The USS Liberty story has been there for a long time but seems to be getting some more attention now. Maybe the new interest will help open eyes at least to the extent that such criminal games take place. Your first post on the subject a few days ago elicited only the predictable response from a vigilant Tent defender of all things Israeli, but that defense doesn’t hold water any more than the Liberty did after it was attacked.
There is a BBC documentary about the Liberty, “Dead In the Water”, which might interest you and others, especially the part pertaining to the re-called US aircraft supposedly carrying nuclear weapons. It’s available on YouTube in 7 parts. Here’s the link to Part I: www.youtube.com/USSLiberty
Here’s another good resource, USS Liberty survivors in their own voices: www.ussliberty.org/voices
Another most interesting resource is the spirited chit-chat here, probably only worth reading if you go through each of the messages; the last 15 are especially interesting after reading all the others: www.freerepublic.com
Many of the facts and details about the USS Liberty, like the facts about 9-11, remain largely unknown and will likely stay that way. Yet the existing evidence paints a disturbing picture about the extent of the often brutal, immoral corruption of our government at even the highest levels.
The testimony of the surviving sailors who were on-board the USS Liberty is much more damning to the US government than to Israel, yet I read no posts by anyone defending the US. No one is claiming it’s anti-American to make such accusations and no one is crying foul about the US being held to a higher standard than the rest of the world. (Geotrader, did you also grow up thinking the US could do no wrong?) Here in the Tent, never does a day go by that strong negative comments, cartoons and/or stories aren’t posted about the US and it’s officials, with nary a protest. There are also plenty of posts expressing negative views about other countries and governments, none of which elicit protests. Yet whenever there’s a rare post involving a negative view of anything related to Israel, one can take it for granted that at least GC will post a general defense.
Gold Queen and some others mistake even mildly negative comments about Israel as attacks, or anti-semitism, and feel a compulsion to defend their favorite state. Unfortunately that kind of blind, defensive nonsense only helps strengthen the divisions of ‘US vs. THEM’ and further empowers the perpetrators of crimes against humanity everywhere. When virtually everyone is doing ‘wrong’, it’s difficult to determine who’s doing the least wrong. The idea that Israel is ‘held to a higher moral standard’ is a silly notion. The truth is we will be better off as a species when we encourage everyone to the highest standard, when we collectively strive for the best.
I suggest to GC and any others who are stuck in such a defensive mode to take a break, step back and take in a broader view of the issues. The issues and opportunities are about the evolution of humanity, the possibility to move beyond the parochial attitude that makes one want to protect or favor some little part of it at the expense of the whole. I’m firmly and happily in the camp that we can and will move past this type of stuff, if for no other reason than because there’s no future in it. As we move forward, no doubt there will continue to be dark events, but *hopefully* they will be on the decrease and certainly not be sanctioned or defended by any but a weak minority. This is teachable.
Regarding turning back the clock 2000 years?! No. We can only move forward, not backward, with the possibility of learning from experience and consciously creating something better in our future. Ultimately having gold won’t save our asses, but being golden will.
*GB
