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TomA's avatar

As a largely rural people of an emerging nation, we fought a Revolutionary War against King Charles because of onerous taxes. Today, we have a government that covered up the murder of its sailors and now aids and abets the genocide of women and children. King Charles was a thief. Israel is the devil incarnate. Yet we abide this catastrophe without lifting a finger. How far we have fallen.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Charles = George?

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TomA's avatar

Sorry, senior moment.

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Nutmeg's avatar

Mark, I've never come across anything on the USS Liberty before this post. Thank you.

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aDoozy's avatar

Nutmeg~I can personally recommend James Scott's book "The Attack On the Liberty, because I read it myself recently. Details, interviews, documents, and telltale photos are included. The author's narrative causes you to feel as though you knew some of the ship's men personally.

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aDoozy's avatar

I clicked on the ♡ "Like" because I am grateful for the link to rt, which tells us what happened to the flotilla.

Israel snatched them in international waters, after drones sprayed a white substance on them, towed them to and is now detaining them in an Israeli port.

Absolutely outrageous actions by PIRATES!

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Joanne C. Wasserman's avatar

Thank you for a fine and timely report on the "no definition necessary" of the term anti semitism. Judge Goldberg is a blessing to America as a consequence of honoring his God-given intellect, and remaining of sound mind, to rule against Jewish bigotry. His charitable deed should be emulated by every person in this land, no matter his/her profession or position of authority. Even the executive branch DOJ has terminated the Biden era bigotry against traditional minded Catholics, as well as its deceitful Quiet Skies targeting of persons of influence.

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No's avatar

I wouldn't cry if the little Swedish troll went down with the ship. Sometimes there just aren't any good guys in some situations.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

The good guys are gobsmacked into silence. Good does not mean courageous. A good guy with resolve is the antidote for those who are called good but do nothing. We need them desperately.

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Stephen McIntyre's avatar

So Israel and the IDF are warning those on the ship Madeline that they will use any force necessary to prevent the ship from reaching Gaza.

Israel’s absolutely single-mindedness for the destruction of Gaza and the Palestinian people that live there knows no bounds. They feel justified due to their incomprehensible, fanaticism and madness to use terrorism, murder, intimidation, and propaganda to promote their warped ideology in this.

It’s not too hard to see what the world reaction would be if Israel and the IDF went to the extreme of stopping a boat with 58 people on it who are there for peaceful protest. Do they propose to open fire on this ship? Are they going to sink it?

My prediction is this if they use force to any degree and cause fatalities and the seeking of this ship, the backlash to this will be massive. How will the media react? What will the Jewish powers that be do to counteract such a catastrophe? There is no narrative that they could possibly come up with to justify this kind of reaction.

I would not be surprised if they made up some utterly wild story that this ship is not only caring armaments, but a nuclear bomb or something else and they were going to aid Hamas somehow.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

Israel chose a seizure. A planned photo op perhaps?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israeli-military-freedom-flotilla-coalition-madleen-gaza-1.7555863

I was expecting a drone would kill the engines non lethally, ordering similar, with no risk of Israeli casualties as that happened with that Turkish ship in 2010.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_flotilla_raid

In May a drone was used with another ship.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/europe/gaza-flotilla-ship-sos-intl-hkn

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dissonant1's avatar

All I can say is look to history. Look to the example of the USS Liberty. The response was not massive. The response was to bury the story. How have things changed since then? I suspect not as much as many of us would have hoped; in fact likely not at all. When they have massacred thousands in Gaza (and are killing dozens more each and every day) what are a few people on a boat? If they can rationalize genocide and ethnic cleansing, how much of an effort is it to rationalize sinking one ship?

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dpy's avatar

I was really surprised to hear on a podcast recently (Ryan Dawson, IIRC) that LBJ was of Jewish decent and quite an ardent Israel-Firster. The lengthy and detailed discussion, focused on who killed JFK and why, delved into how JFK was a) investigating the theft of enriched uranium and its transfer to Israel by Jewish crime organizations in New Jersey, and b) seeking to have AIPAC register as a foreign group. The Upshot was that Israel had a lot to gain by assassinating JFK, and that LBJ was well positioned to help facilitate that and cover it up. There was a lot more to the story - names of nefarious politicians and bankers and what not, but that's what I remember.

I say that I was surprised because it connects so many dots. and because these things about LBJ have been completely kept silent. OTOH, suprises of this sort happen pretty often, don't they?

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

The Johnson being Jewish sounds like a typical disinformation tactic. Add a false point to discredit the overall truth. May be it’s true, but It’s based on a maternal ancestor having a common Jewish name. His family back to his grandparents were strong Christians.

More on Johnson’s Jewish feelings;

https://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=161630

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Mark Wauck's avatar

"LBJ was well positioned ..." and motivated.

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Joe's avatar

. Perhaps of interest:

''''"The State of Israel will not allow anyone [[ Including US President Trump ??? ]] to violate the naval blockade on Gaza,

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-- Of Note: Reported the Time --

On June 4, 2025 Trump posted at Truth Social at ... 2:17 a.m.

“I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!.”

... The Time 2:17 a.m.. speaks louder than the words.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

Fresh article Whitewashing the Liberty incident:

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/06/exploiting_the_uss_em_liberty_em.html

And meanwhile LA burns.

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Joanne C. Wasserman's avatar

Thank you for providing the article; I read it. As if the excuse of mistaken identity of the ship by the Israelis justifies their self-authorized act of murder, even within a conflict zone of Israel's making. My total disgust with all facets of the gemstone "political Israel" is that Israel and the World only debate the "facets" of the problem: State of Israel, accordng to the momentary light hitting upon a particular facet. The existence of the modern State of Israel is

the problem, i.e. the whole shining gemstone. It is a fake gemstone--a false premise, not ever having been dug out of the earth's rocks or historical ruins. Talmudic Judaism is a new religion---not the biblical old covenant people Israel---but made up out of whole cloth with patchwork remnants of ancient Hebrew law (Mosaic law) and Jewish traditional customs.

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ML's avatar

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/marxist-linked-unrest-worsens-los-angeles-amid-coordinated-color-revolution

Just like their hero Zelensky, Mayor Bass and Goon Gov Newsome, are more than willing to sacrifice their own citizens if it hurts Trump.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

But will it hurt Trump?

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ML's avatar

Not likely, I would think, but they want the clash and how the media will play it.

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aDoozy's avatar

I agree with you, Ray, about the whitewashing

The American Thinker article includes lies and glaring omissions. It disgusts me to this day to read that the attack was "friendly fire". Thus, the planes dropping napalm on the ship, and the torpedo from the Israeli gunboat that put a huge hole in the side of Liberty are erased--because they cannot be explained under the 'friendly fire' verdict.

Many men were killed and wounded, and these men have families. The attack itself is a giant hurt...but their country's lying in order to protect 'precious' Israel is ruthless cruelty.

I can personally recommend James Scott's book "The Attack On the Liberty, because I read it myself recently. Details, interviews, documents, and telltale photos are included. The author's narrative causes you to feel as though you knew some of the ship's men personally.

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Mr.Mac's avatar

Thank you for you succinct commentary both from yourself and Dissonant 1 .

There is little doubt that that the truly reprehensible LBJ orchestrated the attack on the USS Liberty . The survivors have been quite clear about the ship flying the Stars & Stripes and yet , were attacked repeatedly by unmarked Israeli aircraft bombing the ship and strafing crew members - both on deck and in the water .

LBJ did not have the cohones to face the Captain when he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his outstanding gallantry in endeavoring to save his ship and his crew - handing this ceremony to a Naval Official outside of the customary White House presentation .

Of course John McCain , when he was a member of the armed services committee supported his fathers concocted version of events .

Nothing changes we are all still beholden to the Zionist lobby .

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Manul's avatar

The American Thinker isn’t worth reading any more. Most of the articles now are Israel First, neocon baloney.

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aDoozy's avatar

That's a disappointment about AT. I used to be a frequent reader there, but have not been since I dove into Substack.

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Ray-SoCa's avatar

I wonder why the author wrote the piece. His bio is interesting…

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