The CIA and NSA Helped Colombia Target and Kill FARC Leaders

BLANK Dec 22, 2013 A clandestine program that began under the Bush administration and continues under the Obama administration led to the killings of at least two dozen leaders of the rebel group, The Washington Post reports. How did the U.S. justify involving itself in assassinations by another government? The same Office of Legal Counsel that OK'd the use of torture said it could. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Second Opposition Leader Killed in Tunisia

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Redacted FBI Documents Show Plot to Kill Occupy Leaders If ‘Deemed Necessary’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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?" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Power Killer

David Sirota / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s Hands-On Approach to Dirty War

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Targeted Killings: A Legal History

Bill Blum / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Gunman Attempts to Assassinate Bulgarian Politician (Video)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beacon

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Truthdigger of the Week: Malala Yousafzai

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Do Americans Deserve to See These Secret Documents?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Rushed Rules for Drone Assassinations in Case Romney Won

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Behind the Twinkie Defense

By Paul Krassner Nov 18, 2012 News this week that Hostess will be shutting its doors brings back memories of psychiatrist Martin Blinder testifying that on the night before Dan White killed San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, White "just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies." Another psychiatrist stated, “If not for the aggravating fact of junk food, the homicides might not have taken place.” Hostess shutting its doors brings back memories of psychiatrist Martin Blinder testifying that on the night before Dan White killed San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, White "just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )