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  • September 2008

    • Pakistan PM Escapes Convoy Attack

      BBC  |  Sep 3, 08 7:27 AM CDT

      Pakistan PM Escapes Convoy Attack

      (Newser) - Three days before Pakistan is to elect a new president, PM Yousuf Gilani escaped an assassination attempt on his caravan outside Islamabad, the BBC reports. No injuries were reported, officials said, citing “robust and comprehensive security measures,” but CNN reports it's unclear whether Gilani was present in the motorcade. Gilani was on his way to Rawalpindi, a military town where former PM Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Benazir Bhutto  • Pakistan People's Party  • Islamabad  • assassination attempt  • Rawalpindi  • Yousaf Raza Gilani  • convoy

    • Obama Assassination Fears Are Paranoid Fantasy

      Spiked  |  Sep 2, 08 4:24 PM CDT

      Obama Assassination Fears Are Paranoid Fantasy

      (Newser) - Barack Obama supporters who worry about his assassination are indulging in condescending fantasy about the danger of the unwashed masses, writes Brendan O’Neill for Spiked. The so-called plot foiled in Denver never approached a real threat. But liberals are “feudal” snobs so caught up in America’s "violent racism" that they fantasize about the menace of assassination. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Barack Obama supporters  • assassination attempt  • Camelot

  • August 2008

    • 3 Charged in Plot to Kill Brown

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 29, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      3 Charged in Plot to Kill Brown

      (Newser) - Three British citizens have been charged with terror offenses for allegedly plotting to assassinate Gordon Brown, the Guardian reports. The suspects, who will appear in court in London today, belong to a group calling itself Al-Qaeda in Britain. They are accused of everything from soliciting murder to inviting support of a terrorist organization, although it's believed that no detailed plans were in place to kill the prime minister. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • terrorism  • Gordon Brown  • Tony Blair  • assassination  • assassination attempt  • terror websites

    • Cops Foil Possible Plot Against Obama

      Rocky Mountain News  |  Aug 25, 08 11:13 PM CDT

      Cops Foil Possible Plot Against Obama

      (Newser) - Colorado authorities say at least three people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama during his acceptance speech Thursday at Invesco Field, the Rocky Mountain News reports. Four weapons, including two high-powered scope rifles, have been seized. Sources told Denver's 9NEWS that the suspects have links to white supremacist groups, though one federal official suggested the alleged plot may be no more than just bluster. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democratic National Convention  • assassination  • assassination attempt  • Invesco Field

  • June 2008

    • Afghans Accuse Pakistan of Karzai Plot

      New York Times  |  Jun 25, 08 1:08 PM CDT

      Afghans Accuse Pakistan of Karzai Plot

      (Newser) - Afghanistan publicly accused Pakistan of plotting the April assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai, saying it has evidence linking Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence to the deed. A spokesman said phone records, documents, and confessions from suspects proved the ISI harbored "the real schemers and organizers" behind the attack. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • assassination attempt

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Afghan Prez Escapes Assassination Attempt

      Reuters  |  Apr 27, 08 8:38 AM CDT

      Afghan Prez Escapes Assassination Attempt

      (Newser) - One person was killed and 11 wounded in a Taliban attack this morning in Kabul aimed at assassinating Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The president escaped the rockets and gunfire unhurt. The attack occurred as Karzai, government ministers, foreign diplomats, and military top brass gathered for the 16th anniversary of the fall of the Afghan communist government. All diplomats and cabinet members were safe, according to officials. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Hamid Karzai  • Kabul  • assassination attempt  • diplomat  • attack  • rocket fire

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • How US Tried to Whack Castro

      CNN  |  Feb 21, 08 2:09 PM CST

      How US Tried to Whack Castro

      (Newser) - Despite several assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, the Cuban president stepped down Tuesday on his own terms. The CIA came up with at least eight sometimes-kooky ways to oust the leader, CNN reports, most of which were not carried out: Chemical attack on the air of his radio station. Cigars treated to cause disorientation or his beard to fall out. More »

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      list  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • John F. Kennedy  • assassination attempt  • Central Intelligence Agency  • Lyndon Johnson

    • Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

      Reuters  |  Feb 15, 08 6:53 PM CST

      Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

      (Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd jetted to East Timor today, vowing to stand by its neighbor after attacks Monday on its president and prime minister, Reuters reports. "It's by the ballot box, and not by the barrel of a gun, that the decisions for our countries will be made," said Rudd, who boosted Australian troop presence there after the assault. More »

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      Australia  • violence  • Asia  • Kevin Rudd  • assassination attempt  • East Timor  • Jose Ramos-Horta  • Alfredo Reinado  • Xanana Gusmao

    • Bust in Terror Plot to Kill Danish Cartoonist

      CNN  |  Feb 12, 08 7:29 AM CST

      Bust in Terror Plot to Kill Danish Cartoonist

      (Newser) - Danish police this morning arrested several people suspected of plotting to assassinate a cartoonist who had offended Muslims with a cartoon insulting the prophet Mohammed. The newspaper Jyllands-Posten , which published a set of controversial cartoons in 2005, said the attempt was against one of 12 illustrators, Kurt Westergaard, who drew the prophet wearing a bomb with a lit fuse as a turban. More »

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      terrorism  • Denmark  • cartoon  • assassination attempt  • Danish Mohammed cartoons  • cartoonist

    • Aussie Troops Arrive in East Timor

      Reuters  |  Feb 12, 08 4:05 AM CST

      Aussie Troops Arrive in East Timor

      (Newser) - Hundreds of Australian troops began backing up peacekeeping forces in East Timor today as its president recovered from triple gunshot wounds in a failed coup attempt. An Australian warship also anchored off the coast, Reuters reports. A state of emergency has been declared amid concerns that the crisis could quickly worsen. A local military leader criticized the "lack of capacity" of Australian-led United Nations forces, in charge of security since 2005. More »

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      Australia  • assassination attempt  • East Timor  • Jose Ramos-Horta  • Dili

    • E. Timor Prez in Induced Coma After Shooting

      BBC  |  Feb 11, 08 9:24 AM CST

      E. Timor Prez in Induced Coma After Shooting

      (Newser) - East Timor's president has been placed in an induced coma after being shot early today by rebel soldiers in an apparent coup attempt, reports the BBC. The move is a bid to help Jose Ramos-Horta recover from "extremely serious injuries"; he was airlifted to Australia for emergency treatment after the attack outside his home. East Timor's prime minister has declared a state of emergency. More »

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      assassination attempt  • coup  • East Timor  • Jose Ramos-Horta

  • January 2008