Anti-war prof admits crime

[Big Money]

A retired Temple University professor and his wife are admitting publicly, for the first time, that they helped carry out a heist of nearly 1,000 documents from a suburban Philadelphia FBI office four decades ago.


John Raines, an 80-year-old former professor of religious studies, and his 72-year-old wife, Bonnie, were part of an eight-member crew of anti-Vietnam war activists who pulled off the burglary at the bureau's Media, Delaware County office on March 8, 1971.


"We did it...because somebody had to do it," John said. "In this case, by breaking a law -- entering, removing files -- we exposed a crime that was going on....When we are denied the information we need to have to act as citizens, then we have a right to do what we did."


http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Professor-Wife-Admit-to-Heist-at-Pa-FBI-Office-43-Years-Ago-239054451.html

 

[Sammi]

A retired Temple University professor and his wife are admitting publicly, for the first time, that they helped carry out a heist of nearly 1,000 documents from a suburban Philadelphia FBI office four decades ago.

John Raines, an 80-year-old former professor of religious studies, and his 72-year-old wife, Bonnie, tell NBC News they were part of an eight-member crew of anti-Vietnam war activists who pulled off the burglary at the bureau's Media, Delaware County office on March 8, 1971.


"We did it...because somebody had to do it," John said. "In this case, by breaking a law -- entering, removing files -- we exposed a crime that was going on....When we are denied the information we need to have to act as citizens, then we have a right to do what we did."

The group called themselves "The Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI" and dubbed the heist "The Media Action."


Many people did those things back then. It stopped a corrupt war. Perhaps if republicans in the House were not so bent on stopping the impeachment of Bush for his war crimes we would have many more active and alive men and women in this nation, and not so much of our Social Security fund stolen to make the rich who invest in the MIC richer.

 

[Big Money]

Perhaps if republicans in the House were not so bent on stopping the impeachment of Bush for his war crimes we would have many more active and alive men and women in this nation, and not so much of our Social Security fund stolen to make the rich who invest in the MIC richer.

When was Bush impeached, and what is the relevance to the topic?

 

[Sammi]

When was Bush impeached?

No. That was my point.

You obviously missed it. Can I reword it for you? What didn't you understand about my comment?

 

[Big Money]

No. That was my point. What didn't you understand about my comment?

Its' relevance to the topic.

So your reference to Bush and impeachment was apropos of nothing.