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Stuart Christie (born July 10, 1946 in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland) is a Glaswegian anarchist writer and publisher. He became an anarchist at a young age and joined the Anarchist Federation in Glasgow in 1962, at the age of 16. Christie is most well-known for his attempt to assassinate the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. He was arrested in 1964 while carrying explosives to assassinate 'El Caudillo'. He was later alleged to be a member of the Angry Brigade, but was acquitted of related charges. He went on to found the Cienfuegos Press publishing house, later ChristieBooks and in 2008 the "Anarchist Film Channel", which hosts over 350 films and documetary about Anarchism. is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bilingual sign in Gaelic and English at Partick railway station, Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ... See also the Anarchist Federation (US). ... “Franco” redirects here. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... “Franco” redirects here. ... The Angry Brigade were a group of anarchist terrorists responsible for a long string of bomb attacks between 1970 and 1972. ... Cienfuegos Press was an Anarchist publishing house. ...

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Would be assassin

On the last day of July 1964 an 18-year-old Christie departed London for Paris and then Madrid on a mission to kill General Francisco Franco. This was to be the last of at least 30 attempts on the autocrat's life.


Before he left England, he was interviewed for a television programme with Malcolm Muggeridge, a known MI6 contact, and was asked whether he felt the assassination of Franco would be right. He answered that it would; when the programme was broadcast after his arrest in Spain, these comments were edited out. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge (March 24, 1903–November 14, 1990) was a British journalist, author, satirist, media personality, soldier-spy and Christian scholar. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ...


Capture

Christie hitchhiked into Spain and was arrested in Madrid on August 11, 1964. At the time he was in possession of explosives. Christie faced a military trial and a possible execution sentence by garrote, but was instead ordered to serve twenty years in prison. An accomplice, Fernando Carballo Blanco, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. After serving only three years Christie was freed September 21, 1967 thanks to international pressure, with support from notables such as Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre. is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word; alternative spellings include garotte and garrotte) is a handheld weapon, most often referring to a ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle someone to death. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS, (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, advocate for social reform, and pacifist. ... Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980), normally known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (pronounced: ), was a French existentialist philosopher and pioneer, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist and critic. ...


Back in Britain

After his release he continued his activism in the anarchist movement in the United Kingdom, re-formed the Anarchist Black Cross and Black Flag with Albert Meltzer, was acquitted of involvement with the Angry Brigade, and started the publishing house Cienfuegos Press (later Refract Publications), which for a number of years he operated from the remote island of Sanday, Orkney where he also edited and published a local Orcadian newspaper 'The Free-Winged Eagle'. Theory and practice Issues History Culture By region Lists Related Anarchism Portal Politics Portal ·        The traditional symbol of the Anarchist Black Cross. ... Black Flag is the name of a British anarchist newspaper, mainly known for its coverage of international anarchist politics as well as supporting class war prisoners. ... Albert Meltzer (born January 7, 1920 _ died May 7, 1996) was an anarchist activist and writer. ... Sanday shown within Orkney Islands Sanday is one of the inhabited islands in the Orkney Islands group off the northern coast of Scotland. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 16th  - Total 990 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Kirkwall ISO 3166-2 GB-ORK ONS code 00RA Demographics Population Ranked 32nd  - Total (2006) 19,800  - Density 20 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Orkney Islands Council http://www. ...


Christie has had various writing and journalistic jobs including as editor of an unauthorised British edition of Pravda and Argumenty i Fakty (Arguments and Facts International) during the late years of the Soviet Union and the early years of the Russian Federation.[1] He also worked as Production Editor with IT Matters, publishers of The House Magazine, the weekly UK journal for both Houses of Parliament, during the late 80s.[citation needed] For other uses, see Pravda (disambiguation). ...


Published work

An updated version of his autobiography Granny Made me an Anarchist was published in 2004 by Scribner (UK). (Also see Part 2, The Christie File, General Franco Made Me A Terrorist [1] and Part 3 Edward Heath Made Me Angry[2].) Christie attracted criticism from some fellow anarchists for making a gestural protest vote against Labour and its war in Iraq by voting for George Galloway's Respect - The Unity Coalition in the European Parliament elections that year[3]. Granny Made me and Anarchist: General Franco, The Angry Brigade and Me is the autobiography of well-known Scottish Anarchist, Stuart Christie. ... George Galloway (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician and author noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild...


He also wrote The Floodgates of Anarchy with Meltzer. This includes an early version of the political compass. The chart proposed by the Political Compass Organization A political compass or political diamond is a multi-axis model used to label or organize political thought on several dimensions. ...


Stefano Delle Chiaie: Portrait of a Black Terrorist, London: Anarchy Magazine/Refract Publications, 1984. 182 pages (ISBN 0-946222-09-6) (on Italian terrorist Stefano Delle Chiaie, founder of Avanguardia Nazionale and member of P2 masonic lodge, involved in Gladio's strategy of tension) Stefano Delle Chiaie (born 1934) was a figure on the far right of Italian politics who went on to become a wanted man worldwide. ... The National Vanguard (Avanguardia Nazionale) was a far right movement formed as a breakaway group from the Italian Social Movement by Stefano Delle Chiaie in 1960. ... This box:      Propaganda Due or P2 was an irregular or black Masonic lodge that operated in Italy from 1877-1981, headed in its final decades by Licio Gelli. ... Operation Gladio Operation Gladio was a clandestine stay-behind operation sponsored by the CIA and NATO to counter communist influence in Italy, as well as in other European countries. ... A strategy of tension (Italian: ) is a way to control and manipulate public opinion using fear, propaganda, disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs, as well as false flag terrorist actions (including bombings). ...


He is also the author of We, the Anarchists! A study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI) 1927-1937 (2000).[4] The Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI, Iberian Anarchist Federation) is a Spanish organization of Anarchist (Anarcho-Syndicalist) militants active within affinity groups inside the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) trade union. ...


As a publisher Christie founded Cienfuegos Press (1972) and edited the Cienfuegos Anarchist Review (1977? - 82?), Refract Publications (1982), The Meltzer Press (1996) and Christiebooks/Christiebooks.com. Cienfuegos Press was an Anarchist publishing house. ...


Christie also translated into English the biography of Francisco Sabate Llopart Sabate: An Extraordinary Guerrilla, by Antonio Téllez Solá. Antonio Téllez Solá (1921-2005) was a Spanish anarchist, journalist and historian. ...


Notes

  1. ^ The woolly-jumpered anarchist, The Guardian Monday August 23, 2004

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References

  • Christie, Stuart The Anarchist Encyclopedia: A Gallery of Saints & Sinners ...
  • 1964: Stuart Christie's account of his actions in a Franco assassination attempt

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