assassinations
It Only Cost Someone $30,000 to Have a Mexican Mayor Murdered
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/05/16 11:00AMEveryone in Russia Blaming Everyone Else for Opposition Leader's Death
Brendan O'Connor · 02/28/15 12:00PMThe Astounding Conspiracy Theories of Wall Street Genius Mark Gorton
Hamilton Nolan · 04/10/14 02:50PMMark Gorton is a prominent financier and a respected entrepreneur. He founded the music sharing site Limewire, and he runs Tower Research, a famed high-frequency trading firm. Gorton also believes that the "ruthless" secret cabal that assassinated JFK and planned 9/11 could be coming to kill his family.
Bin Laden Assassination Story Is "One Big Lie," Says Seymour Hersh
Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/13 09:13AMAre We Ready to Laugh at JFK's Assassination Yet?
Hamilton Nolan · 09/09/13 12:53PMThe Potential For a Diplomatic Drone Disaster
Hamilton Nolan · 09/26/12 11:25AMThere are multiple cases against America's international program of drone assassinations. There is the humanitarian case: the program has killed hundreds of innocent civilians, due to either bad intelligence or a simple lack of caring on the part of US officials. And, for the more heartless... er, hard-nosed pragmatists, there is the diplomatic case: the US is reportedly operating drones in Pakistan with only the flimsiest level of permission.
Chinese Billionaire Killed by Poisoned Cat Meat Stew
Seth Abramovitch · 01/04/12 10:08PMColombian Rebel Leader Killed Clean-Shaven
Max Read · 11/05/11 09:53AMPakistan's Intelligence Service Reportedly Assassinated This Journalist
Hamilton Nolan · 07/05/11 08:22AMTo the lengthy list of "nations in which it is terribly dangerous to be a good journalist" you can add "Pakistan," if you haven't already. The NYT reports that Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, ordered the assassination of a journalist whose reporting detailed how Pakistan's military was being infiltrated by Islamist extremists.
Pakistani Governor Gunned Down By His Own Bodyguard
John Cook · 01/04/11 02:37PMLee Harvey Oswald's Coffin Goes for $87,469
Max Read · 12/17/10 02:31AMCalifornia Makes Assassinating A Spouse Less Profitable
Jeff Neumann · 06/14/10 07:24AMDubai Assassination Plot Will Make Excellent Movie
Adrian Chen · 02/16/10 08:44PMSecret Service Provides Free Publicity For Controversy-Seeking Artist
Hamilton Nolan · 06/04/08 11:53AMThe NYPD and the Secret Service shut down an art exhibition across the street from the New York Times building earlier this morning. The show's title was "The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama." This is today's "Thing most assured of getting in the tabloids tomorrow." The artist, Yazmany Arboleda, says his project is really about the media—he's definitely good at getting media attention, at least. He's even set up a website for each candidate's assassination (uh, in the media). Photos of his illegal work after the jump: