Abstract
This paper describes how Lyndon B. Johnson, with the help of J. Edgar Hoover and mob boss Carlos Marcello, was the only person with the motive, means and opportunity to assassinate John F. Kennedy.

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"Just as with any other murder investigation, to uncover President Kennedy's killer, one must find the person(s) with the motive, means, and opportunity to commit the crime. As presented in class, Lee Harvey Oswald had none of these. Oswald possessed no motive. Despite his "defection" to the Soviet Union in 1959, Oswald bore no malice toward Kennedy or his administration. Oswald did not have the means to commit the actual murder, especially on his own. The official records of the assassination state that three shots were fired in 5.6 seconds from 60-80 yards away."

Tags:assassination, jfk, marcello, kill, plan, conspiracy

Abstract
This paper argues that if Slobodan Milosevic had been eliminated at the start of the Bosnian crisis, the tremendous amount of bloodshed and loss of life that took place under Milosevic's rule could have been prevented. The paper argues that the decision by major military leaders to remove Milosevic by military means rather than by ordering his assassination resulted in an unnecessary loss of lives.

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"There is a saying that warns that those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Despite the truism inherent in these powerful words, history is repeating. The horrific genocide which resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews under the murderous and maniacal Adolph Hitler during World War II is being repeated. This time, instead of Hitler, the maniacal dictator is Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. The catchword these days isn't "genocide," but rather "ethnic cleansing," a seemingly innocuous term that belies the mass destruction of the lives of countless ethnic Albanians in and around the Yugoslavian province of Kosovo."

Tags:clinton, administration, kosovo, conflict, human, rights, dictator, control, serbia

Abstract
This paper discusses the assassination of the former prime minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri who was assassinated in February 2005. It first discusses Hariri's political views and his plans for the future of Lebanon. The paper then lists and discusses the U.N. investigation of the events surrounding the murder of Hariri and reviews the highlights of the resulting report.

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"The report cited obstruction by the occupying Syrian forces and by the Syrian Government (2005, p. A14). However, all information in the report was pointing to Syria as being complicit in the murder of the former prime minister (2005, p. A14). By the time the report was issued, UN officials were unsure as to what penalty to impose against or on Syria for its blatant disregard for the UN effort to investigate the murder (2005, p. A14). Mehlis was stepping down in order to return to his professional responsibilities and work in Germany (2005, p. A14). This, at what was deemed a crucial moment in the investigation since one of Mehlis' key witnesses had recanted his testimony given to Mehlis and the Mehlis team (2005, p. A14). Whether or not the witness was recanting under pressure from the Syrian government was not readily known. The Lebanese Government requested at that time an extension of the UN investigation (2005, p. A14)."

Tags:Syria fundamentalists diplomacy, Middle East

Abstract
This paper explains that everyone, even young children can remember the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, November 22, 1963 and the shocking events that followed. The author reports that, if news disturbed the average citizen, it devastated members of the military, who were currently at war with Vietnam and standing ready outside of Cuba and in Eastern Europe. The paper concludes that Kennedy's death marked the death of innocence for the United States; the country and the world will never be the same. Several long quotations.

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"There were other people who also wanted to kill Kennedy. The San Bernardino Evening Telegram reports in an article "Catch Escapee Who Wanted to Kill JFK" that in a town called Ogdensburg in upstate New York "state police today took into custody an escaped mental patient described by police as a man who wanted to kill President Kennedy and New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller because he, the patient, had been unable to go to Russia" President Ahmed Ben Bella, of Algiers, decried the assassination as the work of bigots who opposed desegregation, "We denounce with venemence this absolutely infamous act which through President Kennedy sought to brake his humane actions in favor of desegreation." Ben Bella's argument makes sense considering Kennedy was killed in Dallas."

Tags:oswald, mourning, infamy, military, dallas

Abstract
The paper states that the act of murder in any form is a tragic and often gruesome event. However, when it is a political leader whose life is taken, the incident acquires particular resonance. The paper explores some significant political assassinations which have occurred within the past 200 years. Specifically, time is devoted to a discussion of the assassinations of Abraham Lincoln, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and much more recently, the assassination of former Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin in late 1995. In each instance, this paper examines why these killings took place, as well as the repercussions of these seemingly senseless murders.

