The US Department of Justice on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national it accuses of commissioning a hit on former national security adviser John Bolton. Rumors of the plot first appeared in the media in March, along with insinuations that the Biden administration did not want to move …
Read More »FBI uncovers ‘ISIS plot’ to assassinate George W. Bush
An Iraqi citizen living in the US has been charged in a scheme to murder former President George W. Bush. He is accused of planning to help members of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorist group enter the country and assassinate the ex-president. An FBI terrorism task force arrested Shihab Ahmed …
Read More »US senator repeats call to assassinate Putin
US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is undeterred by the backlash over his suggestion earlier this month that someone should assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. In fact, he’s ramping up his violent political rhetoric amid the Ukraine crisis. “I hope he will be taken out, one way or the other,” …
Read More »Kremlin reacts to US senator’s call to assassinate Putin
US Senator Lindsey Graham has been driven crazy by the ongoing tensions between Moscow and the West, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov implied, following calls from the politician for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Not everyone can remain cool-headed these days, some [people] lose their senses,” Peskov told a …
Read More »Crossbow-armed man threatened to ‘assassinate the Queen’
UK media outlets have linked Saturday’s arrest to a Snapchat video of a man claiming that he planned to kill the queen as revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919. Wearing a black hoodie and white mask while holding a crossbow, he said in a distorted voice, “I’m sorry, …
Read More »Suspect admits plot to assassinate UN envoy in New York
The suspect, Ye Hein Zaw, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy to assault and make a violent attack upon a foreign official, according to a DOJ release. “Between at least in or about July 2021 through at least on or about August 5, 2021, Zaw, a citizen …
Read More »US Capitol protester charged with threatening to ‘assassinate’ AOC
Garrett Miller is facing five criminal charges, including “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted buildings or grounds without lawful authority.” On top of his participation in the Capitol siege, Miller is in legal trouble for posts he made online during and after the riot that ended up leaving five …
Read More »Trump says he wanted to ASSASSINATE Assad, blames ex-defense chief Mattis for staying his hand
“I would have rather taken [Assad] out,” Trump told Fox & Friends on Tuesday, insisting “I had him all set,” but “Mattis didn’t want to do it.” The admission flies in the face of Trump’s 2018 claim during a White House briefing that the suggestion of killing Assad was “never …
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