Hit squad

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Teams of assassins

Hit squads are teams of people formed to carry out assassinations. In overt police states they may work publicly, but in "democracies" they aim to operate covertly.

Plausible deniability

Plausible deniability is a key concept in the organisation of assassinations, since (with some recent exceptions such as the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki) they are generally agreed to be criminal in nature.

Deep state

For high profile actions, such as assassinations of public figures, support from commercially-controlled media is important to maintaining plausible deniability. Deep state groups reportedly vie for control of hit squads, which are employed for intimidation purposes, or as a tool of last resort, to suppress dissenting opinion.  

Hit Squads on Wikispooks

Wikispooks pageNation stateFromToDescription
Bureau of Narcotics Covert Intelligence NetworkBureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs1972A covert assassination squad used to hide CIA activities from scrutiny.[citation needed]
Civil Cooperation BureauSouth African Defence Force
Group 13Special Air Service1975Rumoured to be a secret cadre of UK ex-SAS and military intelligence operatives
Military Reaction Force19711973
Operation 40CIA
CIA/Directorate of Operations
March 19601968A CIA-run assassination squad begun with Fidel Castro in mind, but that had its fingers in a lot of pies, probably including the JFK Assassination.
Operatiën en InlichtingenOperation Gladio1948Prince Bernhard started this division that quite strangely - investigated, confirmed, and even covered up by the MiVD - had most of its weapons ending in the hands of the Dutch leading drug kingpins like Klaas Bruinsma. That Bruinsma and Bernhard are also linked in a pedophile sex ring is a third rail topic.
The Red Hand1952French intelligence service controlled organization to carry out false flag attacks and carry out assassinations for them.

 

Examples

Page nameDescription
Death squadDeath squads carry out extrajudicial killings and torture.
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Lehi
Operation 40A CIA-run assassination squad begun with Fidel Castro in mind, but that had its fingers in a lot of pies, probably including the JFK Assassination.

 

An official example

Name
Wagner Group
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