This, after security-related delays, she did. Dr. Gayle revealed little over the obviously insecure telephone line, but said I was welcome to join the class. I had expected the instructor to be one of those moonlighting CIA or FBI persons who have been inflicting themselves on college campuses for years now. Imagine my delight when the good doctor turns out to be a sophisticated spunky woman, who, unlike the FBI, understood years ago that most American terrorism was hatching on the right, not the left. She devoted the first three days to thoroughly creeping us out.
Rural terrorism turns out to be as American as cherry pie.
The right-wing Christian backbone and its variants and mutations are fascinating. Now, in small groups, we are researching chosen topics. First, a little background. In fact, we were lucky to break even. Newsreels at the time featured many captive American servicemen confessing to war crimes, not all of which they had actually committed.