In 1940 Ramon Mercader gave this commie the axe... literally!
Although 
declassified archives have shown that he was a Soviet agent, supporters ... On 
20 August 1940, Mercader attacked and fatally wounded Trotsky with an ice axe, 
while... [DOC] [TLE] TODAYS TRIVIA-CLOUDEIGHT INTERNET START PAGE [PAR] In a 1948 work, this commie observed, "the people are like water and the army is 
like fish".