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,IT CAME AS A %OCK TO ME & ! SURVIVORS ( ! OLD AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ?AT ! /UD5T MOVEM5T ( ! ,FIFTIES1 ) A MIDDLE-CLASS BACKGR\ND OR ! RESULTS ( S*OL>LY BRA9WA%+1 REG>D$ ITSELF AS ! ,NEW ,LEFT4 ,AS ONE FRI5D OBS]V$1 0,! ,OLD ,LEFT WAS BAD 5\<1 ,GOD KN[S1 BUT ?IS4 4 4 40 ,ONE TR5D EM]G$ FROM ! ,CAMPAIGN = ,NUCLE> ,DIS>MAM5T1 ANO!R FROM ! EV5TS ( ! ,SOVIET TANKS GO+ 9TO ,HUNG>Y4 ,MO/ ( ! ORIG9ALS HAVE GONE FROM /UD5T ACTIVI/S TO M&>9S4 ,! FAIL$ M&>9S-TO-BE TOOK HOLD ( ! NEW LIB]ALISM !Y CREAT$ & ULTIMATELY BECAME PR(ESSIONAL ORGANIZ]S ( PRESUMABLY GOOD CAUSES OR GAVE UNIV]SITY LECTURES ON !M1 ! ONLY GR[? 9DU/RIES ( CAPITALISM 9 DECL9E4 

,IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT FEW ( !M EV5 DECID$ !Y W]E NOT REALLY ,M>XI/S BUT AN>*I/1 ESPECIALLY IF !Y W]E PACIFI/S AT ! SAME TIME4 ,AT LEA/ ONE ( !SE TR5DS1 CALL+ ITSELF ! ,ORGANIZATION ( ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/S & HAV+ ITS PROGRAM WRITT5 BY A ,*RI/IAN PACIFI/1 F9ALLY DECID$1 ONCE IT R5\NC$ ITS PACIFISM1 IT WAS ,M>XI/ AFT] ALL & ITS LEAD]S BECAME ,TROTS OR W5T 9TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 A FEW PASS+ 9TO ! PRIVILEG$ ,M&>9 CLASS ( PAID DO-GOOD]S4 

,= ! FAIL$ M&>9S :O REG>D$ !MSELVES AS AN>*I/S & BUILT ON ! FRAMEWORK ( PACIFI/S :O HAD 9FILTRAT$ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T DUR+ ! ,W>1 ! PHRASE 0NONVIOL5T AN>*I/0 EXPRESS$ !IR MILITANT LIB]ALISM4 ,ULTIMATELY MANY F\ND !IR WAY TO !IR NATURAL HABITAT AMONG ! POLITICAL ,LIB]ALS1 OR >E N[ CREAT+ 5VIRONM5TAL POLLUTION 9 ! NAME ( ! ,GRE5 ,P>TY4 

,HE>+ ! PHRASE 0NONVIOL5T AN>*I/0 ,I FELT ! WAY ,]NE/ ,BEV9 DID :5 HE W5T TO AN 9T]NATIONAL ,TRADE ,UNION CONF]5CE & HE>D = ! FIR/ TIME ( 0,*RI/IAN TRADE UNIONS0 9 ,EUROPE4 0,:AT ! HELL DO !Y ?9K WE >E1 BLE$9' HEA!NS80 ,9 LIKE MANN]1 ,I DON'T KN[ IF WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE BLOODY AX WIELD]S1 BUT IT C]TA9LY RE9=C$ ! M$IA PREJUDICE AB\T AN>*ISM EQUALS VIOL5CE FULL /OP1 NO MORE TO BE SAID4 ,SOON SOB]1 9DE$ MO/1 JUDGES W]E ASK+ SOLEMNLY1 IF !Y HE>D A P]SON WAS AN AN>*I/1 :E!R %E OR HE W]E A 0NONVIOL5T0 ONE OR1 HORRORS1 A 0MILITANT0 ONE4 ,= ! ULTRA-PACIFI/ EV]Y S+LE P]SON1 9CLUD+ ! JUDICI>Y1 O!R ?AN ?OSE ACCEPT+ EXTREMITIES ( NONVIOL5T NONRESI/ANCE 9 ALL CIRCUM/ANCES1 WAS 0VIOL5T01 BUT TACTFULLY !Y NEV] SPOKE ( 0NONVIOL5T ,SOCIALI/S0 OR 0NONVIOL5T ,CONS]VATIVES0 OR SUGGE/$ !RE W]E VIOL5T ONES4 

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,COL9 ,W>D1 AN >*ITECT1 :O BEGAN 7AS A CONSCRIPT SOLDI]7 9 ! AN>*I/ TRADITION BUT WAS ABSORB$ BY ,FRE$OM ,PRESS & ! ,FAIL$ ,M&>9 T5D5CY1 F\ND$ ! MAGAZ9E ,AN>*Y 9 #aifa AS A !ORETICAL J\RNAL = !M & HELP$ SET BACK ! MOVEM5T AS TROTSKYI/ OPPON5TS QUOT$ ITS RE=MISM AS COM+ FROM 0! !ORETICAL J\RNAL ( AN>*ISM01 :I* IT NEV] WAS4 ,HE FIR/ WANT$ TO CALL IT ,AUT>*Y BUT WAS UN=TUNATELY DISSUAD$4 ,AT LEA/ NOBODY W\LD HAVE KN[N :AT IT MEANT4 

