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Two important lessons from Israeli attack on the USS Liberty

Another article on the murderous attack by Israeli planes on an American ship, the USS Liberty……this is a seldom remembered tragedy and the deaths of Americans should never be forgotten even if they are the result of an Ally….

I have been asked why I seem to be down on Israel……I point to this incident…….

Today, June 8, 2016, is the 49th anniversary of the cowardly and deadly Israeli attacks on the USS Liberty. The repeated Israeli attacks from the air and sea on the American Navy ship on June 8, 1967 killed 33 American sailors and Marines and one American civilian while wounding 174 Americans. This tragic case is offering every American lessons regarding the Jewish state of Israel and US politicians and military brass.

After repeatedly attacking the USS Liberty from the air and from the sea, once Israel realized the crew of the USS Liberty had been able to get a message off to the Sixth Fleet that they were under attack, Israel lied and said it was an accident. The survivors know that Israel is lying and that the repeated and deadly attacks by the Jewish state were very deliberate.

US military brass (bureaucrats in uniform) ordered the survivors to remain completely silent about Israel’s war crime. The Commander in Chief at the time, Lyndon Johnson, immediately accepted Israel’s irrational excuse that the attack was a mistake. Johnson even lied about the USS Liberty attack in his autobiography by claiming 10 men were killed instead of 34 and lowering the number of wounded from 174 to 100. (It’s interesting and revealing of LBJ’s complete lack of courage and character that he lied about being under enemy fire and received a Silver Star for gallantry based on that lie.)

Source: Two important lessons from Israeli attack on the USS Liberty | Examiner.com

Please help these fallen Americans to be remembered and to help have Israel be finally held accountable.

Thank you!

Liberty Survivors Say US Still Downplays Israel’s Attack on Ship

This article is a couple of days late….but at least someone remembers……

The U.S. Navy’s official story on the incident omits naming Israel as the attacker.

Nearly a half century after the USS Liberty — a lightly armed American spy ship — was almost sunk by Israeli air and sea forces during the Six Day War, survivors say the U.S. still prefers to avoid dealing with what happened and identifying who attacked the ship.

Strafed by machine-gun fire, hit by napalm and torpedoed over the course of the 75-minute attack, the Liberty has one of the most highly decorated crews in American naval history.

Source: Liberty Survivors Say US Still Downplays Israel’s Attack on Ship | Military.com

USS Liberty Veterans Association | Letter to Bibi

A letter was sent to Israel’s PM BiBi about the attack so many years ago…..[lease take some time and read the thoughts of those who lived through the attack…..

Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu,
Usually I write America’s political and military leaders on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.  I try to remind them about the men and women who serve this Country and the obligation that they have in protecting them and honoring their sacrifice.  I tell them about protecting our rights and freedoms and not let their ambitions stand in the way of the decisions they make.
I sympathize with the Jewish people with the horrors of World War II.
I also lost relatives during the war to the Nazis.  An uncle and a cousin, and two of my uncles were in slave labor camps.  I realize that the Jewish people need a homeland.  But the size of Israel has changed dramatically since 1948 through the acquisition of lands due to wars.  And this is where my sympathy with Israel ends.

Source: USS Liberty Veterans Association | Letter to Bibi

SAfter you have read this letter take a good look at the signees of said letter…..see anyone you recognize?

In case you were too f*cking lazy or uninterested enough to take a few moments to read then among the names are Obama, Biden, Boehner, Clinton, et al……and yet it is still taboo to mention this attack and the murder of American sailors in public.

Why is that?

USS Liberty–A Day To Remember

Congrats America….you now have your two candidates and the two people that will do whatever it takes to white wash Israeli’s war crimes.

Note:  There is a massive amount of information for the reader to digest…..but please take the time to learn about a forgotten piece of American history……and forgotten American heroes who died doing their duty to their country.

A couple of days ago was the 72 anniversary of the landing of D-Day and I was surprised that there was not more about the “Greatest Generation’s” contribution to the destruction of the Nazi war machine…..

Since few seem to care I feel that the deaths of a handful of Americans on the USS Liberty in 1967 will get even less attention from my fellow Americans…..

I dedicate this day, 08 June to the memory of those American sailors killed aboard the USS Liberty when it was attacked by the Israelis in 1967…..they are all but forgotten…..but not by ME!