Tags:political, assassination, outcomes

Abstract
This essay is largely a historical piece on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It provides many details and facts giving the background and context of this piece of history. It then continues on to provide information on the investigation and the Warren Commission, as well as delve into various conspiracy theories. It ends with a personal perspective that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin and that he acted alone.

Outline:
Background and History
Brief Summary of Official Investigations
Modern Significance
Personal Beliefs

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"Almost immediately, the police investigation of the assassination was associated with controversy as a result of many factors, including: the subsequent murder of the accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald by a Dallas nightclub owner who was reputed to have ties to organized crime; statements made by Oswald and records of his connections to the Communist Cuban government of Fidel Castro; apparent implausibility of various forensic theories in relation to the physical evidence; improper handling of the autopsy; destruction of physical evidence and original documents and records; the accounts of individuals who have claimed knowledge or and/or involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate the president; and conflicting results of two official government investigations."

Tags:jfk, kennedy, assassination, politics, president, history

Abstract
This paper discusses the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the prosecution of James Earl Ray The author includes recent evidence that sheds doubt on Ray's trial and conviction. The paper relates the impact of the assassination on the African-American community and American society.

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"The full page banner headline in 'The New York Times' the day following the assassination of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr read as follows: "MARTIN LUTHER KING IS SLAIN IN MEMPHIS. A WHITE IS SUSPECTED."

Tags:assassination, civil rights, racial discrimination, government, Jessie Jackson, James Early Ray, politics, protest, African Americans

Abstract
The paper relates that assassination is a term that is defined in law as "a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed." The paper explains that most people use the term to refer more specifically to a murder in a political context, to remove a leader or an opponent. The paper notes that in such a case, it is still usual that the murderer and the victim are not acquainted and that there is no direct provocation for the crime, though it is not always true that the assassin is given money to commit the crime and may instead act out of political motivation.

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"Assassination is a term that is defined in law as "a murder committed for hire in money, without any provocation or cause of resentment given by the person against whom the crime is directed." Most people use the term to refer more specifically to a murder in a political context, to remove a leader or an opponent. In such a case, it is still usual that the murderer and the victim are not acquainted and that there is no direct provocation for the crime, though it is not always true that the assassin is given money to commit the crime and may instead act out of political motivation. Assassination may be considered a moral or an immoral act, depending in..."

Tags:assassination, term, history

Abstract
This paper examines the John F. Kennedy assassination. The paper explains that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 has been shrouded in controversy for the past forty years. The paper discusses, however, that many researchers have concluded that the Central Intelligence Agency, or rogue elements within the CIA, were responsible for the murder of this popular American president. The paper explains that conspiracy theorists have been unable to provide conclusive proof of CIA responsibility, but they have been able to offer a significant amount of circumstantial evidence that seems to implicate the CIA.

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"The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 has been shrouded in controversy for the past forty years. But many researchers have concluded that the Central Intelligence Agency, or rogue elements within the CIA, was responsible for the murder of this popular American president. Conspiracy theorists have been unable to provide conclusive proof of CIA responsibility, but they have been able to offer a significant amount of circumstantial evidence that seems to implicate the CIA. In order to ascertain whether a CIA conspiracy to kill JFK is credible, it is necessary to examine a number of issues and to ask some pertinent questions. For example, did the CIA have a motive to assassinate President Kennedy?"

Tags:jfk, assassination, issues

Abstract
The paper discusses the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and examines the possibility of either the Mafia or the CIA to conspiring to kill President Kennedy. he author writes that the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, discrepancies in the Warren Report, use of different firearms and ballistic information and key things missing in autopsy photographs all suggest a cover-up.

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" On November 22, 1963, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Seven days later on November 29, 1963, the newly sworn in President, Lyndon B. Johnson, formed a commission that would investigate the assassination. The Warren Commission, as it would later be known, was to evaluate all leads and facts surrounding both the assassination of the President and the assassination of his alleged assassin. After the investigation was complete, the information found was to be reported to the President. The Commission gave their findings to the President in the form of the Warren Report, as the chairman of the Commission was Earl Warren. President Johnson had appointed Warren, the former chief justice of the United States, to head up the Commission. The Commission was able to compile much of its information with the help of Federal agencies, the city of Dallas, and thousands upon thousands of testimonies from people associated with the case. The Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin of President Kennedy and that Jack Ruby had killed Lee Harvey Oswald."

Tags:assassinate, Dallas, Giancana, presidential, school, book, depository, Zapruder