You wrote:
> Chris, who gambled millions of dollars on infrastructure?
>
> What did CORE know? I believe that most of CORE realized it was going
> nowhere early on, but many of the members were sent by very large
> organizations who didn't really care how it turned out and a very small
> number ran the show. There was also a tremendous amount of anti-American
> attitiude evident at the meetings which led the group to make bad
> decisions
> such as the attempt to hijack the root after the Washington meeting. That
> demonstrated to anyone watching, the level of integrity the CORE had.
>
If you say there was a "tremendous amount of anti-American attitude" in some
meetings, I must believe you.
I cannot argue because I'm not at all an expert on what can be considered
"anti-American" - once, when I used to live in the States, I was accused of
being anti-American because I said I didn't like fast food.
What I can argue, OTOH, is your affirmation of the fact that "the group"
[CORE?] made "bad decisions such as the attempt to hijack the root after the
Washington meeting".
I attended the Washington meeting, and nobody even spoke about doing a
sillyness like that, let alone decide it.
Maybe somebody knew this was going to happen - maybe somebody was even
planning it in that very moment (who? do you have any names in mind?) - but
I don't see the basis for your claim that CORE planned it.
Also, the action plan was voted point by point (remember the discussion on
point 6, then amended by the Members?), and nowhere there was even a hint at
actions like the one you mention.
Regards
Roberto