The attack by israel which killed or wounded 206 crewmen from the uss liberty is in the same class as the attack by japan on pearl harbor which killed 1,600. We logically concluded that the ship was the uss liberty. Turning point usa founder charlie kirk insults uss liberty survivors. Uss liberty survivors new book soon to be a fulllength feature film. You can click to watch the trailer here by phillip f. Its hard to believe that nearly 50 years has passed since israel attacked my good ship uss liberty in international waters. New book reveals disturbing new details of israels attack on the. The reasons are many, but have everything to do with who attacked the liberty and who covered up the attack, an ongoing and disgraceful coverup for nearly 50 years. The attack on the uss liberty is not a conspiracy theory uss liberty. I was aboard the liberty and feel the book gives a good account of the event and the coverup.
They dare to speak out by paul findley uss liberty memorial. This group was started to support the crew of the uss liberty, and to learn and share information, to try to find a way to help these men get their longawaited and due justice. I appreciate the archival photos and videos that i can s. A book about the liberty by crewman james ennes was dropped from distribution. The attack on liberty was fading into obscurity until last week, when intelligence expert james bamford came out with body of secrets, his latest book about the national security agency. A juridical examination of the israeli attack on the uss liberty lieutenant commander walter l. Israel did not intend to bomb the ship history news. Bamfords analysis is skewed by his palpable distaste for the israeli state. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss.
New revelations in attack on american spy ship chicago. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian, wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. The fog of war is often spoken of, and it is simply a reality. Why did israel attack uss liberty in 1967 even after the.
Eyewitness accounts of the attack on the uss liberty edited by victor thorn and mark glenn when the story of the liberty does come before enough people, it could prove to be the linchpin upon which very real reform of misguided u. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, uss liberty, by israeli air force jet fighter aircraft and israeli navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 june 1967, during the sixday war. His longawaited book, the liberty incident, will be published in march by brassey. New book reveals disturbing new details of israels attack on the uss liberty the americans have findings that show our pilots were aware the ship. This information was compiled by uss liberty survivors jim ennes and joe meadors at if you are not yet familiar with the deliberate israeli attack on the uss liberty, please read the findings of the independent commission of inquiry, composed of three admirals and generals of the us armed forces and. Navy spy ship is the result of more than seventeen years of extensive research. New book exposes israels attack on the uss liberty erasing the liberty. National security agency documents recount the hours leading up to, during and after the attack on the uss liberty by israeli forces that killed 34. Why do some in the us think the israeli attack on the uss. Home conspiracy new book exposes israels attack on the uss liberty erasing the. Assault on the liberty by james ennes has been reprinted and is available operation cyanide by peter hounam suggests a motive for the attack and coverup excerpts from john bornes book, uss liberty, a study of the coverup, who pulled it off, and how they did it. H0071 attack on uss liberty naval history and heritage navy. That said, many of us believe the liberty was broadcasting information on israeli military movements to the enem.
On june 8, 2005 the uss liberty veterans association submitted a report of war crimes committed against the uss liberty, june 8, 1967 to the department of defense in accordance with the dod law of war program. Thirtyfour sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded. Review of john bornes book, from the washington report on middle east affairs. Almost all the books and documentaries have major historical inaccuracies and many have an agenda. The uss liberty agtr5 has been called the most decorated united states naval ship for a single action. We very much appreciate you joining our group, and for supporting the crew of the uss liberty, deliberately and viciously attacked by israel on june 8th,1967. If that is the case, the attack was neither a case of friendly fire, a mistake or a conspiracy theory with no evidence to support the position that the a. I am a survivor of the deliberate attack on the uss liberty, june 8, 1967 during the six day war. On june 8th, 1965, during the sixday war, israel attacked and nearly sank the uss liberty belonging to its closest ally, the usa. The attack on the liberty and over 8 million other books are available for amazon. Since the books release last week, bamford has been interviewed by national public radio, cnn and others. Uss liberty the real story as told by the survivors. Do i have all of the available documents needed to produce a complete, documented account of the attack.
This gives a good picture of the facts detailing the attack on the liberty. In 2003, 36 years after the israeli attack on the liberty, admiral tom moorer, former chief of naval operations and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, convened the independent commission of inquiry into the israeli attack on uss liberty, the recall of military rescue support aircraft while the liberty was under attack, and the subsequent. Your purchases at via affiliate links below will help support fpj at no extra cost to you. The uss liberty, a us intelligence gathering ship, was steaming more than 10. This book was the first book written about the uss liberty and the attack on the liberty during the six day war in 1967.
A new book published in may in the united states its authors include several survivors of the attack promises that the truth is being told as never before and the real story revealed. Israels attack was deliberate, as was the us media blackout. Elected by his shipmates as their official historian, he became editor of the uss liberty newsletter. Full text of the truth about the uss liberty attack. It seemed only seconds later that a new voice radio circuit was patched into the room that was now becoming a nerve center for liberty communications. During the sixday war, israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attack the uss liberty in international waters off egypts gaza strip. The men killed in israels attack on the uss liberty. I despair when i read the comments of so many present democratic congress representatives of us population supporting the selfdefense of idf commandoes attacking the flotilla in.
Uss liberty agtr 5 was a belmontclass technical research ship electronic spy ship that was attacked by israel defense forces during the 1967 sixday war. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss liberty attack. When one considers that thousands of books, articles, essays, documentaries and blockbuster films have been made concerning pivotal events in history such as pearl harbor and the assassination of jfk. Nor is the charge of israeli premeditation confined to books aimed at a. A very good book that definitively makes clear that israels attack on the u. It was 52 years ago today that israel attacked the uss liberty, killing 34. Did the israelis know they were attacking a us ship.
The attack on the liberty and millions of other books are available for. The fog of intelligence is thicker, and of propaganda, thickest of all. I have read a lot about the uss liberty,but learnt a lot more. A new book is out that indicts the us president at the time lyndon baines johnson for being the originator of the false flag attack on the uss liberty. I think dual citizenship has a lot to do with the reason that the surviving crew cannot get the u. Dead in the water argued that liberty was attacked in order to prevent the u. Uss liberty movie a fulllength feature film of the june. The war crimes report we filed lists allegations of acts committed during the attack on our ship, including. In early june of 1967, at the onset of the six day war, the pentagon sent the uss liberty from spain into international waters off the coast of gaza to monitor the progress of israels attack on. Ian henshaw a few days ago came the latest israeli attempt to deny that allegations that the israeli attack on the uss liberty during the seven days war in 1967 was a cold blooded murder designed to trigger a us attack on egypt. New book reveals disturbing new details of israels attack. It was 20 years before one of the surviving officers wrote a book. Rescue efforts the day after the uss liberty was attacked by israeli forces. The uss liberty document archive is now up and running.
It doesnt surprise me one bit that they would try to blame the amberjack to take the blame when it was israeli planes and torpedo boats that attacked the liberty, the amberjack wanted to surface to help our boys in the water but was told to stand down by johnson, planes were scrambled off a carrier in the med. For over 50 years, anyone researching the uss liberty attack and continuing coverup of that attack was confronted with one question. But if this is true, why have so few americans ever heard of the liberty. The focus of this research project is limited to the question. The men killed in israels attack if americans knew. In 1967 the spy ship uss liberty was attacked by israeli fighter jets. The intelligence ship, wellmarked as an american vessel and. Erasing the liberty is a book i have yet to read, but from the authors own words of how he garnered his info, it appears to be just another write. Twentytwo years after publication of assault on the liberty, ennes is still receiving a steady flow of correspondence about the episode, particularly through the book s official web site at. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss liberty attack secret. In 1967 the spy ship uss liberty was attacked by israeli. Bamford argued in his 2001 book, body of secrets, that. Why, really, was the uss liberty attacked by israel. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, uss.
The truth about the evil jew attack on the uss liberty. Amid the jubilee celebrations for the sixday war, the tragic story of. I assume the question asks why some believe the june 8, 1967 israeli attack was deliberate. At first overshadowed by israels stunning victory, the attack on the liberty was destined. New book exposes israels attack on the uss liberty. Survivors of the attack on the uss liberty have long argued that the israelis had. Former fbi negotiator chris voss at the australia real estate conference duration. The book is derived from the doctoral dissertation the liberty incident, completed at the middle east studies institute of the.
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