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Study of Assassination book

also: CIA killing manual, assassination manual, kill manual

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The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 48:00 Still, the documents were revealing enough to send shockwaves into the international press. In one of the declassified documents, an unnamed CIA official expressed his confidence on the eve of the Guatemalan coup that the elimination of tho…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 48:29 offered the most efficient ways to butcher Guatemalan leadership. The simplest tools are often the most efficient means of assassination, the manual said. A hammer, axe, wrench, screwdriver, fire poker, kitchen knife, lamp stand, or anythin…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 49:00 The manual also advised assassins which parts of the body to strike for the most lethal effect. Noting that the puncture wounds of the body cavity may not be reliable unless they hit the heart. Absolute reliability is obtained by severing t…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 49:26 The authors of the manual did make a passing reference to the mortality of killing elected leaders of a sovereign nation. Murder, the manual said, is not morally justified. Persons who are morally squeamish should not attempt it. That's goo…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 56:38 government, the U.S. official boasted that they would turn Guatemala into a showcase for democracy. It became a living hell. That's the end of that chapter. Go ahead, Bridget. Okay, I just, okay. While you, you know, as usual, while you go,…
The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 12
▶ 1:05:18 I got a two-parter here, and I wish Colonel was here because she could back me up on this. And thank you guys again for holding another banger space. That CIA kill manual, sounds like they took that from aircraft maintenance manuals because…