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Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by grabcocque on Saturday November 26, 2016 @06:57AM (#13043076)
I don't think assassinating the leader of a foreign power is particularly easy. I'm not sure the CIA ever managed it?
Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by fit2rule on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:40AM (#13043213)
There is, unfortunately, a very long list:

https://wikispooks.com/wiki/US/Foreign_Assassinations_since_...

Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by literallycancer on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:52AM (#13043262)
That site doesn't seem very trustworthy.
Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by fit2rule on Saturday November 26, 2016 @10:22AM (#13043950)
What site does these days?

I mean, does:

http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/21051/cia-and-long-history...

.. or:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-cia-has-attempted-to-assass...

.. or:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/21/usa.davidpalli...

.. seem more or less trust-worthy to you? Perhaps there is a site that lists all the people America has not assassinated ..

Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by cm2187 on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:02AM (#13043092)
Well, someone succeeded with JFK...
Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by rat87 on Saturday November 26, 2016 @08:06AM (#13043305)
Lone nut-cases are hard to predict, therefore hard to stop.
Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by ekianjo on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:51AM (#13043258)
a domestic enemY is easier to get rid of than a foreign one.
Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by user5994461 on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:15AM (#13043124)
I'd think that assassinating any human being is particularly easy. They are flimsy creatures.

Unless Castro is living secluded in a bunker all day with only 3 servants, he'd be seeing hundreds of other humans everyday, any one of which could kill him.

Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by wlll on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:38AM (#13043198)
Maybe, though you might be able to say the same about the president of the US. The people surrounding the leader of any given country I'd guess would be people who have background and links, kinda like a network of trust (I'm thinking GPG here), one you have to infiltrate further away from the target? Families and relations and ties etc. Guessing most political leaders don't hire staff from temp agencies?
Re:Fidel Castro survived at least eight assassination plots ... by wlll on Saturday November 26, 2016 @07:39AM (#13043208)
That we know of. Which may be exactly the way they want it, and that may add to the difficulty.