The Assassination of Robert Kennedy

All Things Strange

Dec 4 2023 • 1 hr 34 mins

RFK, the brother of president JFK, was assassinated while running for the democratic party nomination.  The official story was Sirhan Sirhan killed RFK because he supported Israel. Does this stand up to scrutiny, or was Sirhan a patsy? Let's find out!

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Here is a description of the case provided by Chatgpt:

The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, occurred on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. RFK had just won the California Democratic primary for the 1968 presidential election and was celebrating with supporters at the hotel.

After delivering a speech in the hotel's Embassy Room, Kennedy was making his way through the hotel kitchen pantry when he was shot. The alleged assassin was Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian Arab. Sirhan approached Kennedy and began firing a .22 caliber revolver. Kennedy was hit multiple times, and several others in the vicinity were also wounded.

Kennedy was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries on June 6, 1968. The tragic event took place less than five years after the assassination of his brother, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963.

The motives behind Sirhan Sirhan's actions have been a subject of debate and speculation. Sirhan claimed that he was angry with Kennedy's pro-Israel stance, but the exact reasons for his actions remain unclear. The assassination of RFK had a profound impact on American politics and the trajectory of the 1968 presidential election.

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