democracynow, The USS Liberty was an electronic intelligence-gathering ship that was cruising international waters off the Egyptian coast on June 8, 1967. Israeli planes and torpedo boats opened fire on the Liberty in the midst of what became known as the Israeli-Arab Six-Day War. 34 Americans were killed and more than 170 were wounded in the attack.
Israel and its supporters have long maintained that the attack was a “tragic case of misidentification,” an explanation that Lyndon Johnson
Iraq accuses Israel of seeking pretext for future attack
Iraq has accused Israel of attempting to legitimize an attack on its territory, after the Israeli foreign ministry protested to...
