Author of The Anarchist Cookbook recants

June 25, 2005 @ Michael Hampton → 6 Comments

William Powell, author of The Anarchist Cookbook, has apparently had a change of heart. He’s posted an editorial at Amazon.com where he apparently disavows his own book, citing youthful ignorance. One choice cut:

I want to state categorically that I am not in agreement with the contents of The Anarchist Cookbook and I would be very pleased (and relieved) to see its publication discontinued. I consider it to be a misguided and potentially dangerous publication which should be taken out of print.

I do not know if Amazon.com has verified that this person is actually the author.

Hat tip to Hit and Run.

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6 Comments → “Author of The Anarchist Cookbook recants”

Aug 22, 2005
Republican gets Oklahoma City airport bomb suspect out of jail - IO ERROR
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bryan voorhess
Nov 24, 2005
im earger to learn about how to intertane myself in this art so to speeck, i would like some information on how to increase my awarness on how to make em and master them. thank for you time
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steven
Sep 27, 2006
You have no right if you wrote something you should be proud not
botherd by it
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jared
Feb 11, 2007
steven has a point. “youthful ignorance” i have read up on william powell that does not sound like that man but who knows. kid are naturaly stupid of course they want to try to make a bomb i thinh that is called “youthful bordum” we are just bord same shit different day
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angela
Nov 15, 2007
Ok, Bryan. If you are so eager to learn, please learn to spell. Steven, please learn to speak. Jared, kids are not naturally stupid. They are naturally misguided. People have led children and teens to believe that violence is acceptable. If our children were educated properly by parents, friends, and media, they might read books such as The Anarchist Cookbook and not actually carry out the recipes in it. And it is entirely justified for William Powell to be upset. He was being rash and was angry when he wrote the book, so he has EVERY right to be ashamed of this book.
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brmpipes
Jan 09, 2008
and Angela,get back in your kitchen.make me a samich and shut the hell up.
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