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oberliner

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28. What would you like to see happen now? What else do you want Israel to do?

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:34 PM

Jan 2015

It seems like you want the US to sever its association with Israel for many reasons, some of which are not related to this incident. Is that a fair statement?

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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