A Brief History Of The Red Army Faction

the following text was written for the newsletter Arm the Spirit, but was only ever published online, where it can be viewed at http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/61/191.html In April 1992, the Red Army Faction (RAF) took the step of unilaterally calling off its campaign of assassinations of key members of the political and economic apparatus as a first step towards a negotiated settlement with the state, a settlement which they insisted must include the release of prisoners, particularly those, such as Bernd Roessner and Ali Jansen, who were in poor health and those who were amongst the longest held, such as Irmgard Moeller, who after 21 years had spent close to half of her life in prison, as well as an agreement which would allow those who were underground to surface.……… Read the rest

RAF-Split Documentation

Index: Helmut Pohl, August 1993 Statement From Brigitte Mohnhaupt, 28.10.93 Reply From The RAF, 2.11.93 Reply From Karl-Heinz Dellwo, 29.10.93 Karl-Heinz Dellwo To Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Early October 1993 Christian Klar, 16.10.93 Rolf Heissler To Birgit Hogefeld, 10.10.93 Eva Haule, 23.10.93 ***** Letter From Helmut Pohl, RAF Prisoner Perhaps now is the time to say something again on our behalf.……… Read the rest

Communiqué Regarding the Murder of Wolfgang Grams

The terror-action of the BAW, BKA, and VS [1], carried out by their killer-troops in the GSG-9 and MEK – the arrest of Birgit Hogefeld and the cold-blooded murder of Wolfgang Grams [2] – have deeply affected us. Even after our one-sided de-escalation in April 1992 [3], we never assumed that the state security apparatus would cease with its actions against us – the fact that their line is that of destruction was made clear in the new escalation of their terror against our imprisoned comrades.……… Read the rest

Christian Klar’s Statement

In early ‘92 the “Koordinationsgruppe für Terror” which coordinates all intelligence services and institutions of repression in Wiesbaden (it links all the forces which had to be kept separate from each other since the Gestapo) came out with a thing called “the new attitude towards the question of political prisoners”.……… Read the rest

Greetings To All Those Taking Part In The Demonstrations And Congress Against The World Economic Summit In Munich!

We are glad that you have all come to this demonstration and to this congress, despite the massive numbers of police troops and the media’s smear-campaign, both of which attempted to beat down and defeat your organizing efforts and preparations. Despite the varying levels in the development of the struggle and differing conditions, there remains the need for a common search for urgent solutions for peoples’ lives against the world-dominating policies of the G-7 states, whose capitalist power rules over people and destroys nature.……… Read the rest