Aust, Edel, and Eichinger have produced a cinematic moment that demolishes any of the romantic aura that may still surround these killers in some circles. -neocon Jeffrey Herf Only a movie like this can show young people how brutal and bloodthirsty the RAF’s actions were at that time -Jörg Schleyer …
Andre Moncourt and J. Smith, co-editors and co-authors of The Red Army Faction A Documentary history Volume 1: Projectiles for the People, were interviewed earlier this week on the Jeff Farrias show about their book, and the RAF and armed struggle in general. You can listen to their interview by …
Cops stand in rubble afterAmerican Workers Army bombing –Law & Order Revolution No doubt hoping to cash in on the brouhaha around the crappy Baader Meinhof Complex film currently opening in theaters across America, Law and Order’s Criminal Intent franchise devoted its season finale to the unbelievable story of a …
On the left communist Notes from the Undergound blog, Fischer has written a lengthy review of Projectiles for the People. It is reposted here with permission: The 2008 movie Der Baader Meinhof Komplex has sparked interest again in the Red Army Faction. Below is a review, written earlier this summer, …
Gabriel Kuhn has interviewed André Moncourt and J. Smith, the editors of Projectiles for the People, about their book, the RAF, and armed struggle. The complete interview is reposted here and also on the german guerilla website. A slightly abbreviated German version of this interview will appear in the German …
Stefan Aust, Germany’s leading liberal authority of the RAF, interviewed by Radio New Zealand. It’s a short little interview, but it gives a flavour of the man’s way of looking at things.While i certainly disagree with his spin, Aust is someone i think you have to pay attention to if …
Ron Jacobs, author of The Way the Wind Blew: a history of the Weather Underground, has reviewed Projectiles for the People, Volume 1 of The Red Army Faction: A Documentary History. You can check it out on the Counterpunch website: http://www.counterpunch.com/jacobs04102009.html “The editors of this work, J. Smith and André …
The Red Army Faction, A Documentary History – Volume 1: Projectiles For the People by André Moncourt and J. Smith, with forewords by Bill Dunne and Russell “Maroon” Shoats $34.95 from left-wing books dot net Paperback book 736 pages Published by Kersplebedeb and PM Press in 2009 ISBN 9781604860290 It …
We Were So Terribly Consistent… an interview with Stefan Wisniewski about the history of the RAF $3.00 from left-wing books dot net available online on the German Guerilla website Saddle-stitched pamphlet 31 pages Published by Kersplebedeb in 2009 ISBN ISBN 1-894946-08-1 On May 11, 1978, Stefan Wisniewski—one of the most …
The following is a quick little overview of the four largest groups that engaged in armed struggle against the West German state from the 1970s until the 1990s. The authors, André Moncourt and J. Smith, are the ones behind the editing/translating of Projectiles for the People, a documentary history of …