In response to Tuesday's letter, I would like to say that you, Schroeder, should be ashamed of yourself.
Schroeder is correct in her assertion that "the only Weather Underground bombing that turned deadly" was the Greenwich Village incident that only killed Weather Underground members.
What she failed to mention is that this bomb exploded accidentally during assembly. Its intended target was a crowded military ball that would have killed hundreds of military officers and their husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends.
Ayers even continues to defend these actions.
He was quoted in a New York Times interview - on Sept. 11, 2001, to make matters worse - saying "I don't regret setting bombs. … I feel we didn't do enough."
No protest that results in the deaths of innocent people can be justified.
By this logic we should also hail abortion clinic bombers as heroes.
They did exactly what Ayers did - they killed innocent people to fight something they believed was unjust.
These bombers deserve the same loathing as Ayers.
Weather Underground was not "honorably (defending) America" with those bombings. They were killing and attempting to kill innocent Americans.
In no protest, no matter how strongly one feels about the issue, can murder be justified.
Schroeder also believes Griffin's article ignored "the actual results of Weathermen bombings." They had no effect on the outcome of the Vietnam War.
What did have an effect on this outcome was the widespread, grassroots, peaceful protest movement throughout the country. Murder, like Weathermen committed or attempted, is not protest; rather, it is a felony punishable by death.
Looking at it in any other way is nearly as bad as the murder itself.
