Shouldn't Wiliam Ayers be on this list?

from Wikipedia: Years underground

Ayers's booking photo taken in 1968 by the Chicago Police Dept.

After the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion in 1970, in which Weatherman member Ted Gold , Ayers' close friend Terry Robbins , and Ayers' girlfriend, Diana Oughton were killed when a nail bomb they were assembling exploded, Ayers and several associates evaded pursuit by U.S. law enforcement officials. Kathy Boudin and Cathy Wilkerson survived the blast. Ayers was not facing criminal charges at the time, but the federal government later filed charges against him.[ 3] Ayers participated in the bombings of New York City Police Headquarters in 1970, the United States Capitol building in 1971, and The Pentagon in 1972, as he noted in his 2001 book, Fugitive Days . Ayers writes:

Although the bomb that rocked the Pentagon was itsy-bitsy - weighing close to two pounds - it caused 'tens of thousands of dollars' of damage. The operation cost under $500, and no one was killed or even hurt.[ 16]

While underground, he and fellow member Bernardine Dohrn married, and the two remained fugitives together, changing identities, jobs and locations.

In 1973, the federal government requested the dismissal of the charges against the couple in the interest of national security following accusations of government misconduct,[ 17] but state charges against Dohrn remained. Dohrn was still reluctant to turn herself in to authorities. "He was sweet and patient, as he always is, to let me come to my senses on my own", she later said of Ayers.[ 3] She turned herself in to authorities in 1980. She was fined $1,500 and given three years probation.[ 18]

In 1973 Ayers co-authored the book Prairie Fire with other members of the Weather Underground which they dedicated to close to 200 people including Harriet Tubman , John Brown , 'All Who Continue to Fight', and 'All Political Prisoners in the U.S.'. The list includes Sirhan Sirhan , convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy .[ 19] [ 20]

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