U.S.S. Liberty

tycho102 · 09-14-05, 08:54 PM

Yeah, I remember reading about that awhile back. I have no doubt that the Israelis knew exactly what they were doing. The American government, at the time, felt discretion was the better part of valour. I don't know exactly why.

Didn't know about them shooting the life rafts. The only thing I can think of is they thought the Americans might have some fairly sensitive information concerning Israeli communications, and if they were taken hostage by Egyptian, Palestinian, or Syrian forces, it could cause some serious problems.

It's a rocky relationship. It's been a rocky relationship.

View Poll Results: USS Liberty...Accident or Attack?
Accident	3	10.34%
Attack	22	75.86%
Failure in chain of command.	0	0%
Bound to happen given the circumstances.	4	13.79%
Other...	0	0%
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09-14-05, 08:54 PM	#11
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I remember reading about that awhile back. I have no doubt that the Israelis knew exactly what they were doing. The American government, at the time, felt discretion was the better part of valour. I don't know exactly why. Didn't know about them shooting the life rafts. The only thing I can think of is they thought the Americans might have some fairly sensitive information concerning Israeli communications, and if they were taken hostage by Egyptian, Palestinian, or Syrian forces, it could cause some serious problems. It's a rocky relationship. It's *been* a rocky relationship.