</s>KENNEDY/COMMUNIST (69d) to die. It was enough for somebody to pull the trigger for him but millions are dying a slower and moreanguishing death. After the assassination of John Kennedy, some people in the USA said: "What can happen only in Dallas." After the death of Martin Luther King was said: 'That can happen only down South. But after Los Angeles I did not hear any- one say: "that can happen ONLY in California." There is blood all over America. Murder is both a method of resolving political disputes and an amusement with a kick in it. Whoever pulled the trigger in Los Angeles, it was American society that committed the murder. (Literaturave Gazeta No. 24. In full.) 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Summary  
The declassified documents detail international media coverage and political analyses of Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. Arab and Middle Eastern media outlets attributed the killing to Zionist conspiracies or U.S. policies favoring Israel, while Jordanian and Lebanese officials condemned the act as a violation of international law. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, an Arab Palestinian immigrant born in Jerusalem (then under Jordanian control), was identified as the accused assassin. Iraqi authorities arrested Sirhan’s brother, Sulaiman Bishara, for alleged ties to Israeli espionage networks, though Jordanian officials denied these claims. The documents emphasize geopolitical tensions between U.S. imperialism and Arab nationalism, with calls for global solidarity against American foreign policy in the Middle East.  

Key People  
- **Robert F. Kennedy (RFK)**: Assassinated in Los Angeles; brother of President John F. Kennedy.  
- **Sirhan Bishara Sirhan**: Accused assassin; described as a Palestinian Arab immigrant born in Jerusalem.  
- **Sulaiman Bishara**: Sirhan’s brother, arrested in Iraq for alleged Israeli espionage ties.  
- **King Hussein of Jordan**: Condemned the assassination and denied conspiracy claims.  
- **PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)**: Accused U.S. policies favoring Israel of enabling the assassination.  
- **Fatah**: Palestinian liberation movement that criticized political assassinations but acknowledged Sirhan’s actions as a reaction to Zionist aggression.  
- **Ghassan Kanafani**: Columnist who analyzed Sirhan’s motives, linking them to Arab-Palestinian grievances.  
- **Amin Awar**: Leftist columnist alleging CIA and Jewish financial groups conspired against Kennedy.  

Key Locations  
- **Los Angeles, California**: Site of RFK’s assassination.  
- **Baghdad, Iraq**: Where Sulaiman Bishara was arrested for alleged espionage activities.  
- **Amman, Jordan**: Center for Jordanian government denials and media coverage.  
- **Jerusalem (West Bank)**: Home to Sirhan’s father, questioned by U.S. and Israeli authorities.  
- **Beirut, Lebanon**: Hosted Lebanese officials and newspapers like *AL NAHAR* and *AL ANWAR*.  
- **Cairo, Egypt**: Media outlets such as *AL AHRAM* criticized U.S. policies toward Palestine.  

Key Events  
- **Assassination of RFK (June 5, 1968)**: Sirhan Bishara Sirhan shot RFK during a campaign victory celebration in Los Angeles.  
- **Arab condemnation**: Jordanian, Lebanese, and Egyptian media framed the assassination as a Zionist plot against U.S.-Arab relations.  
- **Iraqi arrests**: Sulaiman Bishara was arrested in Baghdad for alleged ties to an Israeli spy network.  
- **Jordanian denials**: Officials stated Sirhan’s family had left Jordan years prior, dismissing conspiracy claims.  
- **PLO and Fatah statements**: Condemned U.S. support for Israel as a factor in the assassination.  
- **Conspiracy theories**: Allegations that CIA or Jewish financial groups orchestrated the attack to suppress progressive candidates.  

Key Organizations  
- **CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)**: Alleged involvement in some analyses of the assassination.  
- **PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)**: Condemned the assassination, linking it to U.S. policies favoring Israel.  
- **Fatah**: Palestinian liberation movement that debated the role of political violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  
- **Jordanian Security Services**: Investigated Sirhan’s ties to Israeli spy networks; denied conspiracy allegations.  
- **U.S. and Israeli authorities**: Questioned Sirhan’s father in Jerusalem following the assassination.  
- **Middle East News Agency (MEN)**: Reported on Sirhan’s alleged espionage activities and Iraqi-Jordanian intelligence operations.

RFK Declassified Files

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