenda death is still open and that evidence member Mark Rudd admits in his new and his defense of Ayers against continues to be gathered and analyzed. terrorist “memoir” what had long been charges that his group murdered alleged—that the New York people. “Controversial” FBI Report “collective” of the Weather Interestingly, Kennedy had Underground conducted the February absolutely nothing to say about Kincaid’s column had also linked 1970 firebombing of the home of a judge former FBI Official Oliver “Buck” to the “controversial” FBI item, presiding over the trial of the so-called Revell’s comments on the although the bulk of his case that Panther 21. The Panther 21 were involvement of Power and Saxe in Power and Susan Saxe (also involved members of the Black Panther Party. the Weather Underground spin-off in the Schroeder murder) were Rudd identifies Terry Robbins as being group. Revell rose to the position members of the Weather Underground the main organizer of this bombing. of Associate Deputy Director in consisted of references from a detailed Robbins later blew himself up in the Charge of Investigations, with Senate Internal Security Sub- explosion that also killed two other jurisdiction over all FBI committee report, an interview with members of the Weather operations, including counter- former FBI official Oliver “Buck” Underground. (Rudd dedicates his terrorism. He was an obvious Revell, and a report by and interview book to all three of them). authority on this matter. And yet with former Congressional investigator John M. Murtagh, the son of Kennedy ignores him! Amazing. Herbert Romerstein. the judge, wrote an article, “The As experts have tried to Revell, who was involved in Weathermen Tried to Kill My emphasize, one has to understand the the search for Power and Saxe, said Family.” Kennedy should read it Weather Underground organization as that both women were considered before he writes anything else a network or movement, not a members of a Weather Under- about Bill Ayers. membership organization. The ground spin-off, the United In an interview with AIM, Weather Underground had a core Freedom Front. As the Senate Kennedy admitted he was unfamiliar group but also operated through Internal Security Subcommittee with a 1975 report on the Weather numerous fronts, factions, spin-offs, noted, Power and Saxe were Underground from the Senate and off-shoots, including the SLA, New clearly considered members of the Subcommittee on Internal Security World Liberation Front, Revolutionary Armed Task Force, and United was conducted and the FBI historian, attention to this matter. Freedom Front. John Fox, was consulted. But in terms In light of all this evidence, of what records were examined, he We will know more when the why did the FBI change that item made the claim, also given to Kennedy, results of the FOIA request are about Power’s membership in the that when Power was put on the FBI complied with. But what we do group? “Most Wanted” list, her membership know suggests something is After being alerted to the change in the Weather Underground was not seriously wrong in the public affairs by Kennedy himself, Kincaid sent him mentioned in a press release. Hence, office of the FBI, which is run by an email raising the question of they concluded in retrospect that she John Miller, a former whether he had had any contacts with had not been a member. correspondent and anchor for ABC the FBI about it. Kennedy ridiculed This is absurd. This slip-shod News. the idea, saying, “Regular readers of approach is to be given priority Sadly, the FBI spokesman seemed Media Nation [his blog] know completely unfamiliar with the what great pull and clout I Accuracy in Media has filed a Freedom of report of the Senate Internal have with the FBI.” But he Information Act request as to why Security Subcommittee and its subsequently acknowledged, the FBI changed the information. references to Power on pages when someone on his blog 33, 36, and 92 and references raised the issue, that “The to Saxe on pages 33 and 36. FBI changed its page within the past over a report from a Senate few days. In fact, it was done after I committee? And the views of a How Terrorist Networks Operate started making inquiries.” former top FBI official and In his latest article, he admitted congressional investigators? Revell was surprised that the exchanging e-mails with FBI Kincaid has submitted a Freedom reference to Power being involved in spokesman Paul Bresson and quoted of Information Act (FOIA) request the Weather Underground had been him as saying the change was made asking for any information about the deleted. “They didn’t have membership because “When she [Power] was Bureau’s contacts with Kennedy over lists. They didn’t carry membership announced on our Top 10, we made this change. It is indeed troubling that cards,” he reiterated. “But the fact of no reference to her association with a Bill Ayers apologist has this kind of it is that they did associate with and the WU [Weather Underground] then. contact and sway with the FBI, and support the Weather Underground on Seems like we would have.” that a low-level official can make such the campuses. She [Power] was never Seems? Let’s