Abstract
The author of this paper shows how George Packer's book, "The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq", offers us some perspective on the Iraq conflict and what has gone wrong, through a combination of anecdote, interview, and analysis. The author of the paper explains Packer's ideas of America's "War on Terror" and on the situation that the Americans have created in Iraq. The paper's author labels this book as highly readable and profoundly challenging, and asserts that we need more such qualified, reasonable, truly liberal and inclusive conversation.

From the Paper
"It is good that we have magazines, in addition to television and newspapers, for without the former we would be even more uninformed than we are about the war in Iraq. Magazines such as Harper's, the The New Yorker, and the Atlantic Monthly allow for the kind of reporting the war seems to call for and which is the best kind; writers can develop articles of some length, trace complicated origins and engage in subtle discussions, escape the frame of partisan sound bytes, and work without the incessant pressure to provide new stories, and the faux objectivity that govern editorial policy at all but the major newspapers and every television network. In the discussion of Iraq, however, even the extended format of the magazine has its limits. For the question of what is happening in Iraq is intrinsically complicated, far more so than is usual because events there can never be understood, or even intelligently discussed, without considering several layers of truth and meaning- or at least without discussing the pedigree of the war, and the war that might have been but was not. Multilayered truth requires sophisticated narrative, and George Packer's The Assassin's Gate blends the various genres in his wide and deep repertoire with nearly flawless skill. The result is both highly readable and profoundly challenging."

Tags:War, on, Terror, Saddam, occupiers, troops, Bush, administration, insurgency

Abstract
This paper explains that, although the Warren Commission concluded that all shots were fired from the School Book Depository, the assassination of President Kennedy at Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, was more than likely the result of a triangulated gunfire. The author stresses that, today, the lone assassin theory has gone the way of "Alice in Wonderland" because polls have shown that a majority of Americans regard the theory as ludicrous; the House Assassinations Committee concluded that the assassination of President Kennedy was probably the result of a conspiracy. The paper reviews several possible assassins from such spheres as the CIA and FBI, the Mafia, the Ku Klux Klan, the military-industrial complex, the Cuban exiles, the corporate world and others.

Table of Contents
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Terminate With Extreme Prejudice: Lancer
The Lone Assassin Theory, Anyone?
Did the Murder of JFK Change the Course of History?
Motive, Means and Opportunity

From the Paper
"In 1963, there were several contracts on President Kennedy's head. And some of those contracts took the form of direct threats. One such threat was reported in a telex to the FBI days before the assassination, warning of an attempt on the president's life by a militant group "somewhere in the South." Unfortunately, for some inexplicable reason, that warning was ignored. Other warnings were ignored in the days leading up to the assassination. Secret Service agent Abraham Bolden warned that a militant group might be planning to assassinate President Kennedy. CIA agent Gary Underwood warned that a militant group in the Far East was planning to kill the president. Dallas nightclub dancer Rose Cheramie, beaten and left on the road days before the assassination, warned, "they're going to kill Kennedy." "

Tags:warren, triangulated, conspiracy, questions, witnesses

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
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.

From the Paper
"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 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

From the Paper
"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.

From the Paper
"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
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.

From the Paper
"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
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.

From the paper:

"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
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.

From the Paper
" 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

Abstract
This paper is an examination of the topic of terrorist assassinations and the advantages of assassinating terrorists rather than using military force to seek them out and bring them to justice. The writer presents the need to use assassinations as a measure for counter terrorism only and not as a preventative method. It gives a history of the use of terrorist assassinations, offering an exploration of state sanctioned assassinations. The paper analyzes support in the US for this policy and concludes that there is a place in US policy for counter terrorist assassinations in light of the new era of terrorism.

From the Paper
"The world watched in hopeless horror when the WTC came down on 9-11-2001. When it was over thousands of innocent civilians were dead, billions of dollars in property damage was done, the Pentagon had been hit, and the nation's confidence had been shaken to the core. The terrorist attack on America triggered a worldwide hunt for the perpetrators and other terrorists who may threaten the nation in the future."

Tags:counter, terrorism, US, preventative, history, state, sanctioned, era, method, policy