jpowers
Emperor
The long and glorious history of CIA removal of foriegn heads-of-state, annoyingly interrupted by Ford, is sure to recommence with the Exxon administration's full-right-wing-control of the US military and foreign policy. Who's next?
Who will the next CIA assassination be?
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Hamlet
Manic Depressive
Is this the branch of The CIA that has been trying to assasinate Castro for half a century?
I'd put up a poll asking when their next assasination will take place, rather than who.
I'd put up a poll asking when their next assasination will take place, rather than who.
Hitro
Feistus Raclettus
Hugo Chavez, of course "ousted" by "the people" 
Hamlet
Manic Depressive
Originally posted by God
Why would they want to kill Musharraf or Karzai. Those are the guys their puppets.
It's possibly hinting at the relative levels of competance within this branch of The CIA.
'Gee wilickers, It wasn't Saddam after all. The Pope. Whoda thunk it!'
gr8ful wes
Deity
Probably another democrat in an airplane.
Pillager
League of Empire Loyalist
Oh, a civilian, I expect.
"Well, boss, he had a towel on his head and he looked Arabish"
"Yeah, well done John, that's good enough for me"
Or something similar.
"Well, boss, he had a towel on his head and he looked Arabish"
"Yeah, well done John, that's good enough for me"
Or something similar.
Ancient Grudge
Its all in this life
Originally posted by Pillager
Oh, a civilian, I expect.
"Well, boss, he had a towel on his head and he looked Arabish"
"Yeah, well done John, that's good enough for me"
Or something similar.
havent they been trying to assiante sadam for ages now and they havent succeded or have they? Is the guy we are probably going to fight the real Sadam.
ComradeDavo
Formerly God
I reckon i'm next on the list.
ejday
King
Hm. Wasn't Executive Order 12333 actually signed by Ronald Reagan?
IIRC, it was 12333 that codified limiting assassinations... and it was signed after Ford, after Carter, during right-wing control. How odd is that? Can you explain that to me?
Who knows? I have a theory: they'll start working on the domestic "appeasers," first. Maybe Garry Trudeau? Nah, too high profile -- we'd all know where the bullet came from. Somebody less important, then? Less visible? Osama bin Laden, maybe?
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I agree, though, it was pretty evil of Dubya to allow assassinations again. Much better that we just have a war and let the grunts slug it out street to street than just taking out the leaders. I mean, who is going to be the spokesmen for the oppressed victims of imperialist capitalism if we keep killing them off? Yes, bombs are definitely more fair than bullets. How... ugly-American of us. How gauche. If only they could all play chess, instead.
SirJethro
Paterfamilias
Tom Daschele
Preferably Noam Chomsky or Ralph Nader. 
I think the CIA wants to nail unknown leaders in Africa, people who the public doesn't know anything about, thus an assassination of such a person would hardly make the headline news in the States. The CIA would never dream of blowing out Saddam's so-called brains, it would simply arouse to much furor, that the spotlight would immediately turn towards Langley, VA.
I think the CIA wants to nail unknown leaders in Africa, people who the public doesn't know anything about, thus an assassination of such a person would hardly make the headline news in the States. The CIA would never dream of blowing out Saddam's so-called brains, it would simply arouse to much furor, that the spotlight would immediately turn towards Langley, VA.
Richard III
Duke of Gloucester
Originally posted by God
Why would they want to kill Musharraf or Karzai. Those are the guys their puppets.
Ever heard of a fellow named Ngo Dinh Diem?
gr8ful wes
Deity
What do you have against Nader? If it wasnt for him Bush would not have won the election!!!!!!Originally posted by nixon
Preferably Noam Chomsky or Ralph Nader.
MrPresident
Anglo-Saxon Liberal
I don't know who they are targetting I really I don't know why they would tell me. But my choice would be Chirac, in fact forget the CIA who knows the number for MI6?
Sorry to tell you but some of the names make no sense:
Karzai and Musharraf are allies.
Silva is elected and popular in his country.
So we end up with Aristide, Hussein, Al-Bashir (witch I know nothing about) and others.
Hussein: don't think so because it may suspend the need for the war
Aristide: is he that bad?
I will choose others but who? Maybe Schroeder (sp) .
Karzai and Musharraf are allies.
Silva is elected and popular in his country.
So we end up with Aristide, Hussein, Al-Bashir (witch I know nothing about) and others.
Hussein: don't think so because it may suspend the need for the war
Aristide: is he that bad?
I will choose others but who? Maybe Schroeder (sp)
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MrPresident
Anglo-Saxon Liberal
Yeah the CIA never target popularly elected leaders [wink wink, nudge nudge]Originally posted by MrPresident
You may be right but I just can't imagine this scenario. Brazil is not a backwater country and the result can be bad for the US.
jpowers
Emperor
The CIA has done in leaders who were once useful puppets, but turned out to have ideas of their own later on. Just ask around South and Central America for plenty of examples.
