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Spurious prison information circulated that on 9/11, he "gleefully clapped (his) hands and (was) delighted" to see the twin towers collapse, adding that he had confidential information of the impending attack "by a Middle Eastern terrorist organization whose members revere you as an icon and a hero and do everything they can to honor you."
Sirhan: "Oh my God, that's ridiculous. I've never had anything to do with any terrorist groups. Who said this about me?"
Reynolds: "It was Chief Deputy Warden James Mattingly."
Sirhan said he'll sue him for libel and slander, adding he wants to see his evidence. Reynolds asked what he thought of the incident, Sirhan explaining that he cried because his country was attacked and "felt sadness and anger and wanted to punish the people responsible...."
Reynolds: "Sirhan, what were the events that led up to you being in the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel on the night RFK was shot there?"
Sirhan: "In the evening, I had something to eat at Bob's Big Boy. Then later in the evening, I decided to drive downtown....The Jews were going to be having a big party to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Israel's" Six Day War victory."
Reynolds: "What did you intend to do once your got there?"
Sirhan: " I don't know exactly but I wanted to protest. The Jews should not have been allowed to fill the streets in celebration of stealing more of our land. I can remember driving down Highway 5 with my 22 caliber hand gun lying next to me on the passenger seat."
Reynolds: "Why did you have a gun with you in the car?"
Sirhan: "I had been shooting at the range earlier that day."
Reynolds: "Was the gun....out in the open?"
Sirhan: "No, it was in the plastic box it came in, you know, with the cloth, the cleaning rod, and oil."
Reynolds: "and what did you do when you got downtown?"
Sirhan: "I realized that I was a day early and that the event was to take place the next night. So I just drove back up the freeway."
Reynolds: "Why did you stop at the Ambassador Hotel?"
Sirhan: "I don't know. I can't remember parking and going in there but I must have because I was there."
