Candace Owen & USS LIberty interview

[tynyphil]

Just Listened to yesterday's interview by Candace Owens of Phil Tourney, a survivor of the USS Liberty incident in 1967. I have always been a very patriotic person but lately I have had a lot of reservations about what my country has been accused of....the cover-up accusations. Lately it is getting increasingly difficult to know what to believe, who to trust, etc.

 

[TedKennedy]

Just Listened to yesterday's interview by Candace Owens of Phil Tourney, a survivor of the USS Liberty incident in 1967. I have always been a very patriotic person but lately I have had a lot of reservations about what my country has been accused of....the cover-up accusations. Lately it is getting increasingly difficult to know what to believe, who to trust, etc.

The USS Liberty has long been used by conspiracy theory guys to claim that Israel has more sway over our government than our laws do. If you look at how the incident has been played down, covered up, those bringing it up accused of anti-Semitism, it's pretty easy to tell who's problem. I watched an interview with some of the sailors - one Jewish sailor was beside himself with anger over the way it was handled, and the attempt to color the folks that wanted to get sunlight on the incident.

It's just one of many instances where bringing up unpleasant facts gets the reaction of name-calling, character assassination, and a media blackout over the event.

 

[rc508pir]

Lyndin B was definately a shady crook

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

Just Listened to yesterday's interview by Candace Owens of Phil Tourney, a survivor of the USS Liberty incident in 1967. I have always been a very patriotic person but lately I have had a lot of reservations about what my country has been accused of....the cover-up accusations. Lately it is getting increasingly difficult to know what to believe, who to trust, etc.

If by "lately" you mean the last 25 to 30 years, I agree.

 

[db5]

Lyndin B was definately a shady crook

Shady? He didn't come close to being shady. He was in total darkness. Shade requires sunlight and he had none in his politics or his soul.

 

[Camo]

I’ve dug pretty deep into this. From what I can tell it was a huge cover up, the ships logbooks were doctored and survivors were ordered not to discuss it.

Some shady stuff going on there.

 

[ifishok]

Shady? He didn't come close to being shady. He was in total darkness. Shade requires sunlight and he had none in his politics or his soul.

Yeah, LBJ was a POS. He got really rich being president of the USA. He owned stocks in the Huey helicopter company, his wife had something to do with 3m, and I believe they produced the agent orange chemical used in the war.

 

[RickN]

The main thing I always try to remember is, while our political leaders are supposed to be looking out for our interest, Israels are supposed to be looking out for theirs. If it was true the US was giving intel to the Brits who were passing it on to the Arabs, can you really blame Israel for protecting their interest? I am sadden by it, but I can not blame them. I blame LBJ and others that set the whole thing up.

 

[Blue Heeler]

those bringing it up accused of anti-Semitism

And there are those that use this tragic event to rationalize their bigotry towards Jews. You know, like the bigots who have said that it’s OK for Islamic terrorists to “butcher” Israeli children.