{"id":1860,"date":"2010-06-08T17:53:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T22:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2010-06-08T18:04:50","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T23:04:50","slug":"43rd-anniversary-of-israeli-attack-on-uss-liberty-and-the-coverup-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/08\/43rd-anniversary-of-israeli-attack-on-uss-liberty-and-the-coverup-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"43rd Anniversary of Israeli Attack on USS Liberty&#8230; and the Coverup Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 8, 1967, Israeli forces knowingly attacked an American intelligence ship off the coast of Egypt. Thirty-four Americans were killed.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2fuZKyTGKYo\"><strong>YouTube video<\/strong><\/a> that captures the spirit of the attack. <\/p>\n<p>The Johnson administration responded by rushing to coverup the facts. <\/p>\n<p>James Bamford, author of <strong>Body of Secrets<\/strong>, has unearthed massive evidence proving that the Israelis had definitely identified the ship as American before they sought to destroy it. <\/p>\n<p>The fact that many of the files and tapes relating to the attack on the USS Liberty are still kept under wraps illustrates how truth has scant chance in DC &#8211; if some major interest group is profiting from official lies.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/08\/42nd-anniversary-of-the-israeli-attack-on-the-uss-liberty\/\"><strong>link<\/strong><\/a> I did to a longer blog on this subject last June 8.<\/p>\n<p>It is naive to think that the Obama team would give a damn about getting the truth out about last week&#8217;s Israeli attack on the humanitarian relief ship, considering how the U.S. government has vigilantly covered up the IDF killing of 34 American sailors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 8, 1967, Israeli forces knowingly attacked an American intelligence ship off the coast of Egypt. 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