Exercising My First Amendment Right of Free Speech

[Herb Schaffler]

"Attack on the Liberty" is a riveting first hand account of the brutal attack on a United States Navy ship, cruising in international waters, by air and navel forces of the State of Israel. Apologists for the Israelis have fabricated various fanciful theories ranging from the attack being a "tragic accident" to such bizarre notions as the Liberty actively spying for the Egyptians, against the Israelis - thus "justifying" the attack.

This first hand account, written by the United States Naval officer who was the officer of the deck on the Liberty during the attack, provides a gripping narrative of the events that led to the deaths of 34 Americans and the wounding of 171 more (including the author). It is a fact-rich retelling of the events. The author provides extensive details, with citations to specific documentary records and specific witnesses, unlike the apologists for the Israelis, who almost uniformly cite anonymous or confidential "sources."
Mr. Ennes provides a moment by moment description of the attack, its brutality, and its effects on himself and his shipmates. His detailed first hand account of the repeated Israeli reconnaissance, flights prior to the attack, their careful jamming of the Liberty's radio frequencies during the attack, the obvious and prominently displayed American flag on the ship, and the conduct of the Israeli torpedo boat crews in machine-gunning of the ship's life rafts, leads to the inescapable conclusion that the attack was deliberate and premeditated. The book also deals with the efforts by the United States government to cover-up the culpability of the Israeli government in the attack. This is compelling reading for anyone interested in this shameful chapter in American history.

The above is from a review of "Attack on the Liberty".

Nohil-billy, when Clinton was President, did you complain or did you say, "He's our President and I'm going to support him and the government and keep my pie-hole shut and not complain about anything he does that I disagree with because to do so would be unpatriotic"? If we are opposed to what our government does, we have a right to speak up. That's what our 1st Amendment right to free speech is all about. Yet, you told me that I should keep my pie-hole shut and not speak out about my disagreement over Bush's foreign policy.

Regarding Desert Storm, I believe the Arab countries and possibly Israel and Turkey and Iran should have banded together to take care of Saddam. The Arab countries were on the verge of making a face saving deal with Iraq, but aparently George Bush had something else in mind. I believe to this day that the war was all about finding an excuse for the continuance of our military industrial complex. We just could not enjoy the peace in the aftermath of the cold war. There are war mongers in our government who had to create a new enemy for ourselves and the military industrial complex needed new justification. They couldn't afford to give up their big profits. Eisenhour warned us of them in his farewell address. He was so right.

[nohil-billy]

For every book on the shelf portraying Hillary Clinton in a negative light, there's a book portraying her as a victim and modern day Joan of Arc. Not all of the officers who served with John Kerry saw it the same as those that swift boated him, and the official government position as provided by Google was the one I posted.

But I would bet Herb, that if the Liberty was attacked by any of the Arab countries at war with Israel at the time, your position would be that the Liberty shouldn't have been there in the first place.

[Herb Schaffler]

"the official government position as provided by Google was the one I posted."

But is it a government coverup?

"But I would bet Herb, that if the Liberty was attacked by any of the Arab countries at war with Israel at the time, your position would be that the Liberty shouldn't have been there in the first place."

Not if it was in international waters as the USS Liberty was.