The Unabomber is on my mind.... The Unabomber was the target of one of the Federal Bureau of Investigations costliest investigations. Before Kaczynskis identity was known, the FBI used the title UNABOM (UNiversity & Airline BOMber) to refer to his case, which resulted in the media calling him the Unabomber. The FBI (as well as Attorney General Janet Reno) pushed for the publication of Kaczynskis Manifesto, which led to his sister-in-law, and then his brother, recognizing Kaczynskis style of writing and beliefs from the manifesto, and tipping off the FBI. [4] Kaczynski tried unsuccessfully to dismiss his court appointed lawyers because they wanted to plead insanity in order to avoid the death penalty, as Kaczynski did not believe he was insane. [5] When it became clear that his pending trial would entail national television exposure for Kaczynski, the court entered a plea agreement, under which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. He has been designated a domestic terrorist by the FBI. [6] Some anarcho-primitivist authors, such as John Zerzan and John Moore, have come to his defense, while holding some reservations about his actions and[7][8][9]
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:35:14 +0000
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