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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by keewee7 on Friday December 03, 2021 @03:31PM (#29434973)
The USS Liberty incident happened 52 years ago.

>because they didn't like that we were watching them

That is the American conspiracy theorist interpretation of the incident that (understandably) also gained traction among a few of the survivors. The Israelis disagree.

It was most likely a case of mistaken identity. Just like friendly fire incidents. Friendly fire incidents happen all the time, including between US forces in the recent Iraq and Afghanistan conflict.

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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by darwingr on Friday December 03, 2021 @05:28PM (#29436417)
The Liberty was also very far from where the Americans had told the Israelis where it would be. Finding the ship there was unexpected and calls to confirm its identity were not being answered.
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by monocasa on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:19PM (#29438061)
> Israeli pilot to IDF war room: This is an American ship. Do you still want us to attack?

> IDF war room to Israeli pilot: Yes, follow orders.

> Israeli pilot to IDF war room: But sir, it’s an American ship - I can see the flag!

> IDF war room to Israeli pilot: Never mind; hit it.

https://archive.md/KNYBR/again?url=https://www.haaretz.com/u...

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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by refurb on Saturday December 04, 2021 @01:56AM (#29439256)
That’s apparently a “story” recounted by a former ambassador?
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by Minor49er on Friday December 03, 2021 @03:59PM (#29435372)
The survivors said that the pilots were waving at them before they carried out the attack
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by lovelyviking on Friday December 03, 2021 @04:23PM (#29435698)
can you provide the source?
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by Minor49er on Sunday December 05, 2021 @03:58PM (#29453183)
The quote "I was actually able to wave to the co-pilot, a fellow on the right-hand side of the plane. He waved back, and actually smiled at me" is attributed to Larry Weaver, a crewmember on the Liberty. It was allegedly originally written in a book called "Assault on the Liberty" by James M. Ennes, but I ordered a copy to confirm
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by ipaddr on Friday December 03, 2021 @08:17PM (#29437719)
Have you tried to look and had no luck?
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by bawolff on Friday December 03, 2021 @08:59PM (#29437957)
Its the obligation of the person making the claim to provide a source (or other evidence), not the other way around.
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Re:U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company ... by jack_riminton on Friday December 03, 2021 @05:10PM (#29436260)
It’s not in the least bit anti-semitic and to suggest so is inflammatory
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