Here’s an interesting report from the JPost, that Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen when in Israel warned the Israelis not to pull a USS Liberty, and attempt to provoke the U.S. into taking action against Iran.
The USS Liberty, a $40m state-of-the-art surveillance ship, was
‘inadvertently’ attacked by Israeli fighter jets and torpedo boats in
international waters north of the northern Sinai Peninsula coast [in 1967]. The attack, which lasted at least 40 minutes, claimed the lives of 34 American soldiers and wounded at least 170 crew members.
Adm. Mullen cautioned that the Israeli attack on the USS
Liberty in 1967 is the type of incident that should be ‘avoided in any
future military actions’ in the Middle East, the Jerusalem Post reported. [F]ormer US seamen
who served on Liberty claim authorities are guilty of a cover-up.
American Free Press quoted Adm. Mullen as saying that it is
very ‘important’ at this time that ‘history not repeat itself’,
referring to increasing speculation that Israel might stage another
such scenario to push the US into a war with Iran…
Israel is reportedly lobbying the Bush administration to launch a
joint attack on Iran before President George W. Bush leaves office in
January 2009.
I’m reminded of Tony Judt’s brilliant piece of a couple years back comparing Israel to an out of control adolescent. Why is such a warning even necessary from a superpower? Cause the kid got the keys to the gun safe. And who do you think gave them to him? I sure wish Obama and McCain would speak up about the American interest.
