Unabomber may reflect U.S. skepticism Unabomber may reflect U.S. skepticism By Chris Fontaine Alligator Writer Evidence found by federal agents in a rural Montana cabin owned by Theodore J. Kaczynski may cement suspicions that he is indeed the Unabomber, but a UF professor said Thursday that the Unabomber is just an example of Americans becoming more and more disillusioned with their government and society. Bert Swanson, a UF political science professor, said the standoff between the FBI and a Montana militia group, the Waco disaster and the actions of the Unabomber all can be traced to a decrease in real wages and Americans' standard of living.
Skepticism is healthy to have, but there are a lot of people who are really frustrated.
The Unabomber has taken it to some kind of ultimate. The anonymous Unabomber has taken credit for mail bombs sent to academic and industrial leaders that have caused three deaths and 23 injuries. The New York Times and The Washington Post published his 35,000-word manifesto last September after he promised to end his killing spree. A tip from relatives of Kaczynski, formerly a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, led to his capture Wednesday by federal agents. A search of his small cabin near Lincoln, Mont., turned up chemical containers, sketches of possible bomb designs and a package that investigators believe is an incomplete mail bomb.