Professor Jeffrey Sachs Discusses the Real Reasons Behind the Assassination of JFK

Transcript Summary

- 00:00–00:23 – Discussion opens with the concept of peace: JFK wanted to hold Israel accountable for nuclear ambitions and sought to move away from war. Some suggest this anti-war stance might explain his assassination.

- 00:23–01:06 – The speaker reflects on systemic political pressures—especially the influence of APAC and “Kufi”—that constrain candidates, unlike JFK who may have challenged those powers.

- 01:06–01:42 – What if JFK had lived? Would Israel have become as politically powerful? Would the trajectory of U.S.–Palestinian dynamics have been different?

- 01:42–02:12 – Sachs notes he wrote To Move the World: JFK’s Quest for Peace, focused on JFK’s final year—between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

- 02:12–02:44 – Sachs regards JFK as a gifted modern statesman. The argument that Kennedy was killed for his peace efforts is strong.

- 02:44–03:14 – JFK’s determination to dismantle the CIA (“tear it up into a thousand pieces”) might have motivated a CIA-linked plot involving James Angleton, a CIA counter-espionage chief.

- 03:14–03:42 – JFK’s “peace speech” on June 10, 1963, is called mesmerizing—Sachs listened repeatedly while writing his book.

- 03:42–04:17 – Angleton had ties to Mossad, and Oswald’s documents were in Angleton’s safe—creating a controversial but compelling link between the CIA and Israeli intelligence.

- 04:17–04:48 – Kennedy resisted Israel acquiring nuclear weapons. There’s plausibility to the idea that Angleton played a role in facilitating Israel’s atomic capabilities.

- 04:48–05:16 – Multiple adversaries surrounded JFK—not just Vietnam or Cuba, but Israel and “the war party” in general. Sachs believes his death was conspiratorial.

- 05:16–06:25+ – Sachs extends the pattern of coercion: Epstein may have functioned as a Mossad asset using blackmail, influencing modern political figures like Trump—continuing the same shadowy pressures JFK faced.
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'Professor Jeffrey Sachs EXPOSES the Real Reason Behind the Assassination of JFK' | Financial Wise | Aug 16, 2025 | https://youtu.be/y4bm-GlDxiY?si=b-tNmlK6bi9Ut0rH

About Jeffrey Sachs:
Jeffrey Sachs is an American economist and public policy expert, currently a professor at Columbia University. He previously served as the director of The Earth Institute at the university. His work focuses on sustainable development and economic growth, making him a prominent figure in these fields.
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