,AN>*Y 9 ITS ORIG9AL =M HELP$ AS MU* AS ANY?+ TO RE9=CE ! MY? ( A NONVIOL5T1 B\RGEOIS1 SANITIZ$ 0AN>*ISM0 ?AT C\LD HELP CAPITALISM \T ( ITS DIFFICULTIES1 & LAT] BECAME ! 9SPIRATION = 0! 9DIVIDUALI/ S*OOL ( CAPITALI/ AN>*ISM0 ?AT PROVID$ ! ,?AT*] ?9K TANK1 ?\< SOME ( ! /UD5T GURUS ,W>D BR\<T 9TO BE+ DIS[N$ ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CE4 

,AN>*Y WAS WELL PRODUC$1 BUT SO MANY ISSUES W]E %AM+ TO REAL AN>*I/S ?AT N[ & AGA9 SOMEONE TRI$ TO WRITE AN >TICLE PROTE/+ AT ITS EXCESSES ( MOD]ATION4 ,BUT TO NO AVAIL4 ,AS MU* AS ,WOODCOCK1 IT DIVID$ ! ACTIVI/ MOVEM5T FROM ,FRE$OM ,PRESS & ITS CLIQUE4 ,! NONVIOL5T PEOPLE C\LD NEV] UND]/& IT4 ,!Y HAD NO POLITICS1 SO !Y PUT IT D[N TO P]SONALITIES4 ,= YE>S 7& TO ?IS DAY7 ,I WAS ASK$ :Y ,I 0DIDN'T GET ON0 ) ?IS OR ?AT B\RGEOIS 9TELLECTUAL OR FAIL$ M&>9 ( ! ,FRE$OM SET4 ,IT BAFFLES !M TOO4 0,:Y >E AN>*I/S SO DIVID$80 ,! MY? ( ALL AN>*I/S DISAGREE+ ) OR DISLIK+ ONE ANO!R F\ND ITS WAY TO ! M$IA1 IT BE+ PRESUM$ EV]YONE CALL+ !MSELVES SOCIALI/S OR CONS]VATIVES >E FULLY 9 AGREEM5T ) ANYONE ELSE HAPP5+ TO DO SO4 

,ULTIMATELY AFT] T5 YE>S OR SO ( TRY+ TO SOLVE CAPITALISM'S DIFFICULTIES 9 T]MS ( REVISIONI/ AN>*ISM1 ,COL9 ,W>D GAVE UP TO WRITE = POLITICAL WEEKLIES & ! ,GU>DIAN1 DRAW+ ON ! AN>*I/ PA/ AS IF HE BELONG$ TO IT4 ,! MAGAZ9E PASS$ TO A GR\P ( HIPPIES1 :O DIDN'T DO A BAD JOB ( IT1 ?\< !Y FELL D[N ON ACTUALLY COLLAT+1 LET ALONE DI/RIBUT+1 ! PAP]4 ,AT LEA/ !Y UND]/OOD :AT AN>*ISM WAS AB\T1 IF !Y EXPRESS$ IT SOME:AT CRUDELY4,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 !M & ! ,FAIL$ ,M&>9S WAS ?AT :ILE !Y MI<T SMOKE POT & USE HIPPIE T]MS1 !Y W]E ACTIVI/S4 ,PEOPLE LIKE ,*RIS ,BROAD1 ,*>LOTTE ,BAGG9S1 ,KATE ,MC,CLEAN & O!RS W]E PREP>$ TO FI<T AS WELL AS WRITE1 & !Y TOOK P>T 9 REAL /RUGGLES4 ,AN>*ISM MEANT SOME?+ TO !M1 :]EAS ! OLD BRIGADE ( ,COL9 ,W>D'S GURUS ?\<T !Y W]E ACTIVE IF1 LIKE ,WOODCOCK1 !Y WROTE >TICLES AB\T LONG-DEAD SECUL> SA9TS & DISCUSS$ 9 P$ANTIC T]MS ! PROBLEMS ( LIFE AT HOME & DEA? 9 F> (F C\NTRIES4 ,ONE C\LD WORK ) ! NEW G5]ATION1 EV5 IF AT FIR/ A BIT PUT (F BY !IR APPE>ANCE4 ,:O WAS TO KN[ 9 ?OSE E>LY DAYS ( HIPPI$OM ?AT ONE HADN'T SE5 ANY?+ YET8 

