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As you know, Israeli warplanes and torpedo ships attacked our ship the USS Liberty in 1967. By following the "books and resourses" links from http://www.ifamericansknew.org, I learned that a documentary of this attack can be viewed online free of charge through DemocracyNow's website. Here it is:
The Loss of LibertyDuring the 1967 War between Israel and the Arab States, the American intelligence ship USS Liberty was attacked for 75 minutes in international waters by Israeli aircraft and motor torpedo boats. Thirty-four men died and 172 were wounded. This film investigates this tragic event. Director: Tito Howard One very telling statement from the film:
Ambassador James Akins says on camera, "George Ball, the brilliant and courageous Undersecretary of State at the time of the '67 war wrote about the attack on the Liberty subsequently. He said, 'the ultimate lesson of the Liberty attack was that it had far more effect on policy in Israel than in America.
Israel's leaders concluded that nothing they might do would offend the Americans to the point of reprisal. If America's leaders did not have the courage to punish Israel for the blatant murder of American citizens it seemed clear that their American friends would let them get away with almost anything'."
Monica
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