Once a relic of the cold war, political assassins are back with a licence to kill
The Guardian -

Last week, a group of Iranian military leaders in Damascus became the trend’s latest victimsIn today’s lawless world, political assassination is the new growth industry – and anyone, famous or not, is a potential victim. Government-sanctioned killings are proliferating, with Russia, Israel, Iran and India leading the pack. While lone gunmen and crazed zealots still pose random threats, state-organised, premeditated assassination plots are being normalised and popularised. Murder Inc is going...

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