Sunday, June 11, 2006

USS Liberty Deaths : Israeli Criminals Still at Large

This past Thursday June 8 marked the 39th anniversary of the savage and cowardly attack on the unarmed USS Liberty by the Israeli Air Force. This happened during the Middle East 6-Day War in 1967. The death toll of American sailors amounted to 34. There were also 171 wounded. The ship somehow didn't sink but was badly damaged. There was never a congressional investigation into the criminal act.

Last year survivors of the USS Liberty filed a formal " Report of War Crimes Committed Against U.S. Military Personnel, June 8, 1967" with the Department of Defense. This is the first time in history that an American military unit has had to take this step. Normally the commanding officers in the chain of command take the necessary steps for an investigation. We should support the USS Liberty investigation. Tell your representative in Congress Israel doesn't have a free pass for it's criminal behavior.

Why the Israeli's attacked the USS Liberty no one knows. But the fact that there was no investigation speaks volumes about the power of the Jewish lobby and the double-standard that is applied to Israeli actions.

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