Newspaper Article about Eqbal Ahmad
Arabic language newspaper article dated January 26, 1971 about Eqbal Ahmad. Ahmad was a scholar and anti-war activist indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heating ducts in federal buildings.
Joint Public Statement of Defendants and "Co-Conspirators," February 8, 1971
Public statement published February 8, 1971 by The Defense Committee for Eqbal Ahmad and others indicted on charges to kidnap Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger and blow up heating ducts in federal buildings. The statement asserts the defendants’ innocence and urges Americans to take nonviolent action against the war in Vietnam.
"Eqbal Ahmad: Poetry was his link with Dan Berrigan"
Newspaper clipping dated April 16, 1971 of an article by Charles Fager in the National Catholic Reporter. Fager speaks with Ahmad about his indictment on charges of conspiring to kidnap Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with five others, all Catholic priests and nuns.
"A talk with Iqbal Ahmad"
Part 2/2 of an interview with Eqbal Ahmad, one of six anti-war activists indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential aide Henry Kissinger, published in the February 19, 1971 edition of Muhammad Speaks. Ahmad answers questions about his views on Vietnam and race in America.
"Exclusive! A talk with Iqbal Ahmad"
Part 1/2 of an interview with Eqbal Ahmad, one of six anti-war activists indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Presidential aide Henry Kissinger, published in the February 12, 1971 edition of Muhammad Speaks. Ahmad talks about the charges against him, the relationship between racism in America and the war in Vietnam, and his right to criticize the U.S. government as a non-U.S.
"Indictment Puzzles Priest's Friend"
Report from January 27, 1971 edition of Newsday titled “Indictment Puzzles Priest’s Friend” by Kevin Lahart.
"Eqbal Ahmad expresses his innocence and declares 'faith in judicial system'
Newspaper clippings from the January 15, 1971 edition of The Chicago Maroon, including a report by Gordon Katz on the indictment of Eqbal Ahmad and five other defendants for involvement in a conspiracy to kidnap Presidential aide Henry Kissinger and to bomb the governmental heating system in Washington D.C.
"Urges a public arrest of Kissinger"
Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Sun-Times dated January 24, 1971 of an article by Bob Olmstead. The article discusses the indictment of Eqbal Ahmad, one of six charged with conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger, and Ahmad’s public statements urging “peace marchers [to] arrest Kissinger […] as a war criminal.”
"A Tale From the Underground"
Newspaper clipping of an editorial from the January 15, 1971 edition of the New York Times. The article discusses the indictment of Reverend Philip Berrigan and associates on charges of conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger and blow up the heating systems of Federal buildings in Washington.
