50 years ago, in Feb 1976, President #GeraldFord signed Executive Order 11905, which directed that “no employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political #assassination.” There should be no tears…for #Khamenei, who for 4 decades oversaw a repressive state with terroristic tentacles that extended throughout the world. But it is worth looking at why presidents of both political parties have long been wary of the #StateSponsoredMurder of foreign leaders.

50 years ago, in Feb 1976, President #GeraldFord signed Executive Order 11905, which directed that “no employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political #assassination.” There should be no tears…for #Khamenei, who for 4 decades oversaw a repressive state with terroristic tentacles that extended throughout the world. But it is worth looking at why presidents of both political parties have long been wary of the #StateSponsoredMurder of foreign leaders.