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US veteran on board 'Liberty' was flotilla passenger
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Published: 01.06.10, 09:13
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1. "Missing," huh?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.01.10)
Saves Israel the trouble of trying him for espionage. We all know what the USS LIBERTY was doing in 1967. Passing Israeli military communications along to Syria and Jordan during an active state of war? Tsk. Tsk. That's espionage. This clown is LUCKY he is missing.
2. Wife is 'unconcerned'
Ilan ,   Ariel   (06.01.10)
Odd response, but she knows him better.
3. USS Liberty
Matt ,   U.S.   (06.01.10)
Quite an assertion. The Liberty incident is a black eye on US Israeli relations and Israel has never fully atoned for killing our sailors. If you have facts behind your wild assertions I'd love to hear them. If not, then apologize for slandering our troops and defending their murder.
4. Some people never learn...
Sheik Rosenberg   (06.01.10)
5. Imagine this was Iran...???
Free Israeli News ,   USA   (06.01.10)
Everyone is on flights going home (except the violent lunatics aboard that one vessel). If this was Iran: GOOD LUCK! They'd be held captive and at the mercy of their crazy president. Heck, the 3 americans who crossed a few minutes into Iranian territory by accident six months ago...are still in prison! LOL! Israel is a great nation: the Americans who took part in this 'flotilla of farse' should be ashamed. Glad the man is okay but he was an idiot for going in the first place. (and to think he's from Texas! Woah!) Liberalism has even gotten to the good ones!
6. #1 Sarah B
Chris Linthwaite   (06.01.10)
I find it strange that you celebrate the death of fellow Americans. Obviously a Pollard in the making
7. american news....
m ,   tel aviv israel   (06.01.10)
...is reporting that he is on his way back to the states. maybe this is why he is missing? he is on a flight!! funny....
8. IDF had list for executing and killed according to list
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (06.01.10)
Possibly he was in IDF list and he was killed. As for Israeli Bombing US Lieberty It is implausible to think ever US Army would provide live eavesdropping of Israeli communication to Syria or other Arab countries. From old days USA was Israeli supporter and ship were there to support Israel however it is understood now Zionists believed US ship was a spy and therefore bombed it to sink and kill US soldiers By the way we see what Israeli elite forces are, they are beaten by peace activists and they are incapable of wrestling common peace activits with bare hands, They used guns because they could not challenge phyisically and get beaten WHAT COMMANDOS!
9. 2 year old Child - Social Services?
Jonny ,   South Africa   (06.01.10)
What exactly was a 2 year old baby doing on the boats. I guess that the country from which this baby comes has no Child Social Services. The mother should be prosecuted for endangering the child, but then, of course, we all know the contempt that these people hold for a childs life. Funny how the female activists on borad these boats did not see anything wrong in this.
10. Child abuse?
Jackie ,   Florida   (06.01.10)
Anyone who takes a two-uear old child into what is essentially a war zone is guillty of child abuse? Did the parents think this was a vacation cruise or were they Arab militants offering their child as a potential martyr (another form of child abuse, common in the Hamas and PA run areas)?
11. #5 Free Israeli News
Chris Linthwaite   (06.01.10)
Actually the Israelis are holding 600 in Be'ersheba as they have refused to sign a piece of paper saying it is all their fault, and they are going through the deportation process.
12. "We all know" ??
Folke Bernadotte.   (06.01.10)
Were you there at the time ?
13. #3 here are the facts:
Rehavam ,   Israel   (06.01.10)
1. Liberty was a spy ship! - FACT 2. Equipment for monitoring communications! - FACT 3. Deep inside WARZONE - FACT 4. No US-Israel agreement whatsoever ( no warning on US warship coordinates or mission). No flag no ensign. - FACT!!! GUILTY (Specially in WARTIME) No wander Israel took for enemy. No wander US did not give a fuss. There was no "murder" and no apology needed. But I will apologise to all good US salors and spys. Except those antisemitic b...rds!
14. #3 USS Liberty spied on Israel for Egypt
Golan ,   modiin   (06.01.10)
1967 during the six day war the USS Liberty spied on Israel sending information via the British in Cyprus to Egypt of Israeli positions. Israel contacted the US and USSR, bot denied ships in area. USS Liberty NOT flying US flag was attacked. US administration was embarrassed by the incident. Israel released the secret phone conversation between Jordan King Hussein and Egypt''s Nasser planning on accusing the US of taking out their air force and not Israel. The US feared of an oil embargo, or what happened to the Brits in 1956 in the Sinai war. So after Israel struck the Liberty the agreement was the US would not condemn Israel for an attack on their ship (an act of war) and Israel will not accuse the Johnson Administration of declaring war against Israel (thereby denying the Democraps Jewish political support.) Now, what else would you like to know about the Liberty?
