The Weather Underground

The Weather Underground was a political organization that had a large number of members on the surface. They included former members of Students for a Democratic Society and friends of the Weathermen. Some of its members left the movement, while others were purged. The Times reported that the Weathermen received advice from Cubans and Viet Cong.

The Weather Underground was a politically radical group, and their actions were feared by the FBI. In fact, the FBI suspected that the Weathermen were receiving support from foreign communist governments. In the 1970s, they were accused of detonating more than two dozen dynamite bombs, including one that blew up the Pentagon. Their leaders were put on FBI wanted posters that were put up in post offices all over the country. They were facing scores of years in prison.

The Weathermen used the children of Dennis Cunningham to carry out their plots. They were also using Mona Mellis, who had originally backed the Weathermen and attended the Flint War Council. She moved to San Francisco in 1971 with her four children. The Weathermen figured that the children would make them less suspicious to police.

In the book Days of Rage, Weathermen members recount the violence that ensued that night. In the riots, at least six Weathermen sustained non-fatal gunshot wounds. A city attorney from Chicago was also injured, resulting in a quadriplegic condition. After the riots, more than 120 Weathermen were arrested. The SDS organization was hit with a $2.3 million bail bill.

The Weather Underground was a political organization. The organization had a goal to overthrow the United States and replace it with a communist regime. The group was tired of non-violent protests and wanted to prepare for war. However, its leaders made it clear that they would only use force if they had to.

In 2008, some of its former members were convicted of terrorism. Two members, Jeff Jones and Cathy Wilkerson, pleaded guilty to the crimes they committed. They were sentenced to prison. They were not allowed to take the bar exam or practice law. They were also prohibited from associating with their former members.

As a result, the FBI Weatherman Squad was less sure of their target. The group was deemed responsible for only a small number of bombings, and Weatherman Squad agents began to question whether or not the threat was worthwhile. They began to refer to the group as “terrible toilet bombers,” because they primarily chose to place bombs in public restrooms. They would also call ahead to ensure that nobody was injured.