On June 8, 1967, Israeli forces tried to sink a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Liberty, killing 34 American servicemen and wounding 174.
According to former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas Moorer, “In attacking the USS Liberty, Israel committed acts of murder against American servicemen and an act of war against the United States…. Those men were then betrayed and left to die by our own government.”
The survivors are still awaiting justice while the US continues to give Israel over $10 million per day of Americans’ tax money.
The Liberty crew is one of the most decorated in U.S. Naval history. Yet, for decades this attack has been covered up and misrepresented. Justice for Liberty, filmed at the crew’s 54th anniversary reunion in Pensacola, Florida, allows these men to tell the American public their stories, some for the first time.
It’s time for the truth to come out. End the cover up, spread the word, and demand justice!
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Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN
chair of the Independent Commission
Read Congressional Record E1886.
Regarding the attack on the USS Liberty (source)
Congressional Record E1886
October 11, 2004
USS Liberty GTR5 in Malta
injured sailor aboard the USS Liberty
A victim of the June 8th, 1967 Israeli attack on the American communications ship USS Liberty is carried from a helicopter June 9th aboard the aircraft carrier USS America somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean.
USS Liberty sailor next to damaged hatch
Inured USS Liberty crewman escorted by Navy officer
Four body bags containing USS Liberty crewmen killed in the 1967 Israeli attack
injured sailor aboard the USS Liberty
starboard side of USS Liberty, part of torpedo hole is visible above the water line
bodybags on the deck of the USS Liberty as Navy helicopter hovers
remains of life raft destroyed by Israeli forces
mess deck of USS Liberty converted to temporary hospital
injured sailor aboard the USS Liberty
USS Liberty in dry dock
sailor photographs the damaged USS Liberty from aboard the USS America
USS Liberty damaged and listing after being attacked by Israeli forces
crew of USS America looking at damaged USS Liberty
injured crew members fill Liberty’s mess deck after attack by Israeli forces
damaged hatches of USS Liberty
Navy salute to fallen USS Liberty sailors
USS Liberty officer poses in front of damage to ship
massive hole in USS Liberty from Israeli torpedo
USS Liberty crew members’ bodies being buried at sea
USS Liberty crew members sun bathing before surprise attack by Israeli forces
GTR-5 USS Liberty at sea
medic attends to injured USS Liberty crewman
Navy salute to fallen USS Liberty crew members
Israeli torpedo boat photographed from USS Liberty
Captain William McGonagle was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courageous efforts to save his ship and crew
one of many spaces below deck damaged by Israeli torpedo attack
equipment damaged in Israeli attack on the USS Liberty
one of many spaces below deck damaged by Israeli torpedo attack
part of Liberty crew sent below deck to clean retrieve body parts and sensitive documents
one of many spaces destroyed in Israeli torpedo attack
large holes made by Israeli artillery cannons
bridge of USS Liberty peppered with bullet holes after Israeli surprise attack
space below deck covered in oil from torpedo attack
sailor inspecting massive hole left by Israeli torpedo strike
one of over 3000 holes
another view of torpedo damage
Israel violated the Geneva Convention by destroying lifeboats aboard the USS Liberty
wooden cones were driven into bullet holes in an attempt to keep the ship afloat
clean up crew seen through torpedo hole in side of USS Liberty
Captain McGonagle inspecting one of many holes in USS Liberty
USS Liberty being repaired in dry dock
one of over 3000 holes in the USS Liberty made by Israeli weaponry
paramedics load injured Liberty crewman onto helicopter
member of Liberty cleanup crew standing in wreckage left by Israeli torpedo
US helicopter hovering over foredeck of USS Liberty
medics walking injured Liberty crewman to safety
cabinet upside down in rubble pile inside USS Liberty
Israelli helicopter photographed from the deck of the USS Liberty during the attack
Captain McGonagle, severely injured, still in command hours after Israeli attack on the USS Liberty
clean up crew seen through torpedo hole in side of USS Liberty
more damage from Israeli artillery
another space below deck destroyed by Israeli torpedo
sailors cleaning up damaged equipment and retrieving bodies of those killed in the attack
Top US officials who say the attack was deliberate
Individuals featured in the film
CTSN Edward H. Bechtel
USS Liberty
CT3 Terry L. McFarland
USS Liberty
CT2 Larry L. Bowen
USS Liberty
SFP3 Phillip F. Tourney
USS Liberty
CT2 Ernest A. Gallo
USS Liberty
CT2 Thomas E. Bradley
USS Liberty
CT3 John S. Horne, Jr.
