Category Archives: Assassinations (targeted killings)

Exclusive: Inside the Military’s Secret Undercover Army

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 26. May 2021 by

The largest undercover force the world has ever known is the one created by the Pentagon over the past decade. Some 60,000 people now belong to this secret army, many working under masked identities and in low profile, all part of a broad program called “signature reduction.” The force, more than ten times the size of the clandestine elements of the CIA, carries out domestic and foreign assignments, both in military uniforms and under civilian cover, in real life and online, sometimes hiding in private businesses and consultancies, some of them household name companies.

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The Drone That Killed My Grandson

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 10. March 2018 by

SANA, Yemen — I LEARNED that my 16-year-old grandson, Abdulrahman — a United States citizen — had been killed by an American drone strike from news reports the morning after he died.

The missile killed him, his teenage cousin and at least five other civilians on Oct. 14, 2011, while the boys were eating dinner at an open-air restaurant in southern Yemen.

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John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, justifies drone attacks

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 2. February 2014 by

The White House  Office of the Press Secretary June 29, 2011 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/29/remarks-john-o-brennan-assistant-president-homeland-security-and-counter Remarks of John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, on Ensuring al-Qa’ida’s Demise – As Prepared for Delivery Paul H. Nitze School of … Read more . . .

“Targeted Killings:” U.S. Policy toward use of covert operations involving assassination

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 9. October 2012 by

Understanding American Foreign Policy“Targeted Killings:”  U.S. Policy toward use of covert operations involving assassination Political Science 128 and 311Mary Baldwin College, Staunton VA 24401by Prof. Gordon L. Bowen, Ph.D.this page last updated June 7 , 2012http://www.mbc.edu/faculty/gbowen/AssassinationPolicy.htm This timeline reviews changes … Read more . . .

Assassinations of Iranian scientists

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 4. November 2011 by

Assassinations of Iranian scientists Attempts to foil the Iranian nuclear programme from faulty parts to computer worms have been blamed on intelligence agencies Julian Borger guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 November 2011 15.23 GMT For many years US, British, German and Israeli … Read more . . .

German officials endorse assassinations (in German)

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 26. August 2010 by

http://www.nrhz.de/flyer/beitrag.php?id=15554 Inland ARD-Tagesschau, Oeter und Westerwelle klären über gezieltes Töten auf Furchtbare Rechtsausleger  Von Volker Bräutigam   “(…) Die Internationale Sicherheitsunterstützungstruppe (ISAF) ist autorisiert, alle erforderlichen Maßnahmen einschließlich der Anwendung militärischer Gewalt zu ergreifen, um das Mandat gemäß Resolution 1833 … Read more . . .

The Changing Law of Assassinations

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 26. April 2010 by

The Changing Law of Assassinations by Liaquat Ali Khan The war on terror is changing the international law of assassinations. Presently, the law prohibits all forms of extrajudicial executions, including state-sponsored assassinations, and requires that even the worst criminals be … Read more . . .