WAR: Israeli Jets Attack Lebanese Militant Base in Retaliation for Attacks on Israeli City., page 1

Originally posted by truthseeka

I LOVE it how everyone who's against Israel is called militants in the media. Poor Israel, always being targeted by everyone. That is, only when they've done nothing wrong. But, when they bomb a US ship and blame it on Egypt, they're not criticised. In the media, at least.

Ok, Truthseeka, let's see if you really believe your name fits you.

You claim that Israel bombed an U.S. ship. In this assertion, I must assume you are refering to the U.S.S. Liberty. If this is the case, let us review some facts of the case.

First, let us remember that Israel had asked us if we had any ships in the area, and we said no. This mistake was ours.
Secondly, let me point out that the ship was cruising at 30 knots, and because of that, it was assumed to be a warship. As we had told them that we had no warships in the area, there was no reason for the pilots to think it was ours.
A rthird thing to consider was the sea was colm that day, and the flag was very likely not viewable bythe pilot of a fast-mover. Also, the U.S. Navy Court of Enquiry determined that the staff was knocked down after the first or second assault. This made it impossible for the torpedo boats to recognize the Liberty as an U.S. ship, rather than the Egyptian vessel it resembled, the El Quseir. As a matter of fact, the U.S. sailors, naturally, began to return fire in defense. The torpedo boats reported that the ship was an Egyptian vessel. Again, with all the intelligence, the fact that the ship was moving at a cruise speed that it was understood that would be the speed of a warship (both the U.S. and Israel recognized this), that we had said we had no ship within hundreds of miles of the battlefront although the Liberty was 14 miles off the coast, and that we returned fire (sure, in self defense, but still, gave the Israelis another reason to think we were the enemy), why would they assume anything else?
Ten U.S. investigations and three Israeli investigations have all come to the same conclusion; the attack was a horrible case of friendly fire.

As these things be the facts, you please tell me, how is it that the Israelis are the ones who tried to blame the Egyptians? Your assertion is not consistent with the facts, but is typical with non-factual conspiracies against a small nation who is trying to exist in a world that has proven to be nothing but hateful to her.