Posted on 09/22/2003 5:01:30 AM PDT by SJackson
This week, Kathy Boudin walked free after 22 years in prison.
Back in the '70s, Boudin was a member of the radical Weather Underground. In 1981, after years on the run, she participated in the murder of a Brink's guard and two cops in pursuit of her revolutionary goals.
Boudin now says she's sorry. She made a terrible mistake. As she told the Parole Board, "I had grown up wanting to be a doctor, and here I am and three people are dead, and I'm responsible for this."
Boudin comes from a rich and influential family. In prison, she helped her sister inmates. As a result, she has more supporters than the average ex- con. Reportedly, she has received a number of job offers of the do-gooder variety. Older and wiser, she wants to make a difference in the lives of others.
Having a serious talk with Abe Greenhouse would be a good way to start.
Greenhouse is a Rutgers University student and a founding member of an outfit called Central Jersey Jews Against the [Israeli] Occupation. On Thursday night, in New Brunswick, N.J., he struck a blow for Palestine by hitting Israeli cabinet minister Natan Sharansky in the face with a cream pie.
Worse things have happened to Sharansky. Before moving to Israel from the USSR in 1986, he was one of the world's best- known human-rights activists. The Soviets sent him to a Siberian gulag where he spent nine years, much of it in solitary confinement. At Rutgers, he wiped the cream off his face and delivered his speech.
Greenhouse was arrested and booked for disorderly conduct. In addition, Rutgers is contemplating a disciplinary meeting. A dean will determine the charges. A spokeswoman for the university declined to say whether Rutgers considers it a serious offense.
It should.
Thursday's assault on Sharansky doesn't come in a vacuum. Lately, radicals have stepped up their agitation for the university to disinvest in companies that do business with Israel — a demand that Harvard President Lawrence Summers has labeled anti-Semitic.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishworldreview.com ...
These sh!t-bags bear a striking resemblance to al-Qaeda terrorists in terms of their background and outlook. After reading about the "normal" socio-economic backgrounds of most of the 9/11 terrorists, it occurred to me that this country has vastly underestimated the danger presented by people whose wealth (absence any real work to obtain it) and priviledge makes them utterly bored with their lives.
Democrats, no doubt.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.