Washington:
More than 20 years after assassins shot down his two brothers, Senator Edward Kennedy remained a target for extremists living in the shadows of constant threats, according to just released new FBI documents.
The papers made public for the first time by the US investigative agency reveal that it was not only President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy who were targets of extremists, but also their youngest sibling who faced a threat to his life till the late 80s.
Most of the death threats against the junior Kennedy warned of shootings, but one claimed that a crossbow would be used, New York Times reported quoting thousands of pages of documents released by the FBI on Monday.
The paper said it was no wonder that some of Edward Kennedy's relatives feared that it would be risky for him to run for presidency.
"Kennedy would sometimes blanch when cars backfired. Even now I am startled by sudden noises", the Senator wrote in his memoir, "True Compass", published last year after his death.
The Senator died of brain cancer on August 25, 2009 aged 77.
"I flinch at 21 gun salutes at Arlington to honour the fallen in Iraq. My reaction is subconscious- I know I'm not in danger-but it still cuts through me."
Five years after the assassination of President John F Kennedy and shortly after Senator Robert Kennedy was shot, a letter, released by the FBI warned that the third brother was next.
The papers made public for the first time by the US investigative agency reveal that it was not only President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy who were targets of extremists, but also their youngest sibling who faced a threat to his life till the late 80s.
Most of the death threats against the junior Kennedy warned of shootings, but one claimed that a crossbow would be used, New York Times reported quoting thousands of pages of documents released by the FBI on Monday.
The paper said it was no wonder that some of Edward Kennedy's relatives feared that it would be risky for him to run for presidency.
"Kennedy would sometimes blanch when cars backfired. Even now I am startled by sudden noises", the Senator wrote in his memoir, "True Compass", published last year after his death.
The Senator died of brain cancer on August 25, 2009 aged 77.
"I flinch at 21 gun salutes at Arlington to honour the fallen in Iraq. My reaction is subconscious- I know I'm not in danger-but it still cuts through me."
Five years after the assassination of President John F Kennedy and shortly after Senator Robert Kennedy was shot, a letter, released by the FBI warned that the third brother was next.
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