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..have you all forgotten?
If you have or haven't heard of the incident,here's how it went down in early June 1967 just before the six day war.
An unarmed US Navy intel ship,the Liberty was in international waters in the Red Sea,quietly sweeping the ether analysing radio traffic. On June 8 after 9 hours of Israeli air and naval surveillance they attacked it without warning killing 34 wounding over a 100 ,even strafing life boats!
Their screams for help were heeded by a Med based carrier which sent planes-which were recalled!
"The most disgusting part of the tale relates to how U.S. warplanes sent to the Liberty’s aid from an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean were called back by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara acting under orders from President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who declared that he would rather see the ship go to the bottom of the sea than embarrass his good friend Israel. Ironically, the first ship to reach the Liberty and offer assistance was from the Soviet Union, an offer that was declined."
http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/remembering-the-u-s-s-liberty-2/
Some say,the Mexican Marano identity of LBJ,ex Texas congressman had much to do with that. Personally,I can't say.
I know a number of Israelis post here-was this an accident? I've never seen an explanation;please tell us what happened that day.
If you have or haven't heard of the incident,here's how it went down in early June 1967 just before the six day war.
An unarmed US Navy intel ship,the Liberty was in international waters in the Red Sea,quietly sweeping the ether analysing radio traffic. On June 8 after 9 hours of Israeli air and naval surveillance they attacked it without warning killing 34 wounding over a 100 ,even strafing life boats!
Their screams for help were heeded by a Med based carrier which sent planes-which were recalled!
"The most disgusting part of the tale relates to how U.S. warplanes sent to the Liberty’s aid from an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean were called back by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara acting under orders from President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who declared that he would rather see the ship go to the bottom of the sea than embarrass his good friend Israel. Ironically, the first ship to reach the Liberty and offer assistance was from the Soviet Union, an offer that was declined."
http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/remembering-the-u-s-s-liberty-2/
Some say,the Mexican Marano identity of LBJ,ex Texas congressman had much to do with that. Personally,I can't say.
I know a number of Israelis post here-was this an accident? I've never seen an explanation;please tell us what happened that day.