The USS Liberty Memorial

[tericared]

On June 8, 1967, US Navy intelligence ship USS Liberty was suddenly and brutally attacked on the high seas in international waters by the air and naval forces of Israel. The Israeli forces attacked with full knowledge that this was an American ship and lied about it. Survivors have been forbidden for 40 years to tell their story under oath to the American public. The USS Liberty Memorial web site tells their story and is dedicated to the memory of the 34 brave men who died.


Despite a near-universal consensus that the Israeli attack was made with full knowledge that USS Liberty was a US Navy ship, the Johnson administration began an immediate cover-up of this fact. Though administration officers continued individually to characterize the attack as deliberate, the Johnson administration never sought the prosecution of the guilty parties or otherwise attempted to seek justice for the victims. They concealed and altered evidence in their effort to downplay the attack. Though they never formally accepted the Israeli explanation that it was an accident, they never pressed for a full investigation either. They simply allowed those responsible literally to get away with murder.

In an ongoing effort to reveal the truth about the attack, the USS Liberty Veterans Association has filed with the Secretary of the Army in the manner prescribed by law a detailed, fully documented Report of War Crimes describing the circumstances of the attack on our ship and evidence that it was a crime under international law. In accordance with international law and treaties, the United States is obligated to investigate the allegations. So far, the United States has declined even to acknowledge that the report has been filed. The full text of the report can be found at http://www.gtr5.com/evidence/warcrimes.pdf

http://www.gtr5.com/index.html

[annebeckett]

Jun. 10, 2009 at 2:09 PM

If anyone wants more info on the Liberty, they should logon to youtube and check it out.  I think a LOT of Americans would be surprised that this happened and we did NOTHING, whatsoever.  When looking it up, check out MANY Israeli remarks.. it's chilling!

[tericared]

Jun. 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM

I was really pissed at the comment on post in debate groups about this...."oh it was an accident" Oh "they didnt know it was a US ship" blah blah blah just because it was Israel and no one is allowed to say any thing negative about the poor helpless abused State...oh please some time the stupidity around her is scary...

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