WorksCited 30,August."TheRiseandFalloftheBaaderMeinhofGroup."LosAngelesTimes.Los AngelesTimes,30Aug.2009.Web.13Feb.2014. ThisarticlebyTheLATimesisaprecursortothefilmdepictingtheBaaderMeinhofgang. ThearticleclearlyexplainshowafewrevolutionariesfromtheStudentProtest Movementresortedtoterrorismtoaccomplishtheirgoals.Thearticlealsomakes connectionsofwhatthegroupwouldhavebeensimilartointheUS.Thearticledoesan excellentjoboftellingthestoryofthegroupfroman'outsiderlookingin'perspective. Aust,Stefan,andAntheaBell.BaaderMeinhof:TheinsideStoryoftheR.A.F.Oxford: OxfordUP,2009.Print. ThisbookdetailsmoreaccuratelytheeventsanddramasurroundingtheRAF.Thebook quiteinterestinglycitestheGermanSecretServicedocumentsoftheirspyingonthe keymembersofthegroup.Thebookalsofeaturesmanymorepicturesoftheelusive groupofkillers.Anotableattributeofthebookisthatitportraystherivalryandstress betweenthedifferentmembers,revealingthegroupwasnotawelloiledmachine.

"BaaderMeinhof:UrbanGuerrillaswithadisastrouslegacy."MetroBaaderMeinhofUrban GuerrillaswithaDisastrouslegacyComments.N.p.,n.d.Web.13Feb.2014. Thisarticlecriticizesthegroup,citingthatdespitealltheirdamagedone,innocentskilled, theyeffectivelyaccomplishednothing.ThearticleusesapicturefromthefilmBaader MeinhofComplexasacaptionforthearticle,whichisoddduetorealphotosexisting andbeingmuchmoreappropriatefortheintendedpurposeoftheinformationprovided. Thearticlealsoprovidesinfoonthe'GermanAutumn'in1977,wherethegroupmade

theirmostdaringandmemorableactsofmurderandhijackingaplaneundertheflagof antiimperialism. Becker,Jillian.Hitler'sChildren:TheStoryoftheBaaderMeinhofTerroristGang.N.p.: HarperCollinsDistributionServicesRevisedEdition,1979.Print. JillianBeckershedslightontheBaaderMeinhofterroristgroupoutofGermany,byshowing theriseofthefactionoutofit'sbirthafterthe'NewLeft'movementofthe1960s.The "antifascist"proclaimedgroupisshownasanythingbut,killingAmericans,Germans, undertheflagofanticapitalism,andpeace,resemblingtheThirdReichmorethan theirsocialistroots.Therevolutionstartedprematurelyendedinshootoutswiththe policeandimprisonmentofthethegang,wheretheyallcommittedsuicide.Thebook detailshowallfourmainmembersoftheganglaidwastetotheirlivesinordertocarry outtheirdreamofremovingdemocracyandcapitalismfromGermanyviatheirown oppression. "BreakingComradeBaaderOut."TheBaaderMeinhofGangCrimeLibrary.N.p.,n.d. Web.11Feb.2014. ThisarticlesummarizestheriseoftheRAFanditssubsequentinspirations,detailingevery partoftheirstructureandphilosophy.ThearticlealsorevealstheRAFasrebels withoutaclearcause,withmostoftheirattackstargetinghighrankingofficialsinthe GermanorAmericanpartieswithinGermany.Thearticlealsorevealsthe organizationsintenseloyaltytoeachother,parallelingamilitarysplintergroup.The articlerevealsthegroupasatrueextremist,leftwingactivistparty. "ClownsofTerror:TheBaaderMeinhofGangWereHopelesslyIncompetent,Befuddledby

DrugsandCasualSex."MailOnline.AssociatedNewspapers,07Mar.2008.Web.13 Feb.2014. Thisarticlefromdailymailisfullofcriticismofthegroup.Thearticleshowsthattheterrorist groupwerejustrebelswithoutatruecauseorasolidmotivationtocarryouttheir goals.Theauthorclaimsthatthegroupwerenothingmorethandrugriddledswingers withapsychoticappetiteformurder.Thisarticleisverycredible. "Germany'sSecretBaaderMeinhofFiles:ProsecutorsRevisitNotorious1977 Assassination."SPIEGELONLINE.N.p.,n.d.Web.13Feb.2014. ThisarticledetailsoneoftheunsolvedmurdermysteriesthatareaccreditedtotheRAF. Interestinglyenough,thearticleisonlyfullofspeculationandlacksanysolidevidence oftheprosecutorsmakinganyheadwayintosolvingthecase.Itappearsthiscasehas remainedunsolved,despitethe30yearstimeofitsoccurrence.Thisarticlecomes fromSpiegel,andiscredible. Pidd,Helen."BaaderMeinhofTerroristMayHaveWorkedfortheStasi."TheGuardian. GuardianNewsandMedia,02Aug.2011.Web.13Feb.2014. ThisarticleproclaimsthatRAFmemberHorstMahlermayhavebeenamemberoftheStasi. TheRAFundoubtedlywassprungfroman1970sEastGermanhatefortheformerly Naziwest.ThearticlealsogoesontodetailMahler'spoliticalideologychangesafter hewenttoprison.Thissourceappearstobemildlycredible. "RedArmyFaction."PrincetonUniversity.edu.N.p.,n.d.Web.11Feb.2014. ThearticleisverygoodatarticulatingtheRoteArmeeFraktion'sbeginningoftheirnihilistic schemeofmurderinghighrankingofficials.Thisarticleisveryexpansiveandcovers

alloftheassaults,aswellasthemostrecentactionsofthegroup.Italsoexplainsthe differenceofthenamesofthegroup,andfictionandartcreatedbythegroup. solidifyingtheirpresenceinGermany. "WhoWeretheBaaderMeinhofGang?"BBCNews.BBC,02Dec.2007.Web.11Feb. 2014. TheBaaderMeinhofgang,knownofficiallyastheRedArmyFactionoperatinginGermany asanantifascistmovement,whousedmurderoustacticstoaccomplishtheirgoals.The Group'sactionswereanythingbutsubtle,planningassassinationsbyposingas disabledpedestriansinwheelchairstobombinglibrariesandhijackinginternational airplaneflights,doingasmuchdamagetosocietyastheyaccomplishedtothemselves. Thearticlequestionsifthegroupeveractuallyhadatruegoal,citingthatcritics referredtothemasmurderousnihilist,withnorealpoliticalgoals.Thegroupdissolved in1998,signingoffwiththewords""Therevolutionsays:Iwas,Iam,Iwillbeagain,".