-Caveat Lector- Honor the USS Liberty on the Fourth of July One western state recently stunned its citizens by declaring June 8, 2001, USS Liberty Tribute Day. Few of Arizona Governor Jane Hull's constituents had ever heard of the USS Liberty. Fewer still knew that on June 8, 1967, this American ship was destroyed by the one foreign government that most Americans thought to be our number one ally, the State of Israel, killing and wounding two-thirds of the crew. Though the Arizona Proclamation received superficial publicity, many readers were agape when they read that 200 American crewmen were killed or wounded in repeated attacks by the Israeli Navy gunboats and submarine and Air Force jets. The proclamation omitted mention that Israel destroyed Liberty, but the accompanying press did correctly pin the deed on Israel. Arizona may be the first state to recognize the sacrifice by the men on the Liberty. We are grateful to Jane Hull for taking a risk to her career to tell the truth. The Liberty Tribute is the work of one man, author Jim Taylor, who has made exposure of this long hidden nightmare his lifetime work. We Hold These Truths salutes Jim Taylor on this 225th Fourth or July. We will make a project of making June 8 USS Liberty day every year, everywhere. The attack that killed 34 and wounded over 160 American seamen was deliberate and top Israelis admit it. It involved an air launched rocket attack, and patrol boats that systematically machine gunned of the life rafts on Liberty's deck. An Israeli submarine then torpedoed the ship blowing a 20 foot hole in the hull, leaving it to sink. But the Liberty, though completely destroyed, would not go down. President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defense McNamara personally intervened to recall American rescue aircraft from reaching the Liberty while the attack was in progress Israeli patriots and apologists have tried to diffuse the Arizona proclamation. One planted editorial claims that the Israeli's sought only to "disable" the ship, implying that the Liberty might have otherwise provided criminal intelligence to the Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians. This argument has as many holes in it as the Liberty did (800) after the attack. Others have come forth to refute them, and the issue is now public. The most stunning part of the story is the depth and deviousness of the cover up that has kept the incident secret from most Americans for 35 years, and that it is the work of our own leaders and the American press, not the Israeli's. Many Americans suspect that the state of Israel is quite capable of murder and assassination, and suspect it has little respect for the American people. Those of us who watch events in Palestine know the Israel government is capable of murder when it serves its purpose, but they do not expect their own leader to be implicated. Author Jim Taylor did his country a great service by recording the whole story in his book, Pearl Harbor II. Taylor, a resident of Arizona, paid as high a price for his patriotism as did many who signed the Declaration of Independence. Taylor lost his job of 25 years as editor of TV Guide, fired it seems because he published a book unacceptable to his Israeli Patriot employer. Taylor has told We Hold These Truths how his career ended in a virtual blacklist by major Israeli patriot owned and controlled US magazines and newspapers. He was forced to seek employment oversees, but grew from the experience and became one of the world's most knowledgeable Middle Eastern experts. While Taylor experienced travel and high adventure, he was forced to work away from his native country. He has never stopped fighting to expose of the great injustice he came to understand so well. "Pearl Harbor II" is a powerful account of not only the event itself, as reported by crew survivors, but also the political background for the outrageous, premeditated and deliberate assault on our country. It is worthy to note that no less than three wars have been triggered over the sinking of American ships. Pearl Harbor II is a meaningful choice of names. Our leaders probably did not suspect the attack was coming, but they refused to come to the aid of the ship while under attack and they covered up the act after it was over. Mr. Taylor did not overlook the role of the famous military McCain family in the cover-up. Vietnam "war hero", Senator John McCain, is currently under a recall threat in his own state for being unfaithful to his party. McCain's father, Admiral McCain, was appointed by Lyndon Johnson to conduct the inquiry that eventually shoveled the incident under the rug for 35 years. McCain's inquiry was conducted in a foreign country, the US press was excluded, and the results were bottled-up for a generation by Admiral McCain Collaborating evidence is now abundant. Jim Ennis, a crew officer, wrote his first hand account, "Assault on Liberty." Ennis also mentions Admiral McCain's role in the cover- up. Both books are available for research. The real motive for the murder and attempted murder of the crew is now admitted after years of official silence, thanks to official collaboration uncovered by author James Bambford in his new book on the National Security Agency, "Body of Secrets." On pages 187-239 Bambford explains that Israel had two concerns: 1) the possibility of the world learning that it had started the war, and 2) the fear that the Liberty would discover it had summarily executed captured Egyptian prisoners. The episode has been suppressed for years by our own government due to the death grip Israel maintains on our Washington foreign policy and congressmen. We Hold These Truths thanks Governor Jane Hull for finally recognizing the American sailors and intelligence officers who were victims of this act, by proclaiming June 8th in their honor. May God bless Jim Taylor and Liberty crew for keeping the story alive for 35 long years. Those wishing to communicate with Mr. Taylor may do so through our address or e-mail. We Hold These Truths (whtt) 4839 E. Greenway Road, #151 Scottsdale, AZ 85254 480-947-3329 Copies of Jim Taylor's book are available from WHTT by special order, and an audiotape interview with Jim Taylor is available from our WHTT e-bookstore on our website. http://www.whtt.org/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. 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