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In his speech on the House floor Monday marking the 59th anniversary of the USS Liberty<\/em> incident, Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie called for a new investigation into what happened during the attack, as well as a resolution honoring the men onboard.<\/p>\n

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Massie\u2019s speech referred to a June 8, 1967 incident involving the Liberty<\/em>, a U.S. Navy ship sent to collect intelligence off the coast of the Sinai peninsula where it was bombed and strafed by two Israeli fighter jets and struck by three torpedoes. The Israeli government claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, and a subsequent confirmed Israel\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

Massie, the survivors of the tragedy, and others continue to contest this narrative, claiming that the Court of Inquiry was invalid. Notably, a number of sailors aboard the Liberty<\/em> insist the attack was deliberate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an effort to kill everybody on board. There was no intention of taking prisoners,\u201d Massie claimed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking on the House floor, Massie relayed a conversation he had just prior to entering the chamber with some of the survivors of the Liberty<\/em> and how their recollection of the event was very different from the court findings. While the Israelis claimed they did not know they were bombing a U.S. ship, the survivors recalled that the American colors were flying high on a day with unlimited visibility.<\/p>\n

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Israeli Mirage jets attacked the Liberty<\/em> for around 20 minutes before the torpedoes started firing, destroying some of their communication equipment.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAccording to eyewitness accounts, the Israelis machine-gunned the lifeboats that they put down,\u201d Massie said. \u201cThey machine-gunned the firefighters who were on the deck.\u201d (RELATED: Thomas Massie Pinpoints Moment When Swamp\u2019s Knives Came Out Against Him)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Commander of the US Sixth Fleet sent attack aircraft from two other carriers to aid the Liberty<\/em>, but the crew reportedly did not receive aid for 18 hours after the attack. Massie claimed it was because the planes were recalled.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you listen to Dean Rusk, former Secretary of State Richard Helms, CIA Director Bobby Ray Inman, head of the NSA Captain Ward Boston, who was the chief counsel of the Court of Inquiry; if you listen to Admiral Moore, who served in Pearl Harbor, Midway, commanded both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleet and was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, none of these distinguished men think this was an accident,\u201d Massie said. \u201cThey think it was an intentional murder by the country of Israel, either as a false flag operation or because they simply didn\u2019t want anybody observing what they were doing that day.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Massie finished with a call to action.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonor these individuals. Quit ignoring that they exist. Go to their website, USSLiberty.org. Support them. And while they\u2019re still alive, they need closure. Let\u2019s give them closure. Let\u2019s have an investigation. Let\u2019s pass a resolution honoring them. It\u2019s long overdue.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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