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This Date in History - June 8, 1967. Friendly Fire My arse!
Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:22 am
Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:22 am
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War.[2] The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship.[3] At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nmi (29.3 mi; 47.2 km) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish.[1][4]
Israel apologized for the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship.[5] Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship's identity.[6] Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate.[7][8]
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Israel apologized for the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship.[5] Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship's identity.[6] Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate.[7][8]
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Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:23 am to blueridgeTiger
Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:25 am to blueridgeTiger
This incident was quickly swept under the rug and largely forgotten about. I bet 98% of Americans living today have never heard about it.
Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:37 am to Ghost of Colby
Coincidence la congress passing a resolution to honor israel on the anniversary of this? 
seems like another frick-you to us.
seems like another frick-you to us.
This post was edited on 6/8/23 at 10:40 am
Posted on 6/8/23 at 10:42 am to Ghost of Colby
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This incident was quickly swept under the rug and largely forgotten about. I bet 98% of Americans living today have never heard about it.
probably distracted by the USS Pueblo incident that happened about seven months later
Posted on 6/8/23 at 11:04 am to blueridgeTiger
Israeli jets made multiple runs on a US ship displaying a big-arse flag
Posted on 6/8/23 at 11:08 am to blueridgeTiger
The OT should go on there and do some quick Wiki edits.
Posted on 6/8/23 at 11:15 am to Ghost of Colby
I learned of the incident from the OT, and I was born in the 70’s.
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