> "The men have been viewed as martyrs by the
> American left ever since..."
Not just American. Bertolucci made an apologist movie
about them, but even it couldn't exonerate them, focusing
on their conviction because the jury overestimated the
phrase "consistent with" in the bullet-to-weapon match.
i.e., not only could it have been them, but it probably was.
However, this deathbed confession will do nothing to
deter the left from continuing to worship these robbers.
Once the icons are beatified, facts are irrelevant.
An elegant statement; it should be a tag line.