Killed to Order

 

Killed to Order by Jan Jekielek 
Forewords by Sam Brownback, Joseph Varon 
3/17/26; 264 pages
Skyhorse

Killed to Order by Jan Jekielek is the very highly recommended account of egregious human rights abuses by the CCP. The sub title says it all: The Organ Harvesting Industry of China and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary. This is a well-researched account of the nefarious practices of the CCP. 

There is no question that Killed to Order is a difficult book to read based on the atrocities perpetrated by the CCP. Journalist Jan Jekielek, Epoch Times senior editor and host of the show “American Thought Leaders,” does an excellent job taking a plethora of information from reputable sources and combining it with his own research. The result makes a compelling case for the essential need to reconsider our approach to the CCP, especially as they increasingly show that they are a threat to our liberty and  freedom. 

For years there have been news stories, books, and other sources indicating that China is involved with forced organ harvesting and selling organs to people around the world. These organs are harvested from Uyghurs, Falun Gong practitioners (also known as Falun Dafa), and Taiwanese prisoners, along with other targeted groups of undesirable people. As Dr. Joseph Varon makes clear in his introduction: This is not a medical scandal nor an ethical gray zone or policy failure. It is the weaponization of medicine itself. Transplant tourism creates the death on demand and forced organ harvesting. If we do not condemn this evil practice, our silence is complicity in allowing these crimes against humanity.

In the CCP human life has no value beyond an assigned measurable worth - their social credit score - and the party is obsessed with complete control and any action can be justified. The ruling elite always come first. Starting with the human rights abuses, especially the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs, Jekielek exposes the inner workings of the CCP and their regime built on deception, coercion, and control.  Technology will be stolen. Secret police stations are established across Western countries. For them, every technology must have dual usage, especially military applications. Think Covid. 

The book is divided into two parts. Part one covers the ongoing organ harvesting from live people. Part two delves into the history of the CCP and their regime.  Others have tried to get some of this information out for years. Before reading, I had watched an interview between Jan Jekielek and Mike Row. More recently he joined Dr. Bret Weinstein on a Darkhorse Inside Rail.

Killed to Order is an excellent choice for those who follow current events, specifically human rights violations and other atrocities perpetrated by the CCP. Thanks to Skyhorse for providing me with an advance reader's copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.