The elections in Tunisia and the dramatic demise of former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi have pushed the allegations of an Iran-sponsored plot to assassinate the Saudi envoy to Washington on U.

突尼斯的选举和利比亚前领导人卡扎菲的悲惨结局之后，伊朗暗杀沙特特使的阴谋已逐渐走上华盛顿的前台。

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In 1933, Giuseppe Zangara, an Italian-born anarchist, failed in his attempt to assassinate U.S. President Franklin D.

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In 1950, an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate U.S. President Truman was made by two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist movement.

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The case stems from an incident August 20 at a military base in Taji, just north of Baghdad, when West was interrogating an Iraqi policeman, who was believed to have information about a plot to assassinate West with an ambush on a U.S. convoy.

CNN: U.S. officer fined for harsh interrogation tactics