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Some Good News for USS LIBERTY Supporters from John Hrankowski
This was introduced today in the Congressional Journal by Congresswoman
Cynthia McKinney from Decator Georgia. She did a great job with it and we
should let her know it. I worked with her staff on this and they got it right.
John SKI
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Mr. Speaker, I speak to commemorate and recognize the tragic attack that
took place against the U.S.S. Liberty on June 8, 1967. Although thirty-five
years have come and gone since this historic event, the survivors of the
U.S.S. Liberty are still struggling with the fact that their story has
never been heard.
While there has never been an official investigation into this event, we
have learned from survivor accounts that for over 75 minutes the Israeli
Defense Forces attacked the U.S.S. Liberty, killing 34 American soldiers
and wounding an additional 172. With over 85% of the crew either dead or
wounded, they somehow managed to keep the ship afloat after being hit by
over 1000 rounds of rocket, cannon, machine gun, napalm hits, and even a
direct hit from a torpedo.
This unprovoked attack took place in international waters, and by a trusted
ally. The only explanation given to the survivors and their families as to
why this attack took place was that it was an accident and that their ship
was not identified as being American, regardless of the fact that our flag
was proudly flown throughout the attack. Unfortunately, that explanation is
not good enough for those whose lives have been impacted by this attack,
and it should not be good enough for the American people. Let's not wait
another thirty-five years before we provide the survivors of the U.S.S.
Liberty an official investigation into why this attack took place and allow
them to tell their story. We owe them more than a debt of gratitude for
their sacrifice; we owe them the truth.
- 極秘扱いされたアメリカ軍艦への攻撃（偽イスラエル政治神話） 木村愛二 2008/1/22 22:22:52
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- USS LIBERTY 姉葉大作 2008/1/22 22:09:38
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