,ON ONE OCCASION ,I W5T ALONG TO A P>TY !Y HELD4 ,A FRI5D FROM WORK :O TOOK ! MESSAGE ON ! PHONE ASK$ TO COME ALONG TOO AS HE HAD NO?+ TO DO ?AT EV5+1 & SAID HE W\LD PICK ME UP BY C>4 ,I C\LD H>DLY REFUSE1 & !Y W\LD NOT GIVE A DAMN1 ?\< ,I WOND]$ :AT HE W\LD MAKE ( IT4 ,:5 HE CAME ,I WAS /AGG]$ TO F9D HIS WIFE NATURALLY CONSID]$ H]SELF 9VIT$ & HAD DRESS$ UP = ! GR& OCCASION4 ,%E LOOK$ A TREAT1 BUT ,I WOND]$ :AT %E W\LD MAKE ( H] FIR/ SI<T ALL ?OSE SCRUFFY 9DIVIDUALS 9 TORN JEANS SITT+ >\ND ON ! LAWN SMOK+ POT1 ) *ILDR5 & DOGS RUNN+ >\ND !M1 LI/5+ TO ,JIMI ,H5DRIX4 ,TO MY SURPRISE1 %E ?OR\<LY 5JOY$ H]SELF4 

,& IT WAS NICE = ME TO LOSE A PREJUDICE TOO4 ,I ?\<T ,I HAD NONE TO LOSE4 ,UN=TUNATELY FEW ( ?OSE ) :OM ,I HAD WORK$ = YE>S DID4 ,I NEV] HAD ANY DIFFICULTY WORK+ ) ! NEW G5]ATION UNLIKE MO/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS ACTIVI/S ( MY G5]ATION4 

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,>\ND ,EA/] #aihc ,*RIS ,BROAD1 :O HAD WORK$ H>D AT ,AN>*Y & O!R ACTIVITIES & :OM ,I HAD EV]Y REASON TO TRU/1 APPROA*$ ME TO ASK IF ,I W\LD PUT UP HIS FRI5D ,FIONA = A WEEK OR SO4 ,I (T5 HAD VISITORS1 USUALLY FROM \TSIDE ,LONDON BUT H>DLY KEPT :AT IS CALL$ A SAFE H\SE4 0,%E'S A GOOD KID & 9 A REAL JAM10 HE SAID E>NE/LY1 EXPLA9+ HIS 9T]E/ 9 H] AS 0ONE ( !SE BATT]+ CASES04 ,I ASSUM$ %E WAS BE+ BATT]$ BY H] MAN4 ,I ASSOCIAT$ ,*RIS ) ,*>LOTTE ,BAGG9S1 ) :OM HE HAD LIV$ = SOME YE>S & HAD TWO *ILDR54 ,I GUESS$ HE MI<T HAVE A CLOS] 9T]E/ 9 ,FIONA ?AN ,I KNEW1 BUT HAD NO IDEA HE HAD P>T$ FROM ,*>LOTTE & M>RI$ ,FIONA4 

,I SAID ,I WAS GO+ AWAY = A C\PLE ( WEEKS & LET HIM HAVE ! KEY4 0,OH1 ,I =GOT TO M5TION -- !RE'S A LITTLE BOY -- HE'S ! ONE :O'S BE+ KNOCK$ AB\T01 SAID ,*RIS4 ,I %RUGG$ MY %\LD]S4 ,FIONA CAME 9TO ! ROOM & HE SAID IT WAS FIX$4 ,%E ASK$ IMM$IATELY1 0,DOES HE KN[ AB\T ! BOY80 ,ALL ,I HAD BE5 TOLD AB\T ! BOY WAS ?AT HE EXI/$ BUT IT DIDN'T CROSS MY M9D !RE WAS ANY?+ MORE TO IT4 ,OV] ! NEXT MON?S ,I =GOT AB\T IT4 

,! NEXT ,I KNEW WAS ONE MORN+ 9 ,NOVEMB] ,I F\ND A BAG ( LUGGAGE ) A NOTE BE>+ ! CRYPTIC REM>K 0,LOOK AFT] MY TREASURES0 9 ! HALLWAY4 ,I HAD NO IDEA FROM :OM !Y CAME & WAS TRY+ TO ?9K :O HAD ! DOORKEY 7SEV]AL DID74 ,AB\T T5 O'CLOCK ?AT NI<T ,I RETURN$ HOME TO F9D ,FIONA & H] BOY 5CAMP$ 9 MY LIV+ ROOM WAT*+ ! TELEVISION & HIM CRY+ EXCIT$LY1 0,?AT'S MY DOG01 :I* ,I PUT D[N TO IMAG9ATION4 ,I WAS NONE TOO PLEAS$ AT !IR BE+ !RE1 & 9 EFFECT HAV+ TAK5 OV] ! SITT+ ROOM1 BUT IT WAS A TORR5TIAL NI<T & !RE WAS NOT MU* ,I C\LD DO4 ,I /ILL HAD NO IDEA ( :AT ,I WAS LETT+ MYSELF 9 = & ONLY DISCOV]$ :AT IT WAS 9 ! HEADL9ES ( ! PAP]S NEXT MORN+4 

,FIONA HAD TWO *ILDR51 A BOY & A GIRL1 :O HAD BE5 PUT 9 C>E FOLL[+ DOME/IC PROBLEMS ) H] COMMON-LAW HUSB&4 ,%E HAD BE5 VISIT+ !M BO? BUT HAD =M$ ! OP9ION H] SON WAS BE+ ILL-TREAT$ BY HIS ADOPTIVE1 =M]LY FO/]1 P>5TS4 ,I NEV] MET !M BUT FROM SPEAK+ TO ! BOY !Y SEEM$ A DEC5T1 C>+ C\PLE :O HAD LET HIM MEET HIS NATURAL MO!R ON A REGUL> BASIS4 ,:5 %E HAD TAK5 HIM TO ,*RIS1 ! FREE-&-EASY ATMOSPH]E 9 :I* HIS TWO KIDS W]E BR\<T UP CONTRA/$ ) ! WELL-DISCIPL9$ WAY 9 :I* HE LIV$ AT HOME1 & DIVID$ HIS LOYALTIES1 BUT HE MA9TA9$ A DIPLOMATIC BALANCE 7:I* MANY ADULTS W\LD HAVE 5VI$7 BETWE5 ! HOME MOM & ! C[BOY MOM4 ,I ASK$ HIM :ILE ,FIONA WAS \T IF HE W\LD LIKE TO GO BACK TO HIS MO!R4 ,HE FIR/ SAID1 0,%E'S ONLY GONE TO BUY CIG>ETTES04 ,:5 ,I EXPLA9$1 0,Y\R O!R MUMMY1 ,I MEAN80 HE SAID HE WANT$ TO GO BACK & SEE HIS DOG & GO TO ! CUBS ON ,?URSDAY EV5+1 BUT HIS O!R MOM W\LD UND]/& :Y HE C\LDN'T ?IS WEEK4 

,FIONA HAD KIDNAPP$ HIM FROM UND] ! NOSE ( HIS ADOPTIVE MO!R4 ,IT HAD BE5 PLANN$ = SOME TIME 7MAYBE TWO YE>S7 & ,*RIS HAD ASK$ EV]YONE HE KNEW TO H>BOR !M1 & EV]Y S+LE P]SON HAD TURN$ !M D[N1 :I* IS :Y ,*RIS1 RA!R ?AN ,FIONA1 DECEIV$ ME4 ,!Y ?\<T ! LAW WAS1 AS IT HAD BE5 A FEW WEEKS BE=E1 ?AT ! NATURAL P>5T C\LD NOT BE CONVICT$ ( KIDNAPP+ NOR A HUSB& ACCUS$ ( CONSPIRACY ) HIS WIFE 7:I* IS :Y !Y =MALLY M>RI$74 ,AN ACCOMPLICE OR CONSPIRATOR C\LD GET FIFTE5 YE>S OR SO1 BUT ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 T\< LUCK ON ME & A BAGATELLE COMP>$ ) ! JOY\S TEMPOR>Y REUNION ( MO!R & *ILD4 

,:AT WAS ,I TO DO1 GIV5 MY BACKGR\ND & CONVICTIONS8 ,! ALT]NATIVES W]E TO TURN !M \T 9TO ! RA9 QUICK1 TO 9=M ! POLICE IMM$IATELY1 OR TO GIVE !M %ELT] & BECOME AN ACCOMPLICE4 ,FIONA SAID IT W\LD NOT BE = MORE ?AN A WEEK4 ,*RIS WAS 9 PRISON = ! WEEK1 9 CONTEMPT ( C\RT = NOT REVEAL+ ! :]EAB\TS ( ! BOY & ,I DID NOT M5TION IT TO ANYONE BECAUSE ,I DID NOT WANT TO 9VOLVE ANYONE ELSE4 

,! BOY SEEM$ HAPPY 5\<1 ?\< ,I FELT = ! LEGAL P>5TS4 ,! WOMAN HAD ! *ILD SNAT*$ FROM H] AS %E TOOK HIM TO S*OOL1 & FROM ! MANN] ( ! BOY ,I KNEW %E MU/ HAVE BE5 A GOOD P>5T & W\LD BE HURT BY ! ALLEGATIONS4 ,BUT AT LEA/ %E KNEW ) :OM1 IF NOT :]E1 HE WAS & ! HUSB& COMM5T$ ON ,T,V ?AT ! BOY WAS PROBABLY /UFF+ HIMSELF ) ,M>S B>S :ILE !Y W]E WORRY+ !MSELVES SICK 7:I* WAS TRUE74 

,I TOLD ,FIONA %E C\LD /AY BUT NOT TO USE ! PHONE4 ,%E US$ IT :5 ,I WAS \T ALL ! SAME1 TO SAVE GO+ 9 ! RA9 TO A CALLBOX1 BUT TOLD ME E>NE/LY %E HAD C\NT$ ! CALLS :I* W]E ONLY %ORT ONES1 ?9K+ ALL ,I WAS WORRI$ AB\T WAS ! T9Y EXP5SE4 ,IT DID NOT OCCUR TO H] ?AT PHONES C\LD BE TAPP$4 ,%E EV5 ?\<T IT W\LD HAVE BE5 ILLEGAL = ! PAP]S TO PR9T ! BOY'S PHOTOGRAPH & WANT$ TO 0TRAVEL ,NOR? :]E ! POLICE C\LD NOT F9D H]04 ,%E PHON$ ,*RIS'S ADDRESS TO F9D \T H[ HE WAS1 ! C> HIRE COMPANY :O R5T$ \T ! KIDNAP C> TO TELL !M :]E %E HAD LEFT IT1 & A FEW O!R PLACES BESIDES4 ,I AM NOT SURE IF %E DID NOT PHONE ! LEGAL MO!R TO REASSURE H] ( ! BOY'S SAFETY TOO4 

,CONSID]+ ! CASE WAS SPLA%$ OV] EV]Y PAP] TOO1 ! *ANCES ( ! POLICE NOT F9D+ :]E %E WAS W]E SLIM4 ,!Y WAIT$ UNTIL ,FRIDAY NI<T1 P]HAPS TO MAKE A MEAL ( IT1 AS ! SAY+ GOES1 & A M9UTE AFT] ,I CAME HOME & WAS TAK+ MY %OES (F 9 ! B$ROOM 7HAV+ NO SITT+ ROOM AVAILABLE71 ! DOOR BUR/ OP54 ,:Y !Y C\LD NOT HAVE KNOCK$1 OR COME 9 :5 ,I DID1 IS A QUE/ION ONE %\LD ASK ! ,C,I,D BUT IT IS A REGUL> TE*NIQUE -- PROBABLY ! 9FLU5CE ( TOO MANY VIOL5T FILMS4 

,I SP5T ! WEEK5D 9 ,H]T=D POLICE CELLS1 FEEL+ UTT]LY DEPRESS$4 ,I HAD FLU & ?\<T ( A MEET+ BOOK$ = NEXT DAY TO :I* ,I C\LD NOT GO1 & AN >RANGEM5T TO GO TO ,CREWE AFT] ! EV5+'S WORK4 ,IT SEEM$ ON ,FRIDAY NI<T ,I WAS AB&ON$ BY EV]YONE1 BUT ( C\RSE NONE ( MY FRI5DS KNEW :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,ON ,SATURDAY :5 ,I DID NOT TURN UP AT ! MEET+ PEOPLE ?\<T !RE WAS SOME?+ AMISS1 & ,T]RY ,H>RISON1 ! FIR/ TO REALIZE SOME?+ WAS WRONG1 BEGAN A S]IES ( PHONE CALLS4 ,LAT]1 ON ! RADIO1 CAME ! NEWS ,I HAD BE5 >RE/$1 BUT = SOME REASON NO /ATION1 EV5 ,H]T=D1 W\LD ADMIT TO MY BE+ !RE4 ,T]RY RALLI$ ! TROOPS >\ND4 ,HE GOT ON TO ,G>E? ,PEIRCE1 A P>TN] 9 ,BIRNB]G'S1 :O IMM$IATELY TOOK ON MY CASE DESPITE H] 5ORM\S WORKLOAD4 ,I GOT A MILD COMPLA9T FROM ! 9SPECTOR 9 *>GE ?AT %E 0BULLI$0 HIM ON ! PHONE4 ,T]RY ALSO GOT ! ADDRESS ( MY DOCTOR FROM ! LOCAL PRACTITION] COMMITTEE1 & %E ALSO TELEPHON$1 (F]+ TO COME D[N TO ,H]T=D ?\< ALL ,I WAS SUFF]+ FROM WAS FLU1 :I* RESULT$ 9 A M9OR N]V\S BREAKD[N 9 ! CELLS4 

,ALL ?AT NI<T ! POLICE ,H]T=D POLICE W]E TAK+ CALLS1 MANY ( !M APP>5TLY FROM LONG-DEAD REBELS LIKE ,JOE ,HILL1 ,MIKE ,BAKUN9 & EV5 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN :O1 APP>5TLY REL5T+ TO ME AFT] =TY YE>S 9 ! GRAVE1 PHON$ 9 TO PROTE/ ALONG ) MORE CONTEMPOR>Y NAMES4 ,I DON'T KN[ IF IT HELP$ BUT IT WAS 5C\RAG+ TO GET ! REPORTS FROM MY CU/ODIANS4 

