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“Most NYPD officers generally treated Malcolm X's murder case not as a significant political assassination, but as a neighborhood shooting in the dark ghetto, a casualty from two rival black gangs feuding against each other.”

Book:Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

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Manning Marable

Manning Marable was an American historian, sociologist, and professor. He was recognized for his work on African American history and politics, with a particular focus on the life and legacy of Malcolm X. Marable served as a professor at Columbia University and authored several influential books on the subject. more

“As Harvard professor Elaine Scarry reminds us, "The prohibition on assassination in international law traces back to a forceful denunciation of the practice by Abraham Lincoln, who condemned the call for assassination as 'international outlawry' in 1863, an 'outrage' which 'civilized nations view with horror' and that merits the 'sternest retaliation'. We've come a long way since then.”

Assassination Abraham Lincoln

Book:Who Rules the World?

Source: Who Rules the World?

“Where does the story begin, and reality end? Or is it the other way around?. That is the scary part. The Seeds of Evil is a story that needs to be told. While this is a fictional story, the lines between what is a story and what is happening in our world today are so blurred, it will leave you questioning our food supply, our media, our society, our government, and our safety. A story that you will not be able to put down. Characters larger than life and a story that travels as fast as the imagination allows. Wow”

Fiction Murder Thriller Suspense Conspiracy Assassination

Author:Theodore A. Franks

“You could argue that the killers of JFK learned from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar not to be such overt assassins. The symbolism of the killing was still there but the modus operandi hid the perpetrators. The ultimate coup d'états school their murderous heirs: shed the target's blueprint blood via a covert coup de grâce.”

History Conspiracy Assassination Power Dynamics Coup D éTat Political Violence Jfk Assassination Jfk Conspiracy Life Imitates Art Political Strategy

Author:Stewart Stafford

“It’s the easiest thing in the world. Just point, pull the trigger, and people go away.”

Murder Shooting Assassination Guns Trigger