Two CIA directors have two very different views about the legality of the U.S. assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani last month. In a detailed look at how U.S. policymakers have handled the question of assassinating enemies, the The New Yorker reports the views of current CIA director Gina Haspel. Intelligence officials told Trump that...
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New Korean Movie Depicts KCIA Assassination in 1979
Based on a true story, The Man Standing Next depicts the turbulent 40-day period leading up to the assassination of South Korea’s ex-president Park Chung-hee on October 26, 1979, by his intelligence chief at the height of pro-democracy protests. Lee played the role of intelligence head Kim Kyu-pyeong in the movie. As it is such...
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Mossad Agent Who Befriended a Terrorist & Then Eliminated Him
Assassination is such a cold-blooded business. How cold-blooded? This report comes The Yeshiva World, a legitimate new site for Israeli religious news. The site interviewed a Mossad agents who helped track down the Palestinians who kidnapped and killed 11 Israel athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Agent D: “It could be he’s smart, strong, intelligent –...
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Bolton Pushed Soleimani’s Assassination Last June
National Security adviser John Bolton pushed for the assassination of Iranian Gen Qassem Soleimani last summer, according to U.S. officials cited by NBC News. In a break with past U.S. policy, Bolton recommend killing the Iranian general whose battlefield successes had disturbed U.S. policymakers worried about growing Iranian influence in the region. After Iran shot...
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