,DUR+ ! WEEK5D ,I WAS 9SIDE ,/U>T >RANG$ = ,ANTONY ,BEEVOR TO /& BAIL4 ,HE WAS ONE ( ! FEW HI/ORIANS ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> :O TOLD IT AS IT WAS4 ,AS A =M] ,MAJOR1 AU?OR & H\SE [N]1 HE WAS ACCEPTABLE TO ! C\RT1 BUT :5 L[] MANAGEM5T AT WORK HE>D AB\T ! EPISODE1 & W]E WOND]+ IF AT LA/ !Y HAD ME OV] A B>REL1 ANY COMPLA9TS W]E DROPP$ HA/ILY :5 !Y HE>D ( ,TONY ,BEEVOR BE+ ! BAILEE4 ,BEEVOR WAS REPUT$ TO BE FRI5DLY ) ,MAX ,HA/+S1 ! RIS+ NEW $ITOR1 & ?\< ?IS WAS BAS$ ON !IR BO? BE+ MILIT>Y HI/ORIANS1 ! :OLE AFFAIR HAD BE5 MADE RESPECTABLE BY ?IS T\* SO F> AS WORK /ATUS WAS CONC]N$4 ,AFT]W>DS ! CRUSAD+ B>RI/] ,HEL5A ,K5N$Y REPROA*$ ,/U>T = NOT ASK+ H] TO BE BAILEE1 BUT :ILE ,I HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION = H] WORK 9 ! DOCK ON BEHALF ( ! VICTIMS ( 9JU/ICE ,I D\BT IF ! ,TELEGRAPH MANAGEM5T W\LD HAVE BE5 EQUALLY APPRECIATIVE4 

,IT WAS GREAT TO KN[ ,I HAD SO MANY FRI5DS1 & ,I WAS T\*$ TO F9D ?AT PEOPLE AT WORK1 NOT APPRECIAT+ :AT BAIL IMPLI$1 HAD DECID$ TO />T A FUND TO COV] ! HUGE AM\NT 9VOLV$4 

,:5 ,I W5T TO ,H]T=D C\RT = ! HE>+ ,I WAS 9 ! CELLS PRIOR TO ! CASE BE+ HE>D4 ,BIRNB]G'S HAD S5T D[N A WELL-KN[N ,LONDON B>RI/] :O CAME 9 TO SEE ME1 JU/ AS ! POLICE BR\<T 9 AN AGGRESSIVE DRUNK /ILL /RUGGL+ ) ?REE POLICEM54,!Y HAD GOT HIM SAFELY TO ANO!R CELL :5 ! S]GEANT -- :O RECOGNIZ$ ! CIVIL RI<TS LAWY] FROM ,T,V -- SAID4 0,GO EASY ) HIM1 LADS1 HE MAY DAMAGE HIMSELF 9 ?AT /ATE & ?9K AFT]W>DS WE'VE BE5 BRUTAL04 ,I QUE/ION H[ MANY TIMES !Y HAD HE>D ?AT SAID :5 !Y W]E LIMP+ FROM VICI\S KICKS BUT ,I GUESS FROM ! SURPRIS$ & HURT LOOKS ON !IR FACES NOT V]Y (T54 

,! ,H]T=D MAGI/RATES ACQUITT$ ME AT ! FIR/ HE>+ BUT S5T ,FIONA = TRIAL4 ,!RE HAD BE5 A BIZ>RE1 & TOTALLY UNRELAT$1 CASE A FEW WEEKS BE=E ,FIONA'S KIDNAP1 :]E A MAN HAD GONE ) SOME ?UGS & SEIZ$ HIS GIRL FRI5D'S SON TO EXTORT MONEY &1 :5 %E W5T TO ! POLICE1 CLAIM$ IMMUNITY BECAUSE ! LAD WAS HIS SON TOO4 ,! JUDGE HAD NOT ACCEPT$ ?IS & 9 CONVICT+ HIM ( KIDNAPP+ HIS [N NATURAL SON HAD SET A LEGAL PREC$5T :I* C\LD HAVE GONE ILL = ,FIONA4 ,9 H] QUITE DIFF]5T CASE ! JURY W]E SYMPA!TIC1 NOT)/&+ ! *ANGE 9 LAW1 & ASK$ IF %E %\LD BE CONVICT$ IF %E ?\<T %E W]E PREV5T+ A CRIME EV5 ?\< NONE HAD BE5 CONTEMPLAT$4 ,IT 5D$ ) AN ACQUITTAL = H] TOO1 BUT ,I D\BT IF %E WAS ALL[$ CONTACT ) H] SON AGA94 

,:5 ,DUNCAN ,CAMPBELL WROTE UP ! CASE 9 ,CITY ,LIMITS HE DESCRIB$ ME AS A 0G5TLE & G5]\S S\L :O IS ONE ( ! LEAD+ FIGURES 9 ,BRITI% AN>*ISM01 :I* DID ABSOLUTELY NO?+ = MY /REET CR$4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 UNG5]\S TO HAVE ASK$ HIM :OM ,I EV] L$1 BUT HAD DE> ,LISA ,BRYAN /ILL BE5 ALIVE %E W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE CLAIM$ ,I HAD F9ALLY BEAT5 H] = ! PRIZE MUG 9 ! LAME DUCK /AKES4  
,! POLICE SEIZ$ MY DI>IES & ADDRESS BOOKS1 & MY H&WRIT+ NEV] BE+ COPYBOOK1 !RE WAS A SP9-(F3 AN UNWELCOME VISIT TO A ,H>LEY ,/REET SPECIALI/ TO :OM MY D5TI/ HAD REF]R$ ME = PROBLEMS ) MY TEE?4 ,I HOPE BE+ ?\<T TO SPECIALIZE 9 GUNS RA!R ?AN GUMS DID NOT UPSET ! WOR?Y PR(ESSOR'S *ANCES ( A KNI<?OOD4 

