F ▁was ▁formed , ▁largely ▁composed ▁of ▁students ▁and ▁radical s ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁organizations ▁( like ▁the ▁SD S ) ▁that ▁had ▁recently ▁dis band ed . ▁The ▁exact ▁imp et us ▁for ▁L erner ▁seeking ▁a ▁new ▁organization ▁is ▁somewhat ▁vague . ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁of ▁SL F ▁came ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁SD S ▁We ath erman , ▁which ▁had ▁st aged ▁violent ▁street ▁demonstr ations ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁under ground ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁strategy ▁of ▁random ▁acts ▁of ▁bomb ing , ▁ar son , ▁and ▁other ▁sab ot age . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁explained ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁L erner ▁was ▁seeking ▁a ▁new ▁organization ▁prior ▁to ▁We ath erman ' s ▁under ground ▁turn . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁SL F ' s ▁first ▁actions ▁was ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Seven , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁radical s ▁charged ▁with ▁inc iting ▁ri ots ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Aff ili ation ▁with ▁We ather ▁Under ground ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁We ather ▁Under ground ▁and ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁remains ▁somewhat ▁ambigu ous . ▁Both ▁groups ▁shared ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁political ▁view points , ▁where ▁they ▁participated ▁in ▁protest s ▁and ▁demonstr ations , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁overlap ▁in ▁membership . ▁ ▁The ▁violent , ▁confront ational ▁style ▁of ▁protest ▁at ▁events ▁spons ored ▁by ▁SL F