4. Radicalization and Collaboration with Foreign Actors, Part 2

The chapter explores the radicalization of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and their collaboration with foreign actors, focusing on the organization's 1968 convention and subsequent activities. It delves into the SDS's internal conflicts, highlighting the growing influence of communist and anarchist factions within the group. The text also examines the SDS's efforts to promote dissent within the U.S. military, including the establishment of GI coffeehouses and the promotion of desertion. Additionally, it discusses the SDS's interactions with foreign powers, such as North Vietnam and Cuba, and the FBI's perspective on these collaborations. The chapter concludes with an analysis of the SDS's role in the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests and the organization's eventual decline. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the SDS's radicalization process, its foreign collaborations, and the FBI's counterintelligence efforts during this tumultuous period.