How many Americans are pissed off about the Iranian capture of those American sailors a couple months ago?

How many Americans are pissed off at the attacks in Libya that killed Americans?

How many Americans are pissed off about the American sailors deaths when the USS Cole was attacked in Aden, Yemen?

And yet with all that anger over the attacks on Americans we somehow removed an attack from our memories that killed 34 American sailors…..why is that?

08 June, 49 years ago the USS Liberty was attacked and 34 Americans died and 171  were injured in a cowardly attack by the Israeli military on this day in 1967.

Every year I try to bring light to this attack….I want Americans to wake up and protest the deaths of Americans….they do so for 4 killed in Libya but the Liberty means NOTHING to them.  I find that shameful and disgusting…….I do all I can to force the world to recognize the cowardly attack and finally to make those responsible to be held accountable……

I know it is an uphill battle….but these are Americans that died in service to their country……and that country has turned their backs on them and their families……NOTHING is more disgusting and shameful…..

Names of the forgotten…….

Below is the archive that I have built up over the years here on IST….I post them with the hope that my readers will check them out and possibly pass them on so that more people know the dastardly attack was from an “ally” and has NEVER been held accountable for their murders.

The USS Liberty must NEVER be forgotten…….

Source: The USS Liberty Must Not Be Forgotten – The Unz Review

I will continue my crusade on behalf of the USS Liberty until my last breath……though the incident must not be forgotten…..it has been for almost a half century…….

It is truly unfortunate that Americans care so little for the sailors that died on this day in 1967…..

These are the articles that I wrote along with several other authors as well on the subject of the USS Liberty…..please take some time and learn about this attack……and then join in the crusade to force the country and the world to remember these brave Americans…..

http://lobotero.com/2015/07/09/still-waiting-for-uss-libertys-truth-by-ray-mcgovern-antiwar-com/

http://lobotero.com/2015/06/08/uss-liberty-end-of-the-day/

http://lobotero.com/2015/06/08/leaving-the-uss-liberty-crew-behind-by-ray-mcgovern-antiwar-com-2/

http://lobotero.com/2015/06/08/the-case-of-the-uss-liberty-anatomy-of-an-israeli-provocation-world-socialist-web-site/

http://lobotero.com/2015/06/08/uss-liberty-israeli-pilot-speaks-up/

http://lobotero.com/2015/06/08/dead-in-the-water-the-sinking-of-the-uss-liberty-must-watch-uprootedpalestinianss-blog/

http://lobotero.com/2015/06/08/uss-liberty-incident-in-saner-thought/

http://lobotero.com/2013/06/08/uss-liberty-incident-2/

I realize that this a lot of information to take in…..but please take the time to learn the story of those Americans that died at the hands of the murderous Israeli military……

PEOPLE!  STOP idolizing Israel….they are no better than the cowards that killed Americans in Libya.

Israel’s chokehold over U.S. politics and politicians has been so powerful for so many decades that this obvious reality is routinely denied, a collective gagging of the truth that is itself a measure of how strong the Israeli grip is. The most potent and poignant example of how much American independence has been surrendered to […]

Source: Still Waiting for USS Liberty’s Truth – Antiwar.com Original by — Antiwar.com

The deaths of Americans at the hands of cowards is NEVER acceptable in my mind and I refuse to stand by silent while the rest of my country tries so hard to forget these American veterans…….this country is always angry at this country or that, this group or that, when they have attacked and killed Americans…..and yet this incident goes mostly unnoticed and seldom mentioned….I want to correct that!

For you see…I am NOT a “Sunshine Patriot” that remembers our fallen vets once a year or try to use them for my personal goals……I have NO time for these so-called Patriots….they are nothing more than opportunists and flying a flag will change NOTHING!

I will NEVER forget…..and I definitely will NEVER forgive!

And neither should YOU!

Still Waiting for USS Liberty’s Truth by Ray McGovern — Antiwar.com

On June 8 of this year I dedicated the entire day of posting on the Israeli attack and murder of American Sailors in 1967………..not many Americans care enough to look at this attack but will lambast any one else that attacks and kills Americans…..but the Liberty is an exception……why?

It is time for the government to tell the truth about the attack and the subsequent deaths of Americans at the hands of the Israelis (our steadfast ally)…….

This is where this press takes up the argument…….READ THIS! If this does not piss you off then maybe it is time for YOU to reassess your priorities…..