15. revange isn't sweet and leadership as changed
ghostq   (06.01.10)
sound like the old man still thinks time remained the same, did he was checked for Alzheimer, I am serious, to keep a grudg for that long this man is coocku.
16. to #13 thank you I guess all the mental ill
ghostq   (06.01.10)
gathered on the corry boat.
17. cant seem to learn!!!!
Robert ,   farmington,wv   (06.01.10)
first of all why is he on a ship full of terrorist , and second he needs to learn to keep his a$$ out of israeli waters.
18. Sounds familiar: israeli state terror tactis paid by for US
Tim ,   US   (06.01.10)
The next thing you know Americans die as a result of israel terrorist mentality
19. Veteran
Zehv ,   DC USA   (06.01.10)
He was on last night continental flight 91 out of Israel. The flight has landed in Newark.
20. Pathetic Americans aiding Pals who cheered after 911
Cynic ,   USA   (06.01.10)
21. lockup the aussies we dont want them
mike ,   australia   (06.01.10)
lockup the so called "aussies" we dont want them back, they are enablers of terrorists, they help these muslim terrorists get citizenship here, please execute them, we are sorry for this inconvenience, the real australia supports israel.
22. Sarah B. - pay her no mind... she is an IDF "camp follower".
Erastus CoupeDeVille ,   Ong's Hat, NJ USA   (06.01.10)
23. Farfur the Mouse was there too!
Farfurfan ,   Farfuristan   (06.01.10)
I saw Farfur the Mouse being savagely shot by the IDF as he was trying to hand out ice cream and cookies. Shame, shame IDF! Your hands are covered with blood and ink!
24. thanks
samuel ,   italy   (06.01.10)
brilliant information
25. THEY GOT WHAT THEY BOASTFULLY BARGAINED FOR
tony   (06.01.10)
The Terrorist/activist got what they bargained for. They should be held responsible for their actions. They boasted and are still boasting they will challenge the blockade. They initiated it and were prepared for war and they got it. They should blame themselves for what ever has happended to them. Israel is a soveriengn nation, and reserve the right to defend itself. But suppose the Flotila was bound for the Kurds, refused Turkish entreaty, but attacked the soldiers? or for the Chechen, refused Russian entreaty and attacked the Russian army? or for the Opposition in Iran, refused Iranian entreaty, and attacked the Iranian army? The situation would have been worst than this. Infact, Israel is a very liberal country
26. #14 - The sinking of the INS Dakar was payback.
seadog1946 NJ USA ,   OnTheBeach USA   (06.01.10)
27. USS Liberty
Thomas ,   Dallas, USA   (06.01.10)
You Israelis are paranoid and have swallowed tons and tons of Israeli propaganda over the years. The USS Liberty was spying for and ONLY for the United States. It was not giving any information to ANYONE else. AND, it was clearly flying the American flag. Why don't you read interviews from the survivors and see the actual photos from the incident? This was a false flag operation by Israel. Their aim was to sink the ship and blame it on Egypt in order to get more help and sympathy from the US. But, as usual, their operation failed miserably, and now so has their cover up.
28. What the Liberty was doing?
LLYN   (06.02.10)
We all know what Israel was doing. Killing American Allies and making it look like the Egyptians were doing it and at the same time executing Egyptian troops who had surrendered peacefully to the Israelis 1000's of them. btw Because of Israel's subturfuge the Americans were within 15 mins of nuking Cairo. Now a city of 9 million people at that time - that would have made you happy I bet.
29. Child on Board.
llyn ,   Toronto, Canada   (06.02.10)
Johnny, This mother is the wife of the engineer of the ship and it should tell you that this was a peaceful protest ship. By the way why would settlers take their children to the West Bank to live among the people you illogically label "terrorrists" or why duing the days of Apartheidt would you have lived or taken a child to live in South Africa. Get a life and stop judging others. Forget the BS about Jewish Mothers - take a look at the late Golda Meir - what a bloody disaster.
30. bye bye
kalidas ,   austin, usa   (06.02.10)
Someday soon, someone will implement the "Delilah option" on Israel and that will be that. The cheering will be so loud it could be heard on the moon.
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