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The Attack on the Liberty
The Untold Story of Israel's Deadly 1967 Assault on A U.S. Spy Ship
eBook - 2010 | First Simon & Schuster tra. pbk. edition
The definitive account of the infamous 1967 attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli forces and the continuing controversy over what really happened.
* Notorious incident: In 1967, Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked the spy ship uSS Liberty in international waters during the Six-Day War. Thirty-four sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically injured. Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. naval court of inquiry confirmed, but that explanation is contradicted by the facts of the case.
* Based on new revelations: James Scott has interviewed Liberty survivors, senior u.S. political and intelligence officials, and examined newly declassified documents in Israel and the united States to write this comprehensive, dramatic account. He reveals that officers in Israel's chain of command were aware of the Liberty's identity and shows how events in Vietnam prompted the American government to deemphasize the attack despite widespread disbelief of Israel's story.
* Journalist and son of an attack survivor: Scott's father, John, was an officer and engineer aboard the Liberty who was awarded the Silver Star for helping to save the ship from sinking.
* Notorious incident: In 1967, Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats attacked the spy ship uSS Liberty in international waters during the Six-Day War. Thirty-four sailors were killed and more than 170 wounded, many critically injured. Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. naval court of inquiry confirmed, but that explanation is contradicted by the facts of the case.
* Based on new revelations: James Scott has interviewed Liberty survivors, senior u.S. political and intelligence officials, and examined newly declassified documents in Israel and the united States to write this comprehensive, dramatic account. He reveals that officers in Israel's chain of command were aware of the Liberty's identity and shows how events in Vietnam prompted the American government to deemphasize the attack despite widespread disbelief of Israel's story.
* Journalist and son of an attack survivor: Scott's father, John, was an officer and engineer aboard the Liberty who was awarded the Silver Star for helping to save the ship from sinking.
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Publisher:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster tra. pbk. edition
ISBN:
9781439166055 electronic bk
1439166056 electronic bk
1439166056 electronic bk
Branch Call Number:
eBOOK 956.046 SCO
Characteristics:
1 online resource (374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
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Add a CommentOne of the reasons Israel is alive is that it strikes quickly, asks questions later.
[Update: First, read what former deputy director of the NSA, Oliver Kirby, had to say:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-liberty_tuesoct02-story.html#page=1
Next, please read Joan Mellen's book, Faustian Bargain for the latest on the false flag attack on the USS Liberty.]
Compare this book to the misleading one by Cristol, "The Liberty Incident Revealed" (wonder if he's related to Bill Cristol?) Amazing how few Americans today are aware of this, that the nation who attacked a US Navy vessel in international waters, and killed many seamen, and wounded others, some quite horribly, was Israel. A most important historical read to understand who the real allies of the US are, and many doubt it is Israel. (John McCain's father was the cover-up specialist on the aftermath of this attack.)