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'''Robert Francis Kennedy''' (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known by his initials '''RFK''', was a Statesian politician and brother of [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. | '''Robert Francis Kennedy''' (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known by his initials '''RFK''', was a Statesian politician and brother of [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. | ||
== Early life == | |||
Robert Kennedy was the son of the millionaire [[Joseph Kennedy]] and supported [[Herbert Hoover]] during his childhood.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
=== Attorney General === | |||
Kennedy opposed the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-installed monarchy in [[Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)|Iran]] and refused to visit Iran on a trip around the world. His brother, John F. Kennedy, had threatened to end U.S. support for the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] and publicly criticized his corruption.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Jeremy Kuzmarov]]|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=New Evidence Implicates CIA, LAPD, FBI and Mafia as Plotters in Elaborate “Hit” Plan to Prevent RFK From Ever Reaching White House|date=2022-06-05|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/05/new-evidence-implicates-cia-lapd-fbi-and-mafia-as-plotters-in-elaborate-hit-plan-to-prevent-rfk-from-ever-reaching-white-house-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519134221/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/05/new-evidence-implicates-cia-lapd-fbi-and-mafia-as-plotters-in-elaborate-hit-plan-to-prevent-rfk-from-ever-reaching-white-house-2/|archive-date=2023-05-19}}</ref> | Kennedy opposed the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-installed monarchy in [[Imperial State of Iran (1925–1979)|Iran]] and refused to visit Iran on a trip around the world. His brother, John F. Kennedy, had threatened to end U.S. support for the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah]] and publicly criticized his corruption.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Jeremy Kuzmarov]]|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=New Evidence Implicates CIA, LAPD, FBI and Mafia as Plotters in Elaborate “Hit” Plan to Prevent RFK From Ever Reaching White House|date=2022-06-05|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/05/new-evidence-implicates-cia-lapd-fbi-and-mafia-as-plotters-in-elaborate-hit-plan-to-prevent-rfk-from-ever-reaching-white-house-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519134221/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/06/05/new-evidence-implicates-cia-lapd-fbi-and-mafia-as-plotters-in-elaborate-hit-plan-to-prevent-rfk-from-ever-reaching-white-house-2/|archive-date=2023-05-19}}</ref> | ||
Kennedy's first call after his brother's assassination in 1963 was to the CIA desk officer. Robert Kennedy asked him, "Did your people conduct this horror?"<ref name=":02" /> | Kennedy's first call after his brother's assassination in 1963 was to the CIA desk officer. Robert Kennedy asked him, "Did your people conduct this horror?"<ref name=":02" /> | ||
During the early 1960s, was strongly [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] and supported the [[Vietnam War]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Senate === | |||
By the late 1960s, Kennedy reversed his previous position and opposed the Vietnam War.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Presidential campaign === | |||
Kennedy ran for President in the 1968 presidential election and planned to start an inquiry into his brother's assassination as soon as he became president. He won the 1968 presidential primary in California but was assassinated before the general election.<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=John Potash|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=New Four-Part Documentary “JFK: Destiny Betrayed” Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup|date=2022-07-26|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623164517/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-date=2023-06-23|quote=}}</ref> | Kennedy ran for President in the 1968 presidential election and planned to start an inquiry into his brother's assassination as soon as he became president. He won the 1968 presidential primary in California but was assassinated before the general election.<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=John Potash|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=New Four-Part Documentary “JFK: Destiny Betrayed” Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup|date=2022-07-26|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623164517/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-date=2023-06-23|quote=}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 27 December 2024
For his son, see Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy | |
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| Born | November 20, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | June 6, 1968 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Democratic |
Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK, was a Statesian politician and brother of President John F. Kennedy.
Early life
Robert Kennedy was the son of the millionaire Joseph Kennedy and supported Herbert Hoover during his childhood.[1]
Political career
Attorney General
Kennedy opposed the CIA-installed monarchy in Iran and refused to visit Iran on a trip around the world. His brother, John F. Kennedy, had threatened to end U.S. support for the Shah and publicly criticized his corruption.[1]
Kennedy's first call after his brother's assassination in 1963 was to the CIA desk officer. Robert Kennedy asked him, "Did your people conduct this horror?"[2]
During the early 1960s, was strongly anti-communist and supported the Vietnam War.[1]
Senate
By the late 1960s, Kennedy reversed his previous position and opposed the Vietnam War.[1]
Presidential campaign
Kennedy ran for President in the 1968 presidential election and planned to start an inquiry into his brother's assassination as soon as he became president. He won the 1968 presidential primary in California but was assassinated before the general election.[2]
Assassination
Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year old Palestinian living in Jordan, allegedly assassinated RFK while acting alone. As a child, Sirhan was traumatized by the Zionist occupation that destroyed his home in al-Quds. Sirhan was angry at RFK for sending 50 bombers to Israel.[1]
RFK's children, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kathleen Townsend, as well as Paul Schrade, one of RFK's closest advisors, believed Sirhan was innocent. Sirhan's defense lawyer, Grant Cooper, worked for Johnny Rosselli, who ran the CIA's anti-Castro program. In addition, Sirhan's gun only had eight bullets even though ten bullets were fired.[1]
According to RFK Jr., the real assassin was Thane Eugene Cesar, who worked for Lockheed. Cesar called the Kennedys, "the biggest bunch of crooks that ever walked the earth."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-05). "New Evidence Implicates CIA, LAPD, FBI and Mafia as Plotters in Elaborate “Hit” Plan to Prevent RFK From Ever Reaching White House" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-05-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Potash (2022-07-26). "New Four-Part Documentary “JFK: Destiny Betrayed” Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23.