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== Literary work == | == Literary work == | ||
In 2013, Rachel Landers was awarded a number of monetary and career inducements by the [[:wikipedia:Government of New South Wales|Government of New South Wales]]<ref>[https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/who-bombed-the-hilton/ ''Who Bombed the Hilton?''], Acknowledgments, Rachel Landers, NewSouth Books, April 2016</ref> for the ostensible purpose of producing a pseudo-historical exoneration of various police forces that botched up the investigation of the [[:wikipedia:Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing|Hilton bombing]]. Repeatedly, they arrested and prosecuted innocent persons within [[Ananda Marga]]. In all of those cases, the accused were ultimately acquitted. In most of the cases, the acquittal came after a miscarriage of justice in which the accused were wrongly convicted and sent to prison.<ref name="Hansard91"> | In 2013, Rachel Landers was awarded a number of monetary and career inducements by the [[:wikipedia:Government of New South Wales|Government of New South Wales]]<ref>[https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/who-bombed-the-hilton/ ''Who Bombed the Hilton?''], Acknowledgments, Rachel Landers, NewSouth Books, April 2016</ref> for the ostensible purpose of producing a pseudo-historical exoneration of various police forces that botched up the investigation of the [[:wikipedia:Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing|Hilton bombing]]. Repeatedly, they arrested and prosecuted innocent persons within [[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha|Ananda Marga]]. In all of those cases, the accused were ultimately acquitted. In most of the cases, the acquittal came after a miscarriage of justice in which the accused were wrongly convicted and sent to prison.<ref name="Hansard91"> | ||
{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19911209005|title=Parliament Hansard: Hilton Hotel Bombing (1st motion for an inquiry)|publisher=[[:wikipedia:Government of New South Wales|Government of New South Wales]]|date=9 December 1991|accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> In 2016, Rachel released her work product under the title, [http://psysri.com/landers/wbth.pdf ''Who Bombed the Hilton?''] | {{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19911209005|title=Parliament Hansard: Hilton Hotel Bombing (1st motion for an inquiry)|publisher=[[:wikipedia:Government of New South Wales|Government of New South Wales]]|date=9 December 1991|accessdate=13 March 2008}}</ref> In 2016, Rachel released her work product under the title, [http://psysri.com/landers/wbth.pdf ''Who Bombed the Hilton?''] | ||
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=== Possible film? === | === Possible film? === | ||
Though it seems unlikely that the book would be produced as anything other than a fictional work in poor taste, Rachel has been trying to hawk her book as a potential film.<ref>[https://filmink.com.au/2016/they-should-make-a-movie-of-that-who-bombed-the-hilton/ They Should Make A Movie Of That: ''Who Bombed The Hilton?'', Rachel Landers, 2016 May 2]</ref> This is in contrast to the latest claim that the book actually emerged from a failed documentary film project. According to [http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/rachel-landers-who-bombed-the-hilton-wins-literary-prize-20161121-gsuco0.html The Sydney Morning Herald], Rachel may now be | Though it seems unlikely that the book would be produced as anything other than a fictional work in poor taste, Rachel has been trying to hawk her book as a potential film.<ref>[https://filmink.com.au/2016/they-should-make-a-movie-of-that-who-bombed-the-hilton/ They Should Make A Movie Of That: ''Who Bombed The Hilton?'', Rachel Landers, 2016 May 2]</ref> This is in contrast to the latest claim that the book actually emerged from a failed documentary film project. According to [http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/rachel-landers-who-bombed-the-hilton-wins-literary-prize-20161121-gsuco0.html The Sydney Morning Herald], Rachel may now be saying that her documentary film has not materialized, because she "couldn't persuade enough surviving main players to talk on camera". However, in the epilogue to her book, Rachel makes it abundantly clear that she made little or no effort to speak with any of the "surviving main players".<ref>[https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/who-bombed-the-hilton/ ''Who Bombed the Hilton?''], Epilogue, Rachel Landers, NewSouth Books, April 2016</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||