spanish clandestine organization based puerto_rico cells mainland campaigns supports independence puerto_rico united_states fbi director linked group acts terrorism authors including view labeling political convenience intended shift blame attacks policy personnel known active membership calculated professor book consist approximately members additional unknown number supporters collaborators countries report economist placed number active members excluding supporters group claimed responsibility bombing small power station san_juan area retaliation attacks united_states armed forces personnel attacks aircraft bank robbery led primarily fbi fugitive killing fbi killing termed illegal killing civil rights commission year investigation page report issued september history evokes images impromptu band assembled defend island puerto_rico invading forces united_states_army spanish american war july august dispatched island working cooperation voluntary groups including san_juan voluntary units involved battles involvement units led captain defended invading units allied offensive effective prompting retreat order american following morning signing treaty paris public subsequently spanish puerto rican soldiers volunteers puerto_rico annexed united_states organized 1970s group began operations trace origins beginnings group attracted wide variety puerto rican independence supporters including members command august group accepted responsibility murder san_juan police officer rivera attempting steal police car attacks unarmed navy technicians december opened fire bus carrying sailors activity killing wounding second attack duty sailors returning liberty killed wounded attack retaliation murder prison member prison guards retired marines january international airport attack located northeastern corner san_juan destroyed damaged light attack aircraft single fighter aircraft total damages estimated excess million dollars subsequent investigation concluded security base attackers managed enter depart base detected attack later served basis upgrading base security especially flight line security installations civilian airports united_states level active duty installations september operation entitled white eagle group assaulted depot located connecticut stealing total seven million dollars robbery threw stolen money air high floor buildings remaining sum fund continued operations according written statement action symbolic protest greed infested men mechanisms strain elected officials government agencies social aspirations country puerto_rico claimed responsibility explosion small power station san_juan metropolitan area explosion caused limited power outages september anniversary cry members fbi san_juan field office surrounded modest home outskirts town puerto_rico believed living fbi claims performing surveillance area reports seen home press release fbi stated surveillance team detected proceeded serving arrest warrant fbi claims agents approached home shots fired inside outside house wounding fbi agent fbi returned fire fatally wounding subsequent autopsy body determined death course minutes started investigation incident shortly death lasted years page report issued september stated killing illegal killing fbi change guard following incident concluded death leader command inherited anonymous figure known named word war leadership group appears shifted focus intelligence example group recorded single military action instead generally media publish classified information took credit denouncing called paramilitary training private corporation carrying mountains municipality media later revealed exercises illegally covert fashion lacking required permits terrorism national liberation supporters independence puerto_rico argue favored establishment present commonwealth status create perpetual consumer base foreign products services foreign products services puerto_rico unincorporated lands united_states satisfy portion foreign trade agreements allowing domestic products services greater home market share argument independence movement continuing historical rebellion puerto waged domination island known example deliberately chose september assault depot september birthday puerto rican nationalist leader beginning 1960s fbi puerto_rico free press political circles order monitor disrupt efforts related independence movements like operation fbi director claimed group committed acts terrorism authors including view labeling political convenience intended shift blame attacks policy personnel focus public education recently focused public education use bombing targets number military bases island compared states union proportion deaths ranks independence nationalist leadership including alleged experimentation radiation nationalist leader incarcerated secret testing agent orange puerto rican soil cancer experiments administered claimed killed puerto rican patients injected cancer cells working medical investigation conducted san_juan documentary minute documentary film titled released starring casino french journalist film takes place new_york_city puerto_rico actors starring role film winner film festival heart england film festival international film festival thailand international film festival ireland notable group members
Boricua Popular Army