There are plenty of countries are still doing it. Iraqi's used to send hit squads during the Saddam time. Iran and Russia are still doing it. Chinese brought back most of their corrupt elite from the US, UK and Australia lets say with the positive coercion by sending teams of persuaders and threatening them with the consequences for the remaining family members at home over last 3-4 years.
We envy Chinese rise but they dealt with the corruption and traitors with the iron fist not like us taken to the courts and freed a day latter. Haqqani was taken to the court too, same courts who takes 40 years even to get your land back but they were so competent they send him back to the US for the heart treatment few weeks latter. Do the right things get the right results, for that you need a pair of balls and no fear of US travel bans.