Still Waiting for USS Liberty’s Truth by Ray McGovern — Antiwar.com.

How Long, GOP, How Long?

How many years has it been since the Benghazi attack that killed 4 Americans?  Something like 3 years.  And how many committee investigations since then?  50…..100…..who knows for sure.  Congress gets paid and paid well to waste time and money….especially by fiscal conservatives……..

My point is that the GOP needs to move on.  They have wasted enough money and time.  But I do like what Chairman Gowdy said about his investigation……..“I pledged an investigation worthy of the sacrifice made by these men and worthy of the trust of my fellow citizens,” Gowdy wrote. “That remains my pledge.”

That one statement is the biggest pile of steaming bovine fecal matter that has been uttered in 50 years by a worthless toad in Congress.  Why 50 years?

48 years ago the nation of Israel (our friend)…….attacked the USS Liberty, a naval sigint ship killing 34 American sailors…..did you read that?  34 Americans were murdered by Israel and there is NO outcry for someone to be held accountable.  That is right sports fans…Israel murdered 34 Americans in 1967 and none of you right wing a/holes care….not then….not now!

Why are American politicians afraid to hold Israel responsible?  If they are going to hold everyone that kills Americans up to ridicule and scrutiny then Israel should be at the top of the list.

I am disgusted by people like Gowdy that try to sound so noble and so concerned about the truth…..when in reality it is a LIE!

It is pathetic that a country that we support completely can commit murder and we just go about business……..It is pathetic that for some reason Israel can do nothing wrong…..NO matter how many they kill and maim including Americans…..

The murdered Americans in Benghazi are NO more important nor less than the 34 American sailors……….

Congress is populated with COWARDS……as is the nation of Israel.

Then there is the American people………to give blind support to some group simply because of a common non-historic myth is plain IGNORANT!

Just as the terrorists murdered 4 Americans 3 years ago…..Israel murdered 34 Americans 48 years ago….if someone is to be held responsible in government for the deaths then the same should be applied to Israel.

I am sick of all the blind lame ass support Israel gets…..and for what?

Leaving the USS Liberty Crew Behind by Ray McGovern — Antiwar.com

Today is the anniversary of the deaths of American sailors in 1967…….killed by an attack by the Israelis on the USS Liberty.

Please help keep their memories alive and help American confront an ugly story that NO one wants to hear…..

These men need to be remembered and the country needs to hear their story…..American is proud of their saying “leave no man behind”…….but by ignoring the crime of murder committed by Israel they are leaving them behind by ignoring their memory……

I am SICK of the BLIND loyalty that Americans feel they owe Israel, for whatever reason, to the point of looking the other way when they MURDER American service people…..why is that?

 

Leaving the USS Liberty Crew Behind by Ray McGovern — Antiwar.com.

The case of the USS Liberty: anatomy of an Israeli provocation – World Socialist Web Site

I continue my crusade to get as much information as I can out about the 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty and the murder of American sailors.

For too long Americans have had their heads up their butts on anything Israel…..time for them to be seen for what they are……murderers and thugs……

Time for America to face reality…..they pretend to be so patriotic and yet have forgotten what it means to be patriotic…….it is not a car magnet or a flag that makes one patriotic….today it is a buzz word for applause………. a word used as a political prop……the USS Liberty incident illustrate how little Americans care.

 

The case of the USS Liberty: anatomy of an Israeli provocation – World Socialist Web Site.

USS Liberty – Israeli Pilot Speaks Up

48 years ago today…..Israeli jets and gunboats attacked an American ship, USS Liberty, and to this day the US has ignored or forgiven the attack…….why?

There is a hand full of Americans that every year try to get the message out to try and force

I am trying to give as much information as I can about this incident…..this piece is about the Israeli side, well so to speak……..

Apparently one may kill and maim Americans for a price………that part alone is disgusting.

Read this and please respond to it……..

 

USS Liberty – Israeli Pilot Speaks Up.

The Day Israel Attacked America – Al Jazeera English

To continue my day dedicated to the memory of American sailors killed by Israel in 1967…..

Much is not said or written about this incident and the American government has done little to remember these people….they cannot be just swept aside because it is inconvenient…..

THEY MUST BE REMEMBERED!

 

The Day Israel Attacked America – Al Jazeera English.