Second Opposition Leader Killed in Tunisia
Jul 25, 2013 Assassins shot and killed a Tunisian opposition party leader outside his home Thursday in the second such incident in the birthplace of the Arab Spring since February.
Redacted FBI Documents Show Plot to Kill Occupy Leaders If ‘Deemed Necessary’
Jun 30, 2013 "Did the FBI ignore, or even abet, a plot to assassinate Occupy Houston leaders?" asks journalist Dave Lindorff at WhoWhatWhy. "What did the Feds know? Whom did they warn? And what did the Houston Police know?"
Power Killer
Jun 22, 2013 The deep-thinking moralist that we were told was in the White House might worry that in fighting terrorism we have resorted to engaging in terrorism.
Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Hands-On Approach to Dirty War
Jun 15, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The journalist says the president takes a personal interest in dirty warfare. Also, the legality and privatization of mass surveillance.
Targeted Killings: A Legal History
Feb 15, 2013 Assassinations have long been regarded as a basic element of foreign relations that largely remained in the dark, unspoken of but widely practiced in response to perceived threats to national security. Assassinations have long been regarded as basic elements of foreign relations that were largely unspoken of but widely practiced in response to perceived threats to national security.
Gunman Attempts to Assassinate Bulgarian Politician (Video)
Jan 21, 2013 Dramatic video shows a suspected assassin lunging at Ahmed Dogan, the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) in Bulgaria, and pointing a gun at his head while Dogan is addressing a crowd onstage.
Beacon
Jan 8, 2013
Truthdigger of the Week: Malala Yousafzai
Jan 6, 2013 The Taliban tried to kill 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai because people listened when she said they didn’t have to bow to the intimidation of violent, ideological extremists. The Taliban tried to kill 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai because people listened when she said they didn’t have to bow to the intimidation of violent, ideological extremists.
Do Americans Deserve to See These Secret Documents?
Dec 12, 2012 From the memo detailing the right to assassinate US citizens worldwide to the paper negotiating the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, the U government has kept many documents classified for dubious reasons David Wallechinsky of AllGov looks at 11 of them.
Obama Rushed Rules for Drone Assassinations in Case Romney Won
Nov 26, 2012 The New York Times reports that there is internal strife within the administration about the willy-nilly use of drones to kill people abroad (2,500 since President Obama took office) and, fearing defeat at the polls, the Obama administration was working overtime to lay down a set of rules governing robotic assassination.
