{"id":961,"date":"2009-06-08T11:24:27","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T16:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=961"},"modified":"2009-06-08T11:36:51","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T16:36:51","slug":"42nd-anniversary-of-the-israeli-attack-on-the-uss-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/08\/42nd-anniversary-of-the-israeli-attack-on-the-uss-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"42nd Anniversary of the Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 8, 1967, Israeli forces knowingly attacked an American intelligence ship off the coast of Egypt. Thirty-four Americans were killed.<\/p>\n

The Johnson administration responded by rushing to coverup the facts. <\/p>\n

James Bamford, author of Body of Secrets, has unearthed massive evidence proving that the Israelis had definitely identified the ship as American before they sought to destroy it. <\/p>\n

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 – if some major interest group is profiting from official lies.<\/p>\n

Ray McGovern had an excellent article on Counterpunch <\/strong><\/a>last week on the belated award of a silver star to Terry Halbardier, a Navy seaman who prevented the Israelis from finishing off the USS Liberty and all its crew. Scott Horton of Antiwar.com Radio interviewed McGovern; the MP3 file is here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a link to a blog <\/a>I did to a superb Chicago Tribune 2007 expose proving that the U.S. government has long known that its story on the USS Liberty attack is a fraud. <\/p>\n

Here is a link to the Anti-Defamation League’s page<\/strong><\/a> on the bigots and conspiracy nuts who refuse to accept the Official Story. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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