On AlterNet: assassination

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "assassination"

Right-Wing End-Times Theology and the Politics of the Antichrist Smear

Sarah Posner, Comment Is Free. November 20, 2011.

Alleged would-be presidential assassin Ortega-Hernandez reportedly called Obama 'the Antichrist.' So who put that idea in his head?

How Drone Strikes, Assassinations, and Eye Scans are Uniting the Middle East--Against the U.S.

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. July 21, 2011.

Obama's proved his ability to be a uniter--at least in the Middle East, where public opinion is nearly united in opposition to U.S. foreign policy.

Let's Get This Straight: There Is No Progressive Equivalent to the Right's Violent Rhetoric

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. January 13, 2011.

The shooting in Tucson was not an anomaly. It was an inevitability, and as long as we play this foolish game of "both sides are just as bad," it will be inevitable again.

Mass Assassinations Lie at the Heart of America's Military Strategy in the Muslim World

Fred Branfman, AlterNet. August 24, 2010.

Greatly expanded U.S. military Special Ops teams, U.S. drone strikes and private espionage networks run by former CIA assassins create a threat to our security.

Dozens of U.S. Citizens on Assassination List, White House Adviser Hints

Muriel Kane, Raw Story. June 29, 2010.

National Security Adviser says there's 'dozens of U.S. persons who are in different parts of the world, and they are very concerning.'

Honduran Gay Activist Walter Trochez Assassinated

Doug Ireland, Direland. December 15, 2009.

The best-known LGBT activist in Honduras was assassinated on Sunday after speaking out against homophobic crimes and killings by the forces behind the coup there.

Rachel Maddow Interview with Former Evangelist Frank Schaeffer: Christian Right Is 'Trolling for Assassins'

AlterNetNovember 19, 2009.

Schaeffer: "There is a crazy fringe [receiving] messages that have been pouring out of FOX News ... talking about doing away with Obama, asking God to kill him."

Iraqi LGBT Leader Gunned Down in Baghdad

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. September 29, 2008.

A terrible end for a heroic organizer.

Hillary Invokes Assassination in Dem Race, Then Offers Non-Apology

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. May 24, 2008.

Hillary hasn't uttered a word of repentance for her suggestion that Barack Obama's death could inure to her benefit.

Secret Service Responds to Charges of Lax Gun Checks at Obama Rally in Dallas

Pam Spaulding, Pam's House Blend. February 23, 2008.

Of course this doesn't address all of the stories about other venues where little or no screening occurred.

Republican congresswoman calls for assassination of Castro [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, December 4, 2006.

And others...

Was Robert F. Kennedy Killed by the CIA? Part II [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, November 22, 2006.

A short BBC documentary re-opens the files...