@echinococcus: Not holding my breath! But have been forced to come to the conclusion that his desire to suppress the truth about the Liberty attack must be because he is an apologist for Israel.
How disappointing.
The question here is not, was the attack on the USS Liberty a mistake? It has been abundantly proved that the Israelis knew it was an American ship and attacked it deliberately. The Israelis themselves have now admitted it.
Virtually everyone commenting above knows the attack on the American ship was done knowingly by Israel.
The real question for all of us on this forum is, why are Phil Weiss and James North even attempting to put doubt in anyone’s mind as to whether it was deliberate or an act of mistaken identity.
The truth is out there, 100%. Why are they clutching at straws (the straws of possible doubt) that have long since evaporated?
Why are they so afraid of the American public knowing that yes, the Israelis attacked an American ship, killing 34 servicemen and wounding 174, and yes, they did it on purpose. There is absolutely no doubt about that whatsoever.
Here is another choice tweet from TheDersh:
In case you were wondering, I’m still a fucking maniac. https://t.co/3VmslOx0ac
@TheDersh is a spoof account!
I remember, about ten years or so ago, Mitchell Plitnick giving a talk where he proclaimed, “There is no such thing as the Israel lobby” while banging his hand on the table. He convinced just one person in that Auditorium – himself – and I am not even sure he managed that.
The immense power of the Israel lobby is the big taboo in our solidarity movement. Took me years to fully realize how strong and all pervading it is. The Palestinians don’t stand a hope in hell if we don’t unite to oppose it. If anyone else is unaware (like I was) just how extensive it is, read Against Our Better Judgment, an excellent book based on research from long forgotten Zionist archives, and books that are no longer in print. The influence of the secret society, the Parushim on our government of the USA was horrifying.
And it continues today. To take just one example, in California: a group of us, led by JVP members, worked our butts off opposing the anti BDS bill AB2844. Many visits were made to members of the state legislator, and we were told by quite a few that they were against AB2844.
BUT
when the vote for it came, only TWO out of 120 voted against it. (One state senator, one Assemblyman.) ALL the others, including several who were sympathetic to BDS, voted in support of the bill.
Why?
Clearly the Israel lobby has a very strong hold on the whole jolly lot.
Was our work (over six months) worth it?
Slightly – we got the wording weakened somewhat, so the bill is pretty vague now. But who won, as far as getting the bill stopped? The Israel lobby did.
Hands down.
@Annie
Thanks for looking.
No can’t find it – it must have gone into outer space. Maybe where it belongs. :-)
@Annie I think one is my two comments is still sitting in the trash. Is this a computer error, or because that’s all its worth? :-)
Very well said. It’s the Lobby.
And the false charge of anti-Semitism.
http://14friendsofpalestine.org/if-you-have-not-been-called/index.html
Just tweeted this:
[email protected] losing its prestige after dumping sponsorship of [email protected] because of his Pro-Palestine views. Tide is turning!
Several others done similar tweets. Come and join us everyone!
Yes. Just made an order on internet with VISA! And will be ordering a Citibank card and let them know why.