Encyclopedia of Political Assassinations

2017 | History & Politics

The objective of this encyclopedia is to identify and document the assassination phenomenon as it occurred during this and the previous century. Where the recent declassification of documents has made it possible, new light will be shed on some old mysteries. For example, we now know that what might be termed the JFK assassination conspiracy industry was deliberately fueled and manipulated by the KGB so as to distract the CIA and undermine confidence in successive U.S. administrations. Also, new evidence continues to emerge of Vladimir Putin's commitment to the extra-judicial elimination of 'extremists' overseas, as legitimized by the Duma in July 2006. Controversially, the legislation included one definition of "extremists" as 'those slandering the individual occupying the post of president of the Russian Federation". The Encyclopedia of Political Assassinations contains a chronology, an introduction, and appendixes. The a to z section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on assassinations, intelligence agencies, politics, and foreign relations,

Nigel West (Author)