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Episode: ADV 6.9.21.21: Jews and the USS Liberty: Violent, Hateful, Deceptive
Description: THIS WEEK marks the 54th anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, something we’ve covered extensively on this program. 171 Americans were wounded or maimed. 34 were killed. The Jews believed that the American intelligence ship had intercepted some of their war plans during the height of the Six-Day War. The Jews intended that every single American sailor and officer be killed, sent to the bottom of the ocean, and then the attack blamed on the Egyptians, tricking Americans into supporting Israel in that war. But an heroic radio man aboard the Liberty, Richard Sturman, got the message out befor...