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10. As far as I can tell, that was the worst unprovoked attack against the US

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 11:42 PM

Jan 2015

by another nation since Pearl Harbor, and the US embargo against Japan partly lead to that attack. Not that we are all that special either, since the US makes an art of attacking other nations without provocation.

It shouldn't be surprising that they would attack the US then since it wasn't all that long after the Lavon Affair:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair

The Lavon Affair refers to a failed Israeli covert operation, code named Operation Susannah, conducted in Egypt in the Summer of 1954. As part of the false flag operation, a group of Egyptian Jews were recruited by Israeli military intelligence to plant bombs inside Egyptian, American and British-owned civilian targets, cinemas, libraries and American educational centers. The bombs were timed to detonate several hours after closing time. The attacks were to be blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Communists, "unspecified malcontents" or "local nationalists" with the aim of creating a climate of sufficient violence and instability to induce the British government to retain its occupying troops in Egypt's Suez Canal zone.

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Did anyone catch this documentary Al Jazeera? I'm blown away by it... [View all] MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 OP

Here's a BBC documentary on the subject, available online Electric Monk Jan 2015 #1

Thanks, EM... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #2

I did not know this. oldandhappy Jan 2015 #3

The more I educate myself, the less I am, too, O&H MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #4

I have an acquaintance who was wounded during the attack on the Liberty. He stated ... Scuba Jan 2015 #5

That appears so evident... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #6

Now it makes sense why Bush bombed them twice and wanted to bomb them a third JonLP24 Jan 2015 #7

I never know how to assess our media, but this one is managed from NYC... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #8

I haven't read this one yet but I based my comment JonLP24 Jan 2015 #9

As far as I can tell, that was the worst unprovoked attack against the US cpwm17 Jan 2015 #10

That would be about 13 years before MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #11

I have seen a documentary on it some time back. zeemike Jan 2015 #12

After that incident, the Israelis knew... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #13

I was in Asmara listening during the murders. I'm angry enough over Israel alfredo Jan 2015 #14

I posted last August about meeting a Liberty veteran: johnnyreb Jan 2015 #15

Assault on the Liberty is an excellent account pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #16

I wonder, do you think it might be disrespectful for others to wear those hats? MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #31

I'm not the one to ask... johnnyreb Jan 2015 #35

N-a-a-a-ah.. MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #40

Some folks are very invested in perpetuating this bogus myth oberliner Jan 2015 #17

Myth: no: it was obviously a deliberate attack cpwm17 Jan 2015 #18

Israel apologized for the attack and paid large sums of money to compensate the victims. oberliner Jan 2015 #22

They were caught so what else would Israel do then? cpwm17 Jan 2015 #27

What would you like to see happen now? What else do you want Israel to do? oberliner Jan 2015 #28

Nothing can be done about this particular incident. cpwm17 Jan 2015 #29

You know exactly why leftynyc Jan 2015 #20

You are so right. Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #37

so you're saying al Jazeera America changed its schedule to show this program azurnoir Jan 2015 #38

Did they? Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #44

Stations like al Jazeera America repeat their special frequently Current did it too azurnoir Jan 2015 #45

I created this thread because I caught the program this week... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #47

What was "radical" was the timing. Behind the Aegis Jan 2015 #48

How so? MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #49

Some people think that non-existent weapons of mass destruction was bogus, too... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #32

So what now? oberliner Jan 2015 #33

Wrong question... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #34

That seems unlikely oberliner Jan 2015 #36

They may seem unlikely to the observer who casts these things off... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #41

From Wikipedia oberliner Jan 2015 #42

Capt. William McGonagle; Won Medal of Honor After Israelis Attacked Ship pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #19

That article is a good read for those who don't know the background. KoKo Jan 2015 #25

I have heard every arguement on this and have yet to hear what was the benefit to Israel if it was dilby Jan 2015 #21

I suppose that is my thought too. I am never one to shy away from criticizing Israel - to put it Douglas Carpenter Jan 2015 #23

The friend of my enemy is my friend or the enemy of my friend is my friend or...never mind. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #24

Thank you for bring this back to my attention. Jim Beard Jan 2015 #26

+ underpants Jan 2015 #30

And the U.S. blew up and Iranian Civilian Jet in 1988, killing 290 including 66 children cali Jan 2015 #39

And then there was the USS Stark incident. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #43

"I've never seen a logical explanation for why Israel would deliberately target the Liberty"... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #46