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Feb 2023
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Red Army Faction - Bank Hiests & Terror ...

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Get ready for another wild and crazy story about everyones favorite West German far-left Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla group who we're assuming doesnt shower very much. Today we discuss the Baader–Meinhof (AKA The Red Army Faction) and some of their stranger escapades such as bank robberies, bombings and even training with the PLO. Listen comrades and lets take on the global capitalist dictatorship! Hail the Victory of the Proletarian Revolutionary!


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