About 8 liberty survivors were in attendance and a few dozen friends, family, and supporters. The attack on the liberty book by james scott official publisher. Assault on the liberty by james ennes has been reprinted and is available operation cyanide by peter hounam suggests a motive for the attack and coverup excerpts from john bornes book, uss liberty, a study of the coverup, who pulled it off, and how they did it. Scotts father, john, was an officer and engineer aboard the liberty who was awarded the silver star for helping to save the ship from sinking. Spy ship, killing 34 americans and leaving a legacy of suspicion william mcgonagle, captain of the liberty, surveys damage from the attack after the crippled ship reached malta, where shipyard workers counted more than 800 holes in the liberty s superstructure. Operation cyanide by peter hounam suggests a motive for the attack and coverup. Then israeli torpedo boats and jets attacked the liberty for a full hour, shooting more than 800 bullets through its hull, blasting a hole in its side with a torpedo, killing 34 sailors and wounding 171. Ennes, jr in june 1967, jet aircraft and motor torpedo boats of israel brutally assaulted an american naval vessel, uss liberty, in international waters off the sinai peninsula in the mediterranean sea. The attack on the liberty and millions of other books are available for. The 20 best liberty books ever written by jim powell. Karladine graves, a highprofile medical doctor who has been providing information and advice to the white house on coronavirus and other issues, slams the willingness of americans to trade their liberty for supposed safety. Jul 30, 2016 james scott, son of uss liberty survivor john scott and author of attack on the liberty, discusses his research into attack.
Jay cristol brasseys military nka potomac books, washington dc, 2002 isbn. Assault on the liberty was published in six hard cover editions by random house, in one paperback edition by the ivy books division of ballantine, and in one overseas arabic language. Israels attack in 1967 on the intelligence ship liberty, which killed 34 american sailors and wounded 171 others, was deliberate, according to a new book on the national security agency. On june 8, 1967, the virtually unarmed uss liberty agtr5, the u. Beginning at 0600, and during the 8 hours before the attack on the liberty, israeli aircraft conducted a series of 8 flights over and around the liberty before commencing the attack. Ennes was serving as a us navy lieutenant on board the uss liberty when it was attacked by israeli forces on june 8, 1967. The attack on the uss liberty remains the only major maritime incident in all us history that has not been publicly investigated by the united states congress. About the author james scott is a former investigative reporter with the post and courier in charleston, south carolina, where he was named journalist of the year in. Assault on the liberty by james ennes has been reprinted and is available. The book erasing the liberty ties in thousands of facts and firsthand accounts to present one undeniable conclusion. I have flown over the atlantic and pacific oceans, thousands of hours, searching for ships and identifying all types of ships at sea. Apr 23, 2001 the uss liberty was attacked during the six day war on june 8 by air and sea forces off the sinai coast.
I appreciate the archival photos and videos that i can s. The untold story of israels deadly 1967 assault on a u. The liberty was steaming at 5kts flew the us flag from her mast in a 12kt apparent wind. Navy spy ship, the liberty, during the sixday war in june 1967. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian, wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. The black tom explosion was an act of sabotage by german agents to destroy u. Israels attack was deliberate, as was the us media blackout. The uss liberty was in intl watersread the full account here. Israel said the ship was mistaken for an egyptian one and u.
Apr 23, 2020 april 22, 2020 in this exclusive interview with the new american, dr. Born in 1933 and now retired, he served with the us navy during most of his adult life. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, uss. Toni told ennes that he had just read his book and wanted to tell him his story.
Oct 24, 2003 a few years after attack on the liberty was originally published, ennes got a call from evan toni, an israeli pilot. Rather, it was a carefully planned ploy to kill every crew. Erasing the liberty israels massacre on the uss liberty. Navys most sophisticated spy ship, while monitoring communications in international waters in the eastern mediterranean during the sixday war, was viciously attacked by unmarked israeli jets and marked israeli motor torpedo boats. An explosion that initially looked like an accident, turned out to be an act of sabotage. The liberty threat is both a chilling wakeup call and a clear call to action for christians everywhere. Jay cristols book the liberty incident, which boston said was an insidious attempt to whitewash the. Sep 06, 2011 on june 8th, 1967, israeli war planes and torpedo boats attacked the uss liberty, killing 34 and wounding 174 american sailors.
Uss liberty survivors new book soon to be a fulllength. The attack on the liberty is the kind of book that makes your blood seethe. Cutting through all of the controversy and conspiracy theories about israels deadly attack, cristol revises his wellregarded book about the event with an expanded and indepth analysis of all of the sources, including the released. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the attack on the liberty. Kirk and congressman crenshaw asking for an apology for.
In 1967 the spy ship uss liberty was attacked by israeli fighter jets. The commission wrote that on june 8, 1967, the israelis had aerially surveilled the liberty for eight hours before launching an attack that lasted about 25 minutes during which time unmarked. The attack on the uss liberty, the war crimes committed by the forces attacking the uss liberty, and the coverup of that attack by the us government is not a conspiracy theory. The israelis have always maintained that the attack on the liberty was a tragic.
