I grew up in Norfolk, VA. My next door neighbor was a young sailor on the USS Liberty. During the Israeli 6-day war, Israel shelled and torpedoed the Liberty and nearly sank it. 34 American sailors were killed and 171 were wounded. Israel claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, but all evidence points to the contrary. Israel did not …
I grew up in Norfolk, VA. My next door neighbor was a young sailor on the USS Liberty. During the Israeli 6-day war, Israel shelled and torpedoed the Liberty and nearly sank it. 34 American sailors were killed and 171 were wounded. Israel claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, but all evidence points to the contrary. Israel did not want the Liberty to report back to Washington what it was doing. LBJ was furious, but chose not to do anything due to his Vietnam problem. Having gotten away with it, Israel continued to violate international law with impunity. The US and Israel share the same values - arrogance, self-righteousness and racism.
I grew up in Norfolk, VA. My next door neighbor was a young sailor on the USS Liberty. During the Israeli 6-day war, Israel shelled and torpedoed the Liberty and nearly sank it. 34 American sailors were killed and 171 were wounded. Israel claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, but all evidence points to the contrary. Israel did not want the Liberty to report back to Washington what it was doing. LBJ was furious, but chose not to do anything due to his Vietnam problem. Having gotten away with it, Israel continued to violate international law with impunity. The US and Israel share the same values - arrogance, self-righteousness and racism.