USS Liberty
CTSN Robert A. Scarborough
USS Liberty
Chief Petty Officer Joseph A. Benkert
USS Liberty
CT3 Maurice B. Shafer
USS Liberty
Joseph Witkins
USS America
Brucine Bechtel
Wife of Ed Bechtel
Debbie Bradley
Wife of Tom Bradley
Patricia Gallo
Wife of Ernie Gallo
Sharon Benkert
Wife of Joe Benkert
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Other USS Liberty Documentaries
The Day Israel Attacked America
Gripping documentary about Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty, based on the book by award-winning author James M. Scott. Scott is a former investigative reporter, was named Journalist of the Year in 2003 by the South Carolina Press Association, and was a Nieman Fellow for Journalism at Harvard University.
The Loss of Liberty
This in-depth documentary features interviews with Israeli military officers as well as high-ranking American military and civilian officials. Those interviewed include Dean Rusk, former U.S. Secretary of State, Admiral Thomas Moorer, former Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, and several other surviving crew members who were on the USS Liberty.
Justice For The Liberty
A 2011 documentary about the 1967 Israeli attack on USS Liberty that killed 34 American servicemen & wounded over 170. LBJ ordered that rescue flights that were only 15 minutes way be recalled, leaving the men without help for 17 hours.
USS Liberty Books
Assault on the Liberty
James Ennes was an officer on the bridge when the attack on Liberty started and subsequently spent many years researching and documenting this meticulous account of the attack and the cover-up that followed.
Attack on the Liberty
In this riveting book, James Scott – award-winning author and the son of a surviving Liberty officer – adds new revelations on the story of the attack and shows how political considerations trumped the demands for justice.
The USS Liberty: Dissenting History Vs. Official History
In this published version of his NYU PhD dissertation, author John E. Borne examines the attack on the USS Liberty along with the responses of the Johnson White House, Congress, and the press.
Liberty Injustices
Carrying the scars of this attack would be bad enough, but learning of a United States and Israeli government cover-up of the facts of the attack has added insult to injury for the brave men who survived this attack.
Remember the Liberty!
In the annals of US military history, there are no doubt many unsolved and perplexing mysteries, but few could compare to the fate of the US Navy spy ship that was mercilessly attacked by one of its closest allies intentionally and without warning.
Liberty’s Wounds
Author Jeremy P. Ämick follows the heroic life of USS Liberty survivor Bryce Lockwood from his early days as a child in New York, through his harrowing experiences on board the Liberty and on to his untiring efforts to uncover the truth about the attack which killed 34 of his shipmates.
What I Saw That Day
Personal eyewitness testimony of Phil Tourney, US Navy Petty Officer concerning Israel’s 2 hour attack upon his ship USS LIBERTY on June 8, 1967 and the subsequent cover-up by the US government.
Websites
USS Liberty Veterans Association
USS Liberty Veterans Association Blog
Report: War Crimes Committed Against US Military Personnel
USS Liberty Resources
USS Liberty Personnel Roster
Arlington National Cemetary
The Men Killed in the Attack
Statements by Top US Officials
USS Liberty Memorial
Justice For Liberty was produced by If Americans Knew, a non-profit organization dedicated to informing and educating the American public on issues of major significance that are often unreported, underreported, or misreported in mainstream media. (See video presentation of If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir, below.)
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Alison Weir at USS Liberty Reunion
Weir discusses her trips to the region as an independent journalist, media coverage of the issue, the actions of the powerful pro-Israel lobby in the US, and what these mean for Americans, whose politicians give over $10 million per day to Israel.