| Author | Message | | Jefferson Davis | | Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: Lying about Liberty Time to expose Washington’s cover up |
| Lying about Liberty
Time to expose Washington’s cover up of Israel’s murder of US sailors
http://www.redress.cc/americas/pjballes20070613
By Paul Balles*
13 June 2007
Forty years after the Israelis strafed a US warship in international waters, killing 34 and wounding 172 American sailors, Paul J. Balles argues that it is time for the truth to be exposed.
The date of 8 June marked the 40th anniversary of the Israeli attack on the American naval ship USS Liberty. To this day the US Navy, the Department of Defence, the American administration and Congress have indulged in an elaborate cover-up.
On 8 June 1967, Israeli aircraft strafed the Liberty, took out its communications ability and jammed American radio frequency to prevent an SOS. One call for help did get through. American aircraft responded but were ordered to return to base by then Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara.
The attack from the air wasn’t enough for the Israelis. They fired six torpedoes at the Liberty, one of which blew a huge hole in the hull of the ship. Not satisfied that the destruction was complete, the prime ally of the US in the Middle East strafed the Liberty by helicopters.
From the ferocity of the 75-minute attack, it was clear the intent was to sink the ship and leave no survivors. The unprovoked attack was intended to kill everyone aboard. Despite the later claim by the Israelis that it was an accident, there has been incontrovertible testimony that the Liberty was easy to identify.
There was no question of mistaken identity. From the evidence, the judge advocate-general of the navy, Admiral Merlin Staring, was convinced that conclusion was impossible.
Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, President of the Court of Inquiry, said that President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara ordered him to conclude that the attack was a case of “mistaken identity”.
Admiral Kidd and Ward Boston, Jr, senior legal counsel to the Navy Court of Inquiry, "believed with certainty that this attack was a deliberate effort to sink an American ship and murder its entire crew".
Former US Undersecretary of State George Ball said:
Israel became convinced 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.
By under-reporting the numbers – nine dead and 75 wounded – the media attempted to "minimize the unjustifiable nature of the attack”. The dead numbered 34 with 172 wounded.
The survivors were told not to say anything to anyone, and if they did they faced the possibility of court martial or penitentiary or worse. Some didn't talk about the attack to anyone for almost 20 years.
Intercepted messages between the Israeli war room and their planes revealed that pilots were ordered to attack the ship. They replied immediately that it was an American ship. Israeli headquarters responded: "You have your orders." The pilots responded again that it was an American ship: "We can see the flag." Headquarters repeated you have your orders: attack it!" They did.
Both Israeli and American authorities claimed that no one saw the US flag, but comments overheard by American intelligence sources revealed references to a US flag on the ship in communications between Israeli aircraft and a torpedo boat.
The Israelis lied, the Johnson administration lied and the mainstream American media has ignored the evidence. Many of the survivors have come forward with the story they were afraid to tell when they were told to shut up or else suffer the consequences. It’s time for the truth to be exposed.
Ward Boston, Jr wrote:
The ensuing cover-up has haunted us for 40 years. What does it imply for our national security, not to mention our ability to honestly broker peace in the Middle East, when we cannot question Israel's actions – even when they kill Americans?
*Paul Balles is a retired American university professor | |  | | Cowboy | | Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
| | Why do you continue to refuse to make a clear, definitive statement that USS Liberty crewmembers did not lie under oath? | | | | Jefferson Davis | | Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
| Avoid and divert apologist.
The only one who questions or makes an issue on the the integrity of the Liberty crew is you. You'd have killed them all if you had your way.
You'd take satisfaction at firing the torpedoes and strafing the USS Liberty with such glee so suspect is your loyalty and your continual devotion to Israel Mr. AIPAC.
No one is fooled. Your posts prove it as is your opposition to the crew's and families' 40 year request for an open and honest investigation.
Go sing your praises for Israel elsewhere
You could care less less about them and 65,000+ posts confirm it. | | | | Veracity | | Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: |
| Cowscunts consistent in his attempts to obfuscate.
Still, looking at the inquiry, it's easily discounted as flawed and incomplete. | | | | gilhal | | Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:20 pm Post subject: |
| | NOT AS EASILY DISCOUNTED AS YOU TWO CLOWNS. | | | | Jefferson Davis | | Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject: |
| At least we're not automatic Jewish liars and apologists.
Jews being Jews. | | | | Cowboy | | Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: |
| Why do you continue to refuse to make a clear, definitive statement that USS Liberty crewmembers did not lie under oath?
Why are you so desperate to avoid it?
You must believe that they lied. | | | | Jefferson Davis | | Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: |
| Go live your fantasies of firing torpedoes at the USS Liberty.
The only one who has ever brought up the issue of the crew's integrity is YOU.
Only you continually oppose their request for justice.
Only you defend Israel above all others.
Your motivations are clear for the fifth columnist you are. As are all "Dual"l Israeli-Americans. Lies and dishonesty be thy name.
Such a good little apologist. Avoid and divert. What's the matter, offend your Rabbi? | | | | Cowboy | | Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:10 pm Post subject: |
| | Quote: | | The only one who has ever brought up the issue of the crew's integrity is YOU. |
Actually, your fellow pretend defenders of the Liberty crew have said that they may have lied, and you refuse to say that they did not lie under oath at the US Navy Court of Inquiry.
I have clearly said repestedly that the Liberty crewmembers did not lie under oath at the US Navy Court of Inquiry.
Why do you continue to refuse to make a clear, definitive statement that USS Liberty crewmembers did not lie under oath?
Your lack of response tells it all.
By the way, your desperate islamist need to convert me from Catholic to becoming a Jew remains humorous, but is a tad stale.  | | | | Jefferson Davis | | Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:48 am Post subject: |
| The only one who has ever brought up the issue of the crew's integrity is YOU.
Avoid, divert, ignore, obfuscate and lie Mr. AIPAC.
Your loyalty to Israel is beyond reproach. | | | | | ©2002-2009 WarWithoutEnd.co.uk |
