Cap wrote:This was clearly not intentional.
Yes, of course ....... I mean all the evidence points to it being a
'tragic error by the Israeli's' , until you read the evidence then a very different and equally difficult to believe, scenario, unfolds?' The problem is that the evidence does not support the '
accidental' claim at all.
Maybe read the report then comment? From the independent report led by the following military officers:
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. October 22, 2003 • Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, United States Navy, (Ret.) Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff .
• General Raymond G. Davis, United States Marine Corps, (MOH) Former Assistant Commandant of The Marine Corps
• Rear Admiral Merlin Staring, United States Navy, (Ret.) Former Judge Advocate General Of The Navy
• Ambassador James Akins, (Ret.) Former United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Some excerpts from the report.......
......... after eight hours of aerial surveillance, Israel launched a two-hour air and naval attack against USS Liberty.
Israeli air attack lasted approximately 25 minutes....... survivors estimate 30 or more sorties .......... by a minimum of 12 attacking
Israeli planes which were jamming all five American emergency radio channels;
That the torpedo boat attack involved not only the firing of torpedoes, but the machine-gunning of Liberty's firefighters and stretcher-bearers ......... the Israeli torpedo boats later returned to machine-gun at close range three of the Liberty's life rafts........
That
there is compelling evidence that Israel's attack was a deliberate attempt to destroy an American ship and kill her entire crew; evidence of such intent is supported by statements from Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Undersecretary of State George Ball, former CIA director Richard Helms, former NSA directors Lieutenant General William Odom, USA (Ret.), Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, USN (Ret.), and Marshal Carter; former NSA deputy directors Oliver Kirby and Major General John Morrison, USAF (Ret.); and former Ambassador Dwight Porter, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon in 1967;
.... fearing conflict with Israel, the White House deliberately prevented the U.S. Navy from coming to the defence of USS Liberty ......... recall of rescue aircraft is supported by statements of Captain Joe Tully, Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, and Rear Admiral Lawrence Geis, the Sixth Fleet carrier division commander,
Ship's Captain, William L. McGonagle (MOH), and his brave crew, surviving crewmembers were later threatened with "court-martial, imprisonment or worse" if they exposed the truth.
That due to the influence of Israel's powerful supporters in the United States, the White House deliberately covered up the facts of this attack from the American people;
....... to this day, no surviving crewmember has been permitted to officially and publicly testify about the attack;
That there has been an official cover-up without precedent in American naval history; the existence of such a cover-up is now supported by statements of Rear Admiral Merlin Staring, USN (Ret.), former Judge Advocate General of the Navy; and Captain Ward Boston, USN, (Ret.), the chief counsel to the Navy's 1967 Court of Inquiry of Liberty attack;
The report also asked that; That the eighth day of June of every year be proclaimed to be hereafter known as
USS LIBERTY REMEMBRANCE DAY, in order to commemorate USS Liberty's heroic crew; and to educate the American people of the danger to our national security inherent in any passionate attachment of our elected officials for any foreign nation. (
This report is dated 2003 and still the 34 that died are not remembered!)
So, correct me if I am wrong but you are saying that these military officers and the survivors of the Liberty are all liars and the documented evidence and sound recordings, are all rubbish and that you then base your opinion, just like Paphitis, on the fact the Israeli’s said sorry?
Your credibility ranks with official story of the guy who committed suicide ......... with one shot in the heart and two shots to the back of the head ?
Why do you think the US has tried to keep this under wraps for 50+ years? If it had been an accidental attack ..... then the US would recognise the tragedy and Israel would send flowers to the remembrance service every year !