,I NEV] GOT MY NOTEBOOKS & DI>IES BACK1 :I* HAS HELP$ DE/ROY MY *RONOLOGY ( EV5TS 9 ?IS ACC\NT ( MY LIFE4 ,MAYBE !Y >E /ILL TRY+ TO MAKE HEAD & TAIL ( MY H&WRIT+4 

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,JU/ BE=E ,FIONA'S TRIAL1 9 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#h#d1 AN 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ GA!R+ WAS TO BE HELD 9 ,V5ICE4 ,I W5T ) ,/U>T1 ,M>G>ET ( ,BLACK ,FLAG1 & ANO!R AN>*I/ FRI5D ,RUPAL BY C>4 ,WE HAD TO GO VIA ,SWITZ]L& AS ,G]MANY HAD REFUS$ ,/U>T 5TRY ON A PREVI\S OCCASION1 = A CONVICTION BY AN ILLEGAL MILIT>Y TRIBUNAL :I* ! NEW ,SPANI% ,/ATE NO LONG] RECOGNIZ$1 BUT ) ! ,G]MAN ,/ATE'S [N RECORD ( ILLEGAL PRISON S5T5CES1 :O C\LD WOND]8 

,WE GOT TO ,V5ICE 9 GOOD TIME AFT] A SWIFT J\RNEY1 TOO MU* SO ?R\< ! ,SWISS ,ALPS1 :I* ,/U>T SEEM$ TO 5JOY BUT KEPT ! RE/ ( US JUMPY1 & !N HAD TO DRIVE ?REE TIMES R\ND ! SQU>E OV] ! BRIDGE 9TO ,V5ICE1 LOOK+ = A WAY 9TO ! CITY ITSELF1 HAV+ TEMPOR>ILY OV]LOOK$ ?AT IT HAS WAT]WAYS 9/EAD ( ROADS1 GONDOLAS 9/EAD C>S1 VAPORETTOS 9/EAD ( BUSSES4 

,OV] ?REE ?\S& AN>*I/S FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD HAD 5T]$ ! FASC9AT+ CITY = ?IS UNIQUE OCCASION4 ,! ORGANIZ]S1 ! ,C5TRO ,/UDI ,LIB]T>I ,G4 ,P9ELLI ( ,MILAN1 HAD FIFTY PEOPLE ( ALL NATIONALITIES WORK+ FROM #h A4M4 UNTIL #a AM ! NEXT DAY AT ?REE SEP>ATE LOCATIONS -- ! ,CAMPO ,SAN ,POLO1 :I* H\S$ ! EXHIBITIONS1 ! ,CAMPO ,SANTA ,M><>ITA1 A WORK+-CLASS >EA :]E ! SOCIAL EV5TS TOOK PLACE1 9CLUD+ ! BOOK/ALL1 KIT*51 D9+ & 5T]TA9M5T M>QUEES1 & ! ,S*OOL ( ,>*ITECTURE :]E !RE WAS A S]IES ( MO/LY BOR+ 7TO ME1 AT LEA/7 LECTURES *IEFLY BY ACADEMICS )\T MU* RELEVANCE TO AN>*ISM OR 9DE$ ANY?+ MU* BEYOND !SIS WRIT+4 ,=TUNATELY1 AS IS MY EXP]I5CE ) CONF]5CES1 :AT REALLY MATT]$ W]E ! CONTACTS \TSIDE4 

,I FELT PRIVILEG$ TO SIT D[N AT D9N] 9 A RE/AURANT ) 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ ACTIVI/S :O HAD GIV5 SO MU* TO \R COMMON CAUSE4 ,IT SO HAPP5$ ?AT1 AS WE NATURALLY T5D$ TO GR\P TOGE!R OLD FRI5DS & ACQUA9TANCES & ABOVE ALL1 ?OSE ) LANGUAGES 9 COMMON1 AT ONE D9N] WE F\ND ?AT EV]YONE >\ND1 ,FR5*1 ,BRITI%1 ,ITALIAN & ,SPANI%1 HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOLID>ITY ,MOVEM5T4 ,I TOOK A PHOTO ( ?IS UNIQUE GA!R+ 7BUT =TUNATELY1 P]HAPS = SECURITY IF NOT = HI/ORY7 IT NEV] CAME \T1 AS USUAL ) MY CAM]A WORK4 

