First published at 10:52 UTC on June 13th, 2022.
On June 8, 1967 while steaming in international waters off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula the USS Liberty was attacked without warning by the combined forces of the Israeli Air Force and Navy.
According to USS Liberty survivors the forces attacki…
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On June 8, 1967 while steaming in international waters off the coast of the Sinai Peninsula the USS Liberty was attacked without warning by the combined forces of the Israeli Air Force and Navy.
According to USS Liberty survivors the forces attacking the ship used unmarked aircraft, jammed Liberty’s radios on both US Navy tactical and international maritime distress frequencies, machine gunned usable life rafts Liberty crewmen had dropped over the side in anticipation of abandoning ship.
Additionally USS Liberty survivors’ accounts reveal that the attacking torpedo boats slowly circled the burning and torpedoed ship while firing from close range at USS Liberty crewmen who were either trapped topside or who ventured topside to help their fallen shipmates.T
Further, two flights of aircraft launched from the Sixth Fleet aircraft carriers to come to the defense of the USS Liberty were recalled while the USS Liberty was still under attack and calling for help.
To add insult to injury the US government has never conducted a complete and comprehensive public investigation of the attack on the USS Liberty
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