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Israel claims they mistook our ship for the Egyptian horse carrier El Quseir and that we brought the attack upon ourselves by operating in a war zone without displaying a flag. Not so. We were in international waters, far from any fighting, and flew a bright, clean, new American flag. The flag we flew is on display at the National Cryptologic Museum, Fort Meade, Maryland and can be seen there, or in the the USS Liberty Images Archive.
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Joe was a signalman on the bridge during the attack
and is a former chairman and president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association.
Jim was an officer on the bridge when the attack started
and is author of Assault on the Liberty (Random House 1980; Ballantine 1986) which tells the story.
The attack has been a matter of controversy since 1967. Survivors and many key government officials including Secretary of State Dean Rusk say it was no accident. Israel and its supporters insist it was a "tragic case of misidentification" and charge that the survivors are lying.
The USS Liberty Page presents part of the story along with some historical information and links to other sources.
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| Rick Aimettii is president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association and was a shipfitter aboard the ship. |
| Frank O'Classen is vice president of the USS Liberty Veterans Association and was an electronic technician aboard the ship. |
| Jim Ennes is historian for the Association, is author of Assault on the Liberty, and was on the bridge during the attack. |
| Richard "Rocky" Sturman is editor of the USS Liberty Newsletter and was a radioman in the ship. Visit Rocky's USS Liberty Page |
| Joe Meadors is a past president and former chairman of the Associaiton and was on the bridge during the attack. |
| John Hrankowski worked in the engineering spaces. Read John's statement in the Liberty files archvie. |
| Joe Lentini was a cryptologic technician. Read Joe's statement in the Liberty files archive. |
| Harold Six was a cryptologic technician. |
| Your Senator. Find his name and email address here. Ask him why Congress has never investigated. |
| Your Representative. Find his name and email address here. Ask him why Congress has never investigated. |
| Ask President Clinton to order the release of all USS Liberty documents. Many are still withheld because they might "embarrass an ally". |
| Senator Kennedy, after a year studying USS Liberty files, wrote that everything possible must be done to find the truth. Then he declined to help. Did he wither under pressure? Ask him. Then send us his reply. |
| The Israel Information Service offers answers on line to questions about Israel. Ask them about the Liberty. |
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