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Ayers always says that nobody was ever intentionally hurt by a Weather Underground bomb, that the bombs set off were only symbolic acts of vandalism, not terrorism. But clearly, these people were saved from being Timothy McVeigh-type terrorists only by their incompetence. Because the bomb in the NY townhouse that killed three Weather people was not meant as property vandalism - it was meant to be exploded at a soldier's dance in New Jersey - the object being to kill as many soldiers (and their dates!) as possible. After they killed themselves with this bomb, the remaining Weather Underground, to their credit I suppose, re-evaluated their approach, and at THAT point decided to only bomb buildings. But to say their intention was never to kill people is just not true. Why doesn't anybody ask Ayers directly about this?
