>> one of the baader-346789 meinhoff gang said one of the most fantastic things in the 1970s was not to be a rock star but to be a revolutionary. >> unlike the i.r.a. or other groups, the red army faction kills selectively, prosecutors, bankers, leaders of the society they wish so fervently to destroy. >> they thought the more high profile the assassination or kidnapping, the more likely that this would start the revolution, that the spark of violence would catch on. >> aldo morrow, 61 years old, a former premier of italy kidnapped in a bloody shootout two days ago in rome by a bunch called the red brigades is nowhere to be found. >> moro's kidnapping has hit italians hard. both the man in the street and the leaders of government. the attitude that the chaos in italy is somehow the natural state of affairs here is no longer acceptable. >> the whole idea with these attacks is to shake the confidence of the government. and they did. >> italy's police are struggling to maintain law and order, and they appear to be no match for