I don't have the specifics off the cuff, but Kevin Keating wrote a piece on him. It was related to Steve Schwartz, who the more unfortunate among us might know. If you google the names you will come upon the article. It's amusing if nothing else.
On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 10:22 PM Andrew Coates <[email protected]> wrote: > Stuart Christie 1946-2020 > > Stuart Christie, a friend and inspiration, has died aged 74 from lung > cancer. Although he always eschewed any leadership role the response to his > death is testimony to his life, with tributes pouring in from movements > across the world from France, > <https://www.plateformeconvergences.com/antifascisme/stuart-christie/> Greece, > Spain, Latin America, England and the states. He was undoubtedly the most > influential Scottish anarchist of the 20th Century. > > He was made famous as the young man who went to Spain from Glasgow to > assassinate Franco and was arrested in Madrid in 1964. He gained notoriety > again for his involvement in the trial of the Angry Brigade, but both > moments of fame overshadow a lifelong commitment to writing, publishing > and disseminating radical film and revolutionary ideas. > <https://christiebooks.co.uk/> He co-found the Anarchist Black Cross with > Albert Meltzer, (to promote solidarity with anarchist prisoners in Spain) > and Cienfuegos Press. > > > https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-1946-2020/ > > Stuart Christie, Class Struggle Anarchist, 1946 – 2020. > > https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-class-struggle-anarchist-1946-2020/ > > <https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-class-struggle-anarchist-1946-2020/> > Stuart Christie, Class Struggle Anarchist, 1946 – 2020. | Tendance Coatesy > <https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/stuart-christie-class-struggle-anarchist-1946-2020/> > Stuart Christie, one of the most influential British anarchists of modern > times, has died from lung cancer aged 74. Most famous for his attempt, aged > 18, on the life of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, Christie went on to > work closely with Albert Meltzer. > tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com > Stuart Christie: Anarchist jailed for bid to assassinate Franco dies aged > 74 > > > https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stuart-christie-anarchist-jailed-for-bid-to-assassinate-franco-dies-aged-74-cllwxrhls > > <https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stuart-christie-anarchist-jailed-for-bid-to-assassinate-franco-dies-aged-74-cllwxrhls> > Stuart Christie: Anarchist jailed for bid to assassinate Franco dies aged > 74 | Scotland | The Times > <https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stuart-christie-anarchist-jailed-for-bid-to-assassinate-franco-dies-aged-74-cllwxrhls> > A Scottish anarchist who attempted to assassinate General Franco and later > stood trial at the Old Bailey accused of being a member of the Angry > Brigade has died at the age of 74.Stuart Christie faced > www.thetimes.co.uk > > > > *Andrew Coates * > > -- > Andrew Coates > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#483): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/483 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76238620/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES<br />#1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message.<br />#2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived.<br />#3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
