The phrase "despicable attack on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a morally reprehensible or contemptible act directed towards a person, group, or idea.
Example: "The politician's speech was filled with a despicable attack on his opponent's character."
Alternatives: "shameful assault on" or "deplorable strike against".
Barack Obama condemned the killings as "a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement".
In a statement, Somalia's prime minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon Saaid, condemned "the senseless and despicable attack on innocent U.N. civilians".
Detectives described the stabbing of Mr Saleem, a popular figure in the local community, as a "despicable" attack on a defenceless pensioner.
Hours later, but before Brown's press conference, the President was back before the cameras, talking about the "vicious, calculated, and despicable attack on law enforcement" in Dallas.
Hours later, but before Brown's press conference, the President was back before the cameras, talking about the "vicious, calculated, and despicable attack on law enforcement" in Dallas.
President Barack Obama called the assault a "vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement" and said the shooters would be held accountable for the "senseless murders".
Heiko Maas, Germany's justice minister, condemned the attacks and called for better police protection in German cities. "The despicable attacks on women will not be tolerated.
On Sunday, Len McCLuskey, the general secretary of Unite, condemned the "disgraceful and despicable attacks on his union following publication of the allegations.
As you heard from President Bush a short time ago, the federal government is acting to help local communities with search and rescue and emergency management operations, to take all appropriate precautions to protect our citizens and to identify those responsible for these despicable attacks on the American people.
Haaretz columnist Bradley Burston this morning references just a few of the despicable attacks on Hawking (he notes that Israeli professor Steven Plaut wrote of the wheelchair-bound physicist: "I suggest that the people of Israel send Hawking for a free trip on the Achille Lauro!!") and calls on everyone to stand up to these sorts of bullying campaigns and smear tactics.
"I'm for Barack Obama, so I must be OK with despicable attacks on Hillary" is how too many people think.
