Introduction

The terror group the United Red Army was born out of the fires of the anti imperialist student movement of japan but rapidly turned into a death cult. Within a few weeks even taking a shower would be considered counter revolutionary. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Yoshikuni Igarashi. Dead Bodies and Living Guns: The United Red Army and Its Deadly Pursuit of Revolution, 1971–1972. Patricia Steinhoff. Hijackers, Bombers, and Bank Robbers: Managerial Style in the Japanese Red Army NHK World. The United Red Army: A Troubled Legacy