Interview: Luca Trenta Part 2

7.24: INTERVIEW: LUCA TRENTA PART 2

Despite the so-called “ban on assassination” instituted by President Gerald Ford, successive administrations have found ways to justify - often using euphemistic language - the killing of people around the world for a variety of political, strategic, and military reasons. From Contra death squads, to the wars on terror, to drone strikes, historian Luca Trenta discusses the evolving policies adopted in Washington’s corridors of power.