examine this a change without adequate research. charged as such and they may not rationale. The FOIA letter says: have any official documentation. But If you examine an FBI there was ample information of them “Wanted Poster” of Bernardine Dear Sir: being associated.” Dohrn, you will find no reference Pursuant to the Freedom of Revell compared the activities of to her membership in the Weather Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), I the Weather Underground and its Underground. Does this mean request that the FBI produce all factions to the Al Qaeda Islamic she wasn’t a member? We all correspondence, memoranda, terrorist network. “Everybody is not in know that she was a prominent documents, reports, records, and/or Al Qaeda Central but they are member and leader of the group. statements dealing with a change essentially working under the mandates In such public statements, the that was made on the FBI website put out by Al Qaeda. The Weather FBI focused on the alleged around the time of April 5-6, 2009, Underground was a network but some criminal acts, not their dealing with Katherine Ann Power of the violent groups split off with their membership in different groups. and her membership in the Weather own name but they were still FBI spokesman Bresson doesn’t Underground. The material will associated with and were supported by seem to understand this. include email exchanges, the Weather Underground.” Kincaid talked to an FBI memoranda and reports of telephone Regarding the involvement of spokesman who wasn’t very conversations involving North- Power and Saxe, he said their forthcoming with details and wouldn’t eastern University Professor Dan United Freedom Front was a even confirm that Kennedy was the Kennedy, FBI spokesman Paul “specific organization off on its own one who made the inquiries, which he Bresson, FBI historian John F. Fox, but they made contact with Weather said started about a week ago. The Jr., Assistant Director John Miller, Underground elements at various item had been on the FBI webpage and other individuals in the FBI. universities and locations around since 2004. He said internal research Thank you for your prompt the country.” Pulling the item from the FBI charges were dropped.” Ayers Kennedy’s Terrorist “Sources” website because “they can’t tie down would tell an interviewer, “Guilty as a membership list or a membership hell. Free as a bird. America is a This is because Kennedy is not card” seems to be “caving in,” he said. great country.” interested in the facts and is dedicated Katherine Power “was considered part Rather than seek justice for the to whitewashing terrorists. It speaks of the Weather Underground but in this victims of Weather Underground volumes that he says nothing about specific organization,” he added. terrorism, Northeastern University has getting the call from Grathwohl. The mistake being made by the a professor on its payroll named Dan Kennedy does, however, say FBI public affairs office in this case Kennedy, who is determined to run a that he sent an e-mail to unfortunately was made by the Bureau protection racket for this “guilty as hell” Katherine Ann Power, who spent before, with disastrous consequences. Communist terrorist. Kennedy is a only six years in prison for her In a pamphlet titled, “Who is Tracking disgrace to academia and journalism. crimes, “but did not receive a the Terrorists?,” former FBI Assistant It is tragic that the FBI would take his response.” Director W. Raymond Wannall has inquiries seriously. Kennedy’s idea of journalism is to written about how the FBI had once What the FBI should be doing, ignore an FBI informant in the Weather come to the erroneous conclusion that Underground and contact the the Weather Underground had ceased convicted killer of a Boston Police to function, not realizing at first that it Kennedy asked a terrorist Officer for her side of the story. had developed a new identity and for her side of the story So how did you get that e-mail strategy of working through fronts and but ignored the testimony address anyway, Professor? factions under different names. Only after the 1981 Brinks robbery did this of an FBI informant. What You Can Do change, he said. Please send the enclosed Terrorism In The Family rather than responding to a far-left postcards to Professor Viet Dinh professor, is providing authorities of News Corporation, San The Brinks robbery, which left two with all of the available evidence Francisco Police Chief Heather police officers and a security guard concerning the reported involve- Fong, and Professor Henry dead, was carried out by another ment of Ayers and Dohrn in the Reichman. Weather Underground front, the murder of McDonnell at the San Moving? Let us know! Before Revolutionary Armed Task Force, Francisco Park Police station. you move, call 1-800-787-4567 including Ayers/Dohrn associates Former FBI informant Larry ext. 110 or e-mail your new David Gilbert and Kathy Boudin and Grathwohl, who has testified under oath address to [email protected]. You can members of the Black Liberation that Ayers told him that Dohrn planted even have your AIM Report Army. 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