Police will talk to FBI mole http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Police-will-talk-to-FBI-mole-43603487.html
By: Tamara Barak Aparton Examiner Staff Writer 04/23/09 The former FBI informant who said he can tie 1960s radical William Ayers to the bombing of a police station in The City will reportedly be interviewed today by San Francisco police. Park Police Station was bombed Feb. 16, 1970, killing Sgt. Brian McDonnell and injuring eight other officers. Larry Grathwohl, who infiltrated the radical group Weather Underground and later testified in front of the U.S. Senate and several grand juries, said a San Francisco police inspector asked to interview him while he's in town. Grathwohl has been involved in federal probes into the bombing, but has never been interviewed by San Francisco police, he said. "It's ironic that in 39 years, the San Francisco Police Department and the prosecutor's office haven't asked to talk to me," Grathwohl said. Police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said he could not confirm today's questioning of Grathwohl or comment on the case since it's an open investigation. Grathwohl said Ayers told him that his wife, Bernadine Dohrn, planted the bomb with Ayers' knowledge. The former FBI informant came to The City to speak at a Thursday news conference held by conservative writer and activist Cliff Kincaid, who is spearheading an effort to indict Ayers and Dohrn in the bombing. Ayers became a household name during Barack Obama's presidential campaign, when Obama was criticized by opponents for serving on a charitable board with Ayers. News of the interview comes about a month after a possible link between Ayers and the bombing was reported. In March, the San Francisco Police Officers Association provided a letter of support for Kincaid's effort. Union leaders still believe Ayers was involved in the bombing, but they have distanced themselves from Kincaid's organization, USA Survival. Union President Gary Delagnes said he is only concerned with justice for McDonnell. Ronald Martin, a former officer injured in the bombing, released a statement this week calling for justice in the case. However, Martin said he is not sure if the Weather Underground, Black Liberation Army or both were responsible for the bombing. -- tba...@sfexaminer.com . --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sixties-L" group. To post to this group, send email to sixties-l@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sixties-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sixties-l?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