Alison weir today, the 42nd anniversary of the israeli attack on the uss liberty, a memorial service was held at arlington national cemetery, sponsored by the white house commission on remembrance. The sneak israeli attack resulted in the killing of 34 american sailors and wounded 171 more. Ian henshaw a few days ago came the latest israeli attempt to deny that allegations that the israeli attack on the uss liberty during the seven days war in 1967 was a cold blooded murder designed to trigger a us attack on egypt. The attack on religious freedom in america today paperback 9781618906410 by james tonkowich. James scott, author of attack on the liberty, discusses his. Published in 1995, this book focuses on the contradictions in the various official explanations that have been given for israels attack on the liberty. James scott, son of uss liberty survivor john scott and author of attack on the liberty, discusses his research into attack. James scott is a former investigative reporter with the post and courier in charleston, south carolina, where he was named journalist of the year in 2003 by the south carolina press association. Few events in modern military history have spawned as many conspiracy theories as israels attack on a u. In 1967 the spy ship uss liberty was attacked by israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in. The attack was preceded by more than six hours of intense lowlevel surveillance by. New book exposes israels attack on the uss liberty.
A 2007 nieman fellow for journalism at harvard university, scott is the author of the attack on the liberty, which won the samuel eliot morison award. The 20 best liberty books ever written laissez faire. The uss liberty was attacked during the six day war on june 8 by air and sea forces off the sinai coast. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book ties in thousands of facts and firsthand accounts to present one undeniable conclusion. On june 8th, 1967, israeli war planes and torpedo boats attacked the uss liberty, killing 34 and wounding 174 american sailors. A new book is out that indicts the us president at the time lyndon baines johnson for being the originator of the false flag attack on the uss liberty. The attack on the uss liberty is not a conspiracy theory. Bamford argued in his 2001 book, body of secrets, that the uss libertys proximity to the sinai, and its ability to intercept israels motives and. It has been reprinted three times by signature book printing company of. The attack on the liberty is a vivid account worthy of a careful reading by anyone interested in ensuring that painful past experience properly illuminates the u.
Excerpts from john bornes book, uss liberty, a study of the coverup, who pulled it off, and how they did it. After providing a suspenseful, momentbymoment portrayal of the siege, gleaned from interviews with survivors, scott addresses the question. Ennes skillfully documents the life of the average sailor on one of the more peculiar vessels in the us navy, with an. The attack on the liberty book by james scott official. One of the officers aboard the liberty when it was attacked, james ennes, wrote a book about the attack several years ago, entitled assault on the liberty. The liberty incident revealed is the complete and final story about the israeli air force and navy attack on the uss liberty during the six day war in june 1967. He is the author of assault on the liberty, a detailed account of the attack published in 1980 by random house. I have never believed that the attack on the uss liberty was a case of mistaken identity. Jun 08, 2018 the attack on the liberty is the kind of book that makes your blood seethe. In 1967 the spy ship uss liberty was attacked by israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in international waters during the. Spy ship, killing 34 americans and leaving a legacy of suspicion william mcgonagle, captain of the liberty, surveys damage from the attack after the crippled ship reached malta, where shipyard workers counted more than 800 holes in the libertys superstructure. This book was written by one of the us naval officers aboard the liberty at the time she was attacked by israeli jets and pt boats. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian, wounded 171.
The attack on the liberty by james scott notorious incident. The attack on liberty in 1967, israeli forces bombarded a u. Fifty years later, nsa keeps details of israels uss liberty attack. A summary based upon the dust cover summary from assault on the liberty by james m. John lancaster, the washington post now, 42 years after the event, and with the benefit of stacks of newly declassified documents, author james scott is able to reveal the. The uss liberty incident was an attack on a united states navy technical research ship, uss liberty, by israeli air force jet fighter aircraft and israeli navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 june 1967, during the sixday war. April 22, 2020 in this exclusive interview with the new american, dr. Jun 11, 2017 survivors of the assault, as well as highranking military investigators, have, from the beginning and for five decades, believed that the israeli attack on the liberty was not a case of misidentifying the liberty as an egyptian horsecavalry transport ship, as tel aviv has always asserted. Karladine graves, a highprofile medical doctor who has been providing information and advice to the white house on coronavirus and other issues, slams the willingness of americans to trade. Review of john bornes book, from the washington report on middle east affairs. Today, the libertarian movement is being energized by an outpouring of solid work in economics, law, philosophy, history and other fields.
The attack on the liberty, future historians may conclude, was one of many wasted opportunities to rein israel in while there was still time. Apr 23, 2001 israels attack in 1967 on the intelligence ship liberty, which killed 34 american sailors and wounded 171 others, was deliberate, according to a new book on the national security agency. Liberty under attack publications is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on. A few years after attack on the liberty was originally published, ennes got a call from evan toni, an israeli pilot.
Two years after the start of world war i, the greater new york region was a major hub of the american. James scott, author of attack on the liberty, discusses. Jeremy salt taught at the university of melbourne, at bosporus university in istanbul and bilkent university in ankara for many years, specializing in. The liberty was very clearly marked a a us naval ship. This time to be disparaged by congressman dan crenshaw rtx02, formerly a respected us navy seal this comes on the heels of the insults heaped upon uss liberty survivors and those who ask about the uss liberty by charlie kirk, founder of turning point usa i have reached out to both mr. A very good book that definitively makes clear that israels attack on the u.