[CTRL] Fwd: Rivero's confusion worsens

[Kris Millegan]

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Michael Donovan wrote:

 
    Have you ever thought about your 'reasoning' as it would impact the men who must make the decisions?  The Liberty radioed for assistance.  The group commander with fighters on ready, in easy reach, stood down.  Can you imagine how hard that would be under any circumstances?  Now, Mr. Rivero, imagine that in the brilliant scenario that you gave as the reason.  He stood down because the intelligence ship might give 'information to the Arabs'?

  If you actually read the history of the USS Liberty, you would know that the USS Liberty was in a position to intercept Israel radio communications regarding the seizing of the Golon Heights. President Johnson was opposed to allowing Israel to take the Golon Heights, and Israel viewed the USS Liberty as being in the perfect position to enforce Johnson's agenda by forwarding intercepted communications to the Arabs. In order to move on the Golon Heights, the USS Liberty had to be neutralized.

  And again, you demonstrate that you don't know what you are talking about. The group commander did NOT "with fighters on ready, in easy reach," stand down. He launched a flight of rescue aircraft towards USS Liberty but was forced to recall them on direct orders from President Johnson, who ordered the recall rather than allow the US to get dragged into open conflict on the side of the Arabs.

 

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