Tag Archives: Political Assassinations

Robert C. Cottrell :
POLITICAL VIOLENCE | The politics of assassination: An initial thought

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Thorne Dreyer

Throughout the early postwar era and emphatically during the 1960s, the politics of assassination came into play. By Robert C. Cottrell | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2021 I’m writing this on the morning of December 4, 2021, the … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins :
Assassination by technology: The context of America’s drone killings

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Brandon Bryant, who spent six years as a drone sensor operator, has stepped forward out of guilt and concern about the killing of American citizens. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2014 This past week, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Dirty Wars’ and Bush-Obama Foreign Policy

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Yemini writer Farea al-Muslimi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Screen grab from Democracy Now!. Dirty Wars: The terror of Bush-Obama era foreign policy While some Bush policies may have been changed, the Obama administration has found new ways to … Continue reading →

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Jim Turpin : Is the Imperial Presidency the ‘New Normal’? / 2

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images./ Foreign Policy. The ‘new normal’? The Imperial Presidency / 2 “You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” — Talking Heads (“Once in a Lifetime”) By Jim Turpin | … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Drone Assassinations and Our Misguided Foreign Policy

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon from AFP / Getty Images.Drone assassinations:The latest misguided U.S. foreign policy The American belief in technology as our savior, even in carrying out assassinations, knows no bounds. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 11, … Continue reading →

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Paul Krassner : Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

The smoking Twinkie? Image from candidaabrahamson.Guilty pleasure:Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’ The psychiatrist testified that, on the night before the murders, White ‘just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies.’ By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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