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The Secret CIA Assassination Manual: A Study of Assassination
The originally 19 page type written documents was released as part of collection of Central Intelligence Agency files related to CIA Operations; PBFORTUNE and PBSUCCESS. The original document was undated and unsigned but with an estimated publication date of Dec 31st 1953. With Historical commentary by Carl Whitman and Tactical Analysis by Ninjutsu Expert Ron Collins
40 pages, Paperback
First published August 13, 2015
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November 29, 2025
I recommend the thought-provoking online installation by George Shelley: https://phmuseum.com/submissions/a-st....
It's a good time as any to point out I'm writing a fictional story.
On the surface, this text is also fairly surface-level, although I find it most interesting how it attempts to appeal to morality when this same document was created and/or distributed to perpetrate a CIA-backed coup. Typical for the USA. "Assassination is an extreme measure not normally used in clandestine operations. It should be assumed that it will never be ordered or authorized by any U.S. Headquarters." Don't make me laugh!
It's a good time as any to point out I'm writing a fictional story.
On the surface, this text is also fairly surface-level, although I find it most interesting how it attempts to appeal to morality when this same document was created and/or distributed to perpetrate a CIA-backed coup. Typical for the USA. "Assassination is an extreme measure not normally used in clandestine operations. It should be assumed that it will never be ordered or authorized by any U.S. Headquarters." Don't make me laugh!
September 7, 2022
An extremely dark book that discusses the best ways of murdering people in the most clinical and detached voice. This was given to the military dictator of Guatemala as a way of organizing the mass killings of labor organizers. Very very very dark.
January 17, 2023
A practical if somewhat dated guide to the most effective ways to kill a target. Poison, blunt weapons, bladed weapons, firearms, and explosives are all covered in detail. Along with killing techniques the book does a good job of explaining assassination plans and employment.
September 21, 2020
The guy who got Epstein read this
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