thisnamecantbetaken says: During the Six-Day War, Israel attacked and nearly sank the USS Liberty belonging to its closest ally, the USA. Thirty-four American servicemen were killed in the two-hour assault by Israeli warplanes and torpedo boats. Israel claimed that the whole affair had been a tragic accident based on mistaken identification of the ship. The American government accepted the explanation. Dead In The Water - The Sinking of the USS Liberty - 69 min Documentary 'The Israel lobby - The influence of AIPAC on US Foreign Policy' - 51 min Well at the time of the Liberty, the US administrations was not as closely tied to Israel as it is today. Inf act the US had a more "neutral" style toward the combatants (even going as far as stopping the joint Anglo-French invasion of Egypt). Things definitely changed under Nixon and have stayed the same until today. |
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