- 34 US Sailors Murdered and 170 Seriously Injured by Israel
in Israel's attempt to silence and sink the USS Liberty, a US Navy Electronics
Surveillence Vessel.
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- Three admirals, an ambassador and a wounded survivor
are demanding that Congress investigate the attack on the USS Liberty and
subsequent cover-up.
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- Pressure on Congress to investigate Israel's deliberate
attack on the USS Liberty on June 8, 1967, and the cover-up by Washington
mounted when ranking military officers gathered in Washington May 14 to
express outrage at the high-level whitewashing of the tragic assault.
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- Those who ìdemandedî a 'thorough investigation'
of the attack and cover-up included Admiral Thomas Moorer, former chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Merlin Staring. Gen. Ray Davis
endorsed the call but was unable to attend the news conference in Washington.
James Akins, former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and an expert on the Middle
East, joined in the call.
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- They announced the formation of Liberty Alliance, based
in Front Royal, Va., to maintain pressure for an investigation in order
to correct the historical record.
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- Evidence that Israel deliberately attacked the U.S. vessel
with the intent to sink it and kill all aboard is beyond convincing - it
is conclusive. This evidence was first disclosed in the court-killed Spotlight
newspaper more than a quarter-century ago and subsequently in American
Free Press.
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- "The press ran away from the Liberty story"
in 1967, Moorer said. "What we're seeking is an agreement by Congress
to investigate the incident, he said. "The mission of elected and
appointed officials should be the straight-out bald truth."
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- Reporters were shown a film, Loss of Liberty,* documenting
the treachery in which 34 Americans were killed and 172 wounded. Producer
Tito Howard "put the true story on the film," Moorer said. "Every
foot of it is true."
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- The late Yitzhak Rabin, who commanded the Israeli army,
came to Washington after the three-day war "with orders for Secretary
of State Dean Rusk," said Akins.
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- Rusk replied to the Israeli officer: "General, the
United States is not a colony of Israel."
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- The late George Ball, under secretary of state under
President John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and long-time Bilderberg luminary,
expressed outrage over the Israeli attack, Akins said. Ball wrote of the
attack: "Israel knew it could get away with anything."
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- If Israel had succeeded in sinking the ship with all
aboard, the attack would have been blamed on Egypt, Ball said. He referred
to Israel "murdering Americans."
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- Getting an investigation is difficult, Akins said, because
"Congress is Israeli-occupied territory."
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- Staring said he was given a copy of the official Navy
report on the incident but was unable to find evidence justifying its conclusion
that the attack was a mistake. The report was taken from him before he
could comment.
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- Larry Weaver, a survivor who was extensively wounded,
revealed a chilling experience. He went over the familiar details showing
the attack was deliberateóthe flag was flying conspicuously and
Israeli recon pilots flew so low that smiles and waves were exchanged.
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- Barely out of intensive care, Weaver was summoned by
an admiral, who removed his stars and said they would talk as equals. The
admiral, whose name Weaver was unable to recall, asked him to tell him
what he knew about the Liberty attack. After hearing his response, Weaver
said, the admiral told him:
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- "If you ever repeat that to anybody at any time,
you will be put in jail and we'll throw away the key." The admiral
has been identified by AFP as Isaac Kidd.
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- Like other crewmen, Weaver's military records were purged
of his service on the Liberty.
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- "We are a ship without a country," Weaver said.
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- * Loss of Liberty will premier at the Third International
Barnes Review Conference on Authentic History and the First Amendment June
14-16. However, advance orders are being accepted now and will be filled
before the conference. Send check or money order for $30 to First Amendment
Books, 1433 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. Call toll-free
1-888-699-NEWS (6397) to charge.
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