,ONE EV5+ ,I WAS 9TRODUC$ TO ,CL>A ,?ALMANN -- %E DI$ ONLY A FEW MON?S AFT]W>DS -- :O HAD BE5 A =MIDABLE FIGURE 9 ! #aiah C\NCIL COMMUNI/ REVOLT 9 ,G]MANY4 ,%E MOV$ FROM ,M>XISM TO ,AN>*ISM 9 ! C\RSE ( P>TICIPATION ( ! W> 9 ,SPA94 ,I HAD HE>D ( H] :5 ,MIGUEL & ,I HAD SPOK5 AT A MEET+ 9 ,EA/ ,B]L9 & MET OLD ,G]MAN AN>*I/S :O HAD F\<T ALONGSIDE ! ,?ALMANNS4 ,! ,EA/ ,B]L9]S HAD SURVIV$ ,W,W,I,I BUT AFT]W>DS !Y W]E 9 ! ,EA/]N ,ZONE & %E WAS 9 ,FRANCE4 ,IT WAS GREAT = ME TO EX*ANGE MEMORIES ( ,G]MANY & ,SPA9 ) ?OSE ( W>-TIME ,5GL&4 ,!SE OCCASIONS MAKE ONE REALIZE H[ HI/ORIANS PICK UP FALSE CONTEMPOR>Y REPORTS & PASS !M ON ) EMBELLI%M5TS4 

,FROM ,CL>A ,I LE>N$ 'LA +LESA' HAD DI$ A C\PLE ( YE>S BE=E 9 ,B>CELONA BUT SADLY ,I HAD NO FUR!R DETAILS4,!RE WAS NEWS ( MANY OLD FRI5DS FROM ALL >\ND ! WORLD4 ,I TRI$ TO LE>N MORE ( FRI5DS ( PA/ DAYS :O W]E 9 ,*9A & ,KOREA FROM AN OLD ,KOREAN AN>*I/1 BUT UN=TUNATELY HIS LANGUAGES W]E ,*9ESE1 ,KOREAN & ,JAPANESE & SO HE CONF9$ HIMSELF MO/LY TO %AK+ H&S ) EV]YONE1 BE+ ABLE ONLY TO SPEAK TO ! Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ,HONG ,KONG4 ,IT WAS SAD TO LE>N ( MANY :O HAD DI$ 9 ! PA/ YE>S1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,S\? ,AM]ICA :]E ! Y\NG] G5]ATION HAD FAC$ ,/ATE T]RORISM & ! OLD] G5]ATION DI$ BROK5HE>T$4 

,BUT ,I WAS 9SPIR$ TO MEET & TALK ) MANY Y\NG PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY FROM ,G]MANY & ,SWITZ]L&1 :O W]E EAG] TO TALK AB\T PA/ & PRES5T WORK]S' /RUGGLES4,!RE WAS A C]TA9 ,G]MAN PUNK ELEM5T :I* WAS A BIT WILD & WOOLLY1 & :O W]E MORE 9 ! TRADITION ( ,WOOD/OCK ?AN 9 ?AT ( ,WILHELM%AV51 & ! ORGANIZ]S' *OICE ( SPEAK]S W]E MORE 9 ! TRADITION ( ,WALD5 OR EV5 ,WE/M9/]4 ,!RE WAS A CLE> DIVISION DUE TO A FAILURE NOT JU/ TO DEF9E ! GOALPO/S OR TO CLE>LY M>K ! B\ND>IES1 BUT TO 9DICATE :I* GAME WAS BE+ PLAY$4 

,9 A DISCUSSION SITT+ >\ND ! SQU>E1 SOME Y\NG ,G]MAN-SPEAK]S COMPLA9$ ( ! 9ADEQUACY ( ! ,5GLI% OR EV5 ! ,G]MAN TRANSLATIONS ( SOME ( ! ,AM]ICAN SPEAK]S4 ,IT ALMO/ S\ND$ AS IF !Y W]E TALK+ ( A POLITICAL P>TY TO FI<T ELECTIONS ON A 0GRE50 BASIS4 ,I HAD TO TELL !M !IR UND]/&+ & ! TRANSLATIONS W]E P]FECT & :AT WAS 9ADEQUATE WAS ! DISCRIM9ATION ( ! ORGANIZ]S4 

,:ILE ! EXHIBITIONS ( ! HI/ORY & GEOGRAPHY ( AN>*ISM W]E ( ! REVOLUTION>Y LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T1 ONE C\LD H>DLY SAY ! SAME ( MO/ ( ! SPEAK]S4 ,SME ( ! P>TICIPANTS W\LD HAVE BE5 MORE AT HOME 9 A ROCK CONC]T1 BUT ?IS DID NOT DETRACT FROM ! OV]ALL IMPRESSION ( WOND]FUL NI<TS ) A NEW G5]ATION FROM >\ND ! WORLD1 & ALSO REUNIONS1 9 ONE CASE AFT] OV] =TY YE>S1 ) PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 FI<T+ & /RUGGL+ S9CE ,I MET !M 9 !IR Y\? & REMA9$ AS FRE% 9 SPIRIT AS EV]4 

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