On June 8th, 1967, in the midst of the Six-Day War, the state of
Israel attacked and nearly sunk the USS LIBERTY (AGTR-5) while
LIBERTY was patrolling north of the Sinai Peninsula. The U.S.
reaction to the attack was to accept the Israeli explanation
without really believing it, and to avoid a confrontation with the
only democracy in the Middle East. This research paper uses a case
study methodology to delve into the details of the attack and the
foreign policy considerations surrounding it. The research shows
that significant U.S. options were ignored in the reaction to the
attack of the LIBERTY. The result has been a huge injustice to the
men of the LIBERTY, who continue to struggle to make their case
known. It is probable that only a full congressional inquiry into
this incident will resolve the questions surrounding the attack of
the LIBERTY. Although beyond the scope of this paper, there is a
need for follow-on research regarding the structure of the various
Israeli explanations of the attack compared with the availability
of U.S. public data regarding the incident. The hypothesis would be
that Israeli explanations of the attack were more likely to change
to accommodate and include new information on the incident, as it
became available in the U.S. The purpose of the follow-on project
would be to determine if explanations were created to explain the
incident as accidental, yet still include enough real details to
retain semblance of credibility. It would be expected that a
positive correlation of explanations to timing of new public
information regarding the LIBERTY would help confirm the hypothesis
and show an Israeli deception and disinformation effort to obscure
the facts surrounding the attack on the LIBERTY.
General
| Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2012 |
| First published: |
December 2012 |
| Authors: |
Richard D. Lee
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
62 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-288-41057-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-288-41057-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781288410576 |
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