Name: Helper
Comments: Ben is right, Whatever happened in that USS Liberty incident was either an accident or some covert action that somehow got bungled. But know this, America is Israel's Big Brother has and always will stand with Israel. Why? As Ben said for many reasons, For one, It's like the Bible, Old Testament and New Testament, Old Testament Jewish, New Testament Christian.....Israel,America....One Book...Helper
Name: Patrick
Comments: Actually, on that raid against The USS Liberty in 67, the Israeli military hit us from the Jets and from (I believe) 2 attacks by boat. The interesting thing about that was:
A: We were in international waters.
B: The Liberty was a communication ship and the 6 day war was going on.
C: Our vessel was clearly identifiable as American.
The fact is they didn't want us snooping around the gulf with our excellent electronics and communication capability. Kinda seems like a guilty conscience, does it not?
Source 1: Assault on the Liberty: James M. Ennes Jr. 1979
43 Years After Surviving Israeli Attack on USS Liberty, US Veteran Joe Meadors Seized by Israeli Forces on Gaza Aid Flotilla
Joe Meadors was on one of the other Free Gaza boats that was seized early Monday morning. For Meadors, this marks the second time he has been aboard a ship attacked by Israeli forces in international waters. In 1967, Meadors was a signalman aboard the USS Liberty, a US Navy electronic intelligence-gathering ship that was attacked by Israeli planes and torpedo boats in 1967. Thirty-four Americans were killed and more than 170 were wounded in the attack. Ref. Source 2
Wikileaks: US Embassy Cables: U.S. Saw Israeli firm's rise in Latin America as a threat:
A security company led by the former head of operations for the Israeli military made such inroads into Latin America a few years ago that U.S. Diplomats saw it as a security risk and moved to thwart the company's expansion, U.S. Diplomatic cables show. Ref. Source 6
Senator Wants US-Israeli Op Against Flotilla
By Bryant Jordan
A U.S. Senator wants U.S. Special operations forces to help Israel halt a Gaza-bound international aid flotilla that includes a vessel carrying a number of American veterans, one of whom is a Sailor who served aboard the USS Liberty, the ship that Israel infamously attacked in 1967. Ref. Source 4