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What if this foreign country conducted at least eight reconnaissance missions earlier that day, even waving at our sailors on deck and then claimed they didn't know it was an American Naval vessel, and later made up a story it was a horse transport from another country. Consider that fantasy for a moment. We are to believe a grey ship with a HUGE American Flag flying on a cloudless sunny day with clearly visible military markings boasting military guns and high tech communication antennas,
which the attacking forces targeted first proving they knew what they were, is mistaken for a cargo ship? Anyone want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge? (Note: It is a war crime to attack any ship
without verifying the target.)
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How would you feel to learn that this foreign country attacked our ship for nearly seventy minutes, first from the air with unmarked planes, to make sure our US sailors didn't know
who was attacking them. Then followed with napalm and torpedoes from nearby assault ships. (Note: It a war crime to continue to attack once your target is crippled and helpless) |
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What if you found out this foreign nation then proceeded to shoot out and destroy all life rafts on the ship and those launched in the water? (Note: It is a war crime to fire or target life rafts in the water). What would you say, knowing all this to the families of the thirty-four men killed and one hundred and seventy-three wounded? The above statements are true and just a snippet of the travesty this ship and crew, PERHAPS THE MOST DECORATED SHIP IN US HISTORY have endured. From the day this happened to the USS
Liberty on June 8, 1967 when our sailors were left to die by our own Department of Defense on the direct orders of the US Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara who recalled the rescue mission from the sixth fleet in route to render assistance, this incident, solely to safeguard the vanity of the attacking nation, remains covered up. The ship and crew miraculously survived only to face the next thirty-eight years of humiliation; the lives of these men, our protectors, our sailors, our troops have been about one thing and one thing only, justice.
Yet justice evades them. Not for what they did, which was exemplary. Simply because they were attacked by the only nation the US government places before American interests. If you have ever doubted this statement, that many in our government place a foreign nation's welfare, reputation and safety ahead of our own, (Note: this is the definition of treason) the following legal brief and report will prove it. The
Media's Part in the Cover-up If you have ever doubted the US Media caters to the needs of a foreign nation at the expense of the American people, witness their silence today on this issue. Today represents a historic event. When the media decides which stories to print, post or air and which to decline, a criterion surrounds its relevance. Does this story affect the majority of Americans? Is it pertinent? Is it newsworthy? The answer to all of these questions, unlike the
Michael Jackson trial or Brittney Spear's pregnancy is YES.
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Current Stories on the Problems with the Media in the US
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The story our media chooses not to tell you involves international intrigue, threats to our security, immense questions of dual loyalties, cover-ups, the hypocrisy of our own government, the complicacy of the Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush Senior and Junior administrations, threats against the families and survivors and threats of blackballing by Hollywood of anyone who dares to tell this story. It features
heroism against all odds and steadfast true patriotism. This story includes two hundred and seven American casualties, thirty-four of whom died. It involves the first time American troops have been forced to file war crimes complaints against a foreign nation because our own government chooses to protect this other nation, rather than American citizens. In short, this is a huge story. But you'll hear little about it. The vanity of this foreign nation is worth more to our media and our
government than the lives of American citizens. That fact has been proven each time this foreign nation kills Americans, whether a twenty-three year old college student from Washington State, a college professor and his son living under the care of this country or our own military personnel. It is the one place in the world where American lives have no value to the American government or the American Media. Fortunately, we Americans are a can do and will do people…even if our government and media are not. Taking Justice Into their own Hands The families and survivors of the USS Liberty officially filed a report detailing the war crimes committed by the sovereign State of Israel against the sovereignty of the United States today. To my
knowledge, this is the first time our military people have been forced to take matters into their own hands. Our own government, which their colleagues died defending, chooses to defend a foreign nation over our own people. What they hope to accomplish is simple: All they want is the proper investigation of the incident they are entitled to and should have had in 1967. By filing this report with the Department of Defense, the administration is forced into obeying international law and DOD
Directive 5500.77 requiring a full investigation, though not a trial. Should the DOD attempt to bury this again by failing to obey the law, this case will end up in a federal court where the judicial branch can then force compliance. Jim Ennes manned the bridge of the USS Liberty during the attack and wrote an excellent book about the experience entitled Assault on the Liberty (Read
excerpt). When asked for his thoughts on this, he replied: "We have said for 38 years that this was a war crime. It was not only deliberate, but it was very clearly a war crime EVEN IF ONE ACCEPTS THE ISRAELI VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED. Their excuse DEFINES a war crime. Secretary of State Dean Rusk's diplomatic note in 1967 said as much and sought prosecution of the war criminals involved. We (and Secretary Rusk and others) have been ignored for 38 years. Perhaps the truth
will finally be in the public record." President Bush loves to throw around patriotism and beat the drums touting "Support Our Troops". I have a question for him. Mr. President, doesn't supporting our troops mean supporting all of our troops? Why don't you start with the USS Liberty? What you Can Do The fact
our government and media continually protect a foreign nation before we the American people raises serious questions. Every American should be infuriated by this demonstration of cross-purposes. How does it feel to know that in one country or by the hand of this foreign nation, should you be killed, harmed or injured, your government will step in to protect the foreign nation rather than you, its citizen? How does it feel to know the media will do the same? This should make you very angry.
Those covering this up are hoping the survivors die soon and their families forget. Most are in their seventies now. We the American people cannot let this happen. These men died and served for us. They deserve our respect and they deserve our support in attain the justice henceforth denied. Therefore I appeal to you. As an American, please take the time to read this 35-page report that was filed today with the Department of Defense.
Download the PDF; pass it on to your friends. Don't let the cover-up continue. Contact your local papers, television stations and talk radio programs and ask them flat out why they choose not to tell you about this landmark story. The story is newsworthy. The other reasons are given above. The USS Liberty is often cited as the most decorated ship in US History. These men deserve their justice. Ask your media, if they support our troops, they need to start with the USS Liberty. Otherwise, their statements define hypocrisy. If the media will not act on our
behalf as American citizens and tell us what is really going on, it's up to us to make sure they do. Download the Report Filed with the DOD (PDF) |
