Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | AN essay published in Counterpunch bearing this title describes as surprising the official acknowledgement that the United States has had a program of selective assassinations for more than 50 years, drawing more attention now with the unprecedented use of drones, unpiloted remote-controlled warplanes, to attack different targets around the planet.
The fact that a list of people to kill exists, and is approved at the highest level of U.S. government, has drawn extensive media coverage, reflecting concern even among powerful sectors. The Phoenix program has gone global, contributing to the designation of the United States as an assassination nation. |