Why did they murder Philip Merrill?

Xymphora

With the notable exception of Dick Cheney, the American ruling elites don’t shoot people in the head for pleasure, if only as they wish to avoid taking unnecessary risks. In particular, they don’t shoot those of their own kind, with one major exception. Like any organized crime group, they keep omerta, and punish those who breach the code of silence. The two classes of murders are those made to look like accidents, reserved for those who are going to be forced to testify, and the more ignominious group of murders made to look like suicides, reserved for those who it is feared will rely on their consciences and testify voluntarily (it is thus much more honorable to be 'suicided’ than to be 'accidented’)...

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