The President's Kill List

The President's Kill List

Eye Spy: The Intelligence History Podcast by Krystel von Kumberg

Episode notes

Summary:

Professor Luca Trenta discusses his book, The President’s Kill List: Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945, reflecting on the US government’s involvement in the assassination of foreign leaders and officials from the early Cold War to the present.

What You'll Learn:

  • Direct and Indirect Methods of Assassination
  • Origins and Motivations behind the Ban on Assassination
  • Evolution of Presidential and Congressional Legal Interpretations and Justifications

And much, much more...

Music Credit: Secret Room by Luminbird & Strange Things by Luminbird

Keywords
Intelligence HistoryEspionageCovert OperationsInternationalAmerican intelligenceHistoryUS historyCIACovert ActionAssassinations