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05-25-2014, 01:47 PM
In 2007 the Chicago Tribune reported (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,3721192,full.story) on the surviving crew of the USS Liberty and wrote:
"Four decades later, many of the more than two dozen Liberty survivors located and interviewed by the Tribune cannot talk about the attack without shouting or weeping..."
Former Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Thomas Moorer (http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ul-moorer.html) concluded in his investigation:
"attacking the USS Liberty, Israel committed acts of murder against U.S. servicemen and an act of war against the United States." - Admiral Thomas Moorer, "A fair probe would attack Liberty misinformation," (http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ul-moorer.html) Stars and Stripes, January 16, 2004
Admiral Moorer also said:
"Israeli torpedo boats machine-gunned lifeboats at close range that had been lowered to rescue the most-seriously wounded. - Admiral Thomas Moorer, Stars and Stripes, 2004"
Admiral Thomas Moorer
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/ADM_Thomas_Moorer.JPG/250px-ADM_Thomas_Moorer.JPG
The UK Guardian reports (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/08/israel):
''Throughout the morning, the ship sailed on, with reconnaissance repeated at approximately 30-minute intervals. At one point, an Israeli air force Noratlas Nord 2501 circled the ship and headed back towards the Sinai. "It had a big Star of David on it and it was flying just a little bit above our mast," recalled crew member Larry Weaver. "I was actually able to wave to the co-pilot. He waved back and actually smiled at me - I could see him that well. There's no question about it. They had seen the ship's markings and the American flag. They could damn near see my rank. The underway flag was definitely flying, especially when you're that close to a war zone.""
Chicago Tribune story, 2007: "New revelations in attack on American spy ship - chicagotribune.com" (http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story)
Israeli recon planes circled the ship for 6 hours on a clear morning, knowing it was an American ship and knowing it was the Liberty.. In the 3 hour attack that followed, rounds meant for tanks punched through the thin steel hull like tissue paper, and slaughtered men deep inside their living quarters.
One Israeli pilot who refused to carry out the mission was arrested upon landing, and later spoke with Congressman Pete McClosky:
"Fifteen years after the attack, an Israeli pilot approached Liberty survivors and then held extensive interviews with former Congressman Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey about his role. According to this senior Israeli lead pilot, he recognized the Liberty as American immediately, so informed his headquarters, and was told to ignore the American flag and continue his attack. He refused to do so and returned to base, where he was arrested." - Whatreallyhappened.com (http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/ussliberty.html)
Why did Israel do it? At the time, Israel was engaged in the 1967 war against Egypt. The BBC documentary Dead in the Water (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/06_june/08/uss_liberty.shtml) asserts, in its official press release, that the attack was:
"a daring ploy by Israel to fake an Egyptian attack on the American spy ship, and thereby provide America with a reason to officially enter the war against Egypt."
The plan went awry because the Liberty was supposed to sink with all hands and leave no witnesses. In short, the heroism of the crew which fought fires and damage, even while wounded, prevented the ship from sinking, and perhaps prevented WWIII. Russia had promised to defend Egypt, and reports are that LBJ was sending nuclear tipped warheads on planes to Cairo.
The USS Liberty attack, in which 32 American sailors were killed by Israeli warplanes and gunboats, which was later deemed to be an "accident" by a congressional investigation, is still arousing controversy. The survivors are still calling for a new investigation so they can get justice while they live.
On this Memorial Day, call your congressman for a new investigation. Let the surviving crew members of the USS Liberty know that they are not forgotten.
Official survivors' page: USS Liberty Memorial (http://www.gtr5.com)
Admiral Thomas Moorer, "A fair probe would attack Liberty misinformation," (http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ul-moorer.html) Stars and Stripes, January 16, 2004
USS Liberty Survivor Phil Tourney
QCDjoc7FBbk
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCDjoc7FBbk
Rare Photos taken by crew posted at official USS Liberty survivors website www.gtr5.com (http://www.gtr5.com)
Recon aircraft
http://www.gtr5.com/gallery/before/lg0044.jpg
Israeli torpedo boat
http://www.gtr5.com/image-viewer.htm?gallery/during/lg0077.jpg
Starboard damage
http://www.gtr5.com/image-viewer.htm?gallery/after/lg0093.jpg
http://www.ifamericaknew.org/images/libbodybags.jpg
http://www.newislander.com/ports/2010/01/unveiling_the_attack_on_the_uss_liberty/diagram.jpg
"Four decades later, many of the more than two dozen Liberty survivors located and interviewed by the Tribune cannot talk about the attack without shouting or weeping..."
Former Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Thomas Moorer (http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ul-moorer.html) concluded in his investigation:
"attacking the USS Liberty, Israel committed acts of murder against U.S. servicemen and an act of war against the United States." - Admiral Thomas Moorer, "A fair probe would attack Liberty misinformation," (http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ul-moorer.html) Stars and Stripes, January 16, 2004
Admiral Moorer also said:
"Israeli torpedo boats machine-gunned lifeboats at close range that had been lowered to rescue the most-seriously wounded. - Admiral Thomas Moorer, Stars and Stripes, 2004"
Admiral Thomas Moorer
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/ADM_Thomas_Moorer.JPG/250px-ADM_Thomas_Moorer.JPG
The UK Guardian reports (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/aug/08/israel):
''Throughout the morning, the ship sailed on, with reconnaissance repeated at approximately 30-minute intervals. At one point, an Israeli air force Noratlas Nord 2501 circled the ship and headed back towards the Sinai. "It had a big Star of David on it and it was flying just a little bit above our mast," recalled crew member Larry Weaver. "I was actually able to wave to the co-pilot. He waved back and actually smiled at me - I could see him that well. There's no question about it. They had seen the ship's markings and the American flag. They could damn near see my rank. The underway flag was definitely flying, especially when you're that close to a war zone.""
Chicago Tribune story, 2007: "New revelations in attack on American spy ship - chicagotribune.com" (http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/eedition/chi-liberty_tuesoct02,0,43090.story)
Israeli recon planes circled the ship for 6 hours on a clear morning, knowing it was an American ship and knowing it was the Liberty.. In the 3 hour attack that followed, rounds meant for tanks punched through the thin steel hull like tissue paper, and slaughtered men deep inside their living quarters.
One Israeli pilot who refused to carry out the mission was arrested upon landing, and later spoke with Congressman Pete McClosky:
"Fifteen years after the attack, an Israeli pilot approached Liberty survivors and then held extensive interviews with former Congressman Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey about his role. According to this senior Israeli lead pilot, he recognized the Liberty as American immediately, so informed his headquarters, and was told to ignore the American flag and continue his attack. He refused to do so and returned to base, where he was arrested." - Whatreallyhappened.com (http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/ussliberty.html)
Why did Israel do it? At the time, Israel was engaged in the 1967 war against Egypt. The BBC documentary Dead in the Water (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/06_june/08/uss_liberty.shtml) asserts, in its official press release, that the attack was:
"a daring ploy by Israel to fake an Egyptian attack on the American spy ship, and thereby provide America with a reason to officially enter the war against Egypt."
The plan went awry because the Liberty was supposed to sink with all hands and leave no witnesses. In short, the heroism of the crew which fought fires and damage, even while wounded, prevented the ship from sinking, and perhaps prevented WWIII. Russia had promised to defend Egypt, and reports are that LBJ was sending nuclear tipped warheads on planes to Cairo.
The USS Liberty attack, in which 32 American sailors were killed by Israeli warplanes and gunboats, which was later deemed to be an "accident" by a congressional investigation, is still arousing controversy. The survivors are still calling for a new investigation so they can get justice while they live.
On this Memorial Day, call your congressman for a new investigation. Let the surviving crew members of the USS Liberty know that they are not forgotten.
Official survivors' page: USS Liberty Memorial (http://www.gtr5.com)
Admiral Thomas Moorer, "A fair probe would attack Liberty misinformation," (http://www.ifamericansknew.org/us_ints/ul-moorer.html) Stars and Stripes, January 16, 2004
USS Liberty Survivor Phil Tourney
QCDjoc7FBbk
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCDjoc7FBbk
Rare Photos taken by crew posted at official USS Liberty survivors website www.gtr5.com (http://www.gtr5.com)
Recon aircraft
http://www.gtr5.com/gallery/before/lg0044.jpg
Israeli torpedo boat
http://www.gtr5.com/image-viewer.htm?gallery/during/lg0077.jpg
Starboard damage
http://www.gtr5.com/image-viewer.htm?gallery/after/lg0093.jpg
http://www.ifamericaknew.org/images/libbodybags.jpg
http://www.newislander.com/ports/2010/01/unveiling_the_attack_on_the_uss_liberty/